Goals for 2026

If elected, I intend to do the following.  I recognize that the office of mayor is not one of absolute power, but I will fight to the end to make these goals happen during my first term.

A few of my goals will be accomplished on Day One and the others simply won’t happen overnight.

Under my leadership, one way or another, these goals will be accomplished or I’ll figuratively die trying to make them happen, without fear or favor.

Public Safety

  • I will drastically improve the Albany Police Department by, among other things, parting ways with the excessive amount of officers and detectives.  Read more about this goal.
  • I will re-evaluate the number of firefighters that the city has and may increase, but not decrease, the number of firefighters.
  • I will outlaw all breeds of vicious dogs.
  • I will compel first responders who arrive on a call for aid to first check the wrist of someone who is not breathing or whose heart has stopped for a Do Not Resuscitate bracelet, as provided for under state law.  I will pass a law that comes, with a stiff jail sentence, to fail to check for and honor that bracelet.  It takes one second to check, so there would be no impact to anyone’s well-being.
  • I will implement plans designed to make Albany a safer place for residents and visitors alike.  Under my leadership, the goal is to reduce crime by 16% within my first year.
  • I will criminalize even more harshly the use and possession of ATV’s and other such vehicles within city limits.
  • I will abolish the outgoing mayor Kathy Sheehan’s 25 insane mph speed limit change, bringing back the old one, or perhaps even increasing the limit to 35 mph.  This won’t happen overnight, but it will get done one way or another.
  • I will make it illegal for sex offenders to live in Albany.
  • I will order an immediate re-evaluation of traffic lights so that those intersections where traffic lights in different directions change immediately, replacing the timing to a far safer interval.  This should reduce the number of red-light crashes.
  • I will address the pothole situation in Albany, and my changes will improve safety and quality of life in Albany.
  • I will make Albany a safe and enjoyable city in which to live, worship and play.  The other guys say they will too, but they won’t and can’t follow through.  I can and will.
  • I will improve and maintain our city’s readiness for a nuclear launch.

Taxes

  • I will reduce property taxes for residents by 5%.
  • I will reduce property taxes for businesses and private landlords by 4%.
  • I will reduce any local taxes Albany may impose on goods and services by 2%.
  • I will offer attractive tax incentives, as well as other enticements, for private landlords who maintain their properties properly.
  • I will lower any sales tax the city may collect on things such as citizens’ National Grid bills.

Finances

  • I will improve Albany’s financial standing, with the goal of efficiently running the city while at the same time saving residents as much of their tax dollars as possible.  The other guys know nothing of that issue.  I know how to budget.  As you can see in my financial disclosures, I know how to stretch a dollar.  I will bring that knowledge and experience with me into City Hall.  You’ll see the impact of this goal by way of heavier wallets, not lighter.
  • I will cut the city’s library system’s budget by 50% as libraries are wants, not needs.  There are better ways to spend taxpayer monies.
  • I will spend the money saved from my cuts to, among other things, proactively maintain our city’s water mains before bursts happen.
  • Unlike our current and outgoing mayor, I will not waste tax dollars by attending conventions and seminars while on the company dime.  A mayor can’t effectively serve if he or she wastes our taxpayer dollars on airfare, hotel rooms and so forth.  I promise you that I will serve, you know, in Albany since I will represent Albany.
  • I will impose a citywide minimum wage of $16.50, exceeding the state’s $15.50.
  • I will lower gas prices in Albany, with severe sanctions for gas stations that don’t play ball.

School District

  • I will decrease the school tax by 4% and will evaluate the city’s school district. I will make adjustments and other sweeping changes when and where appropriate, with the singular goal being bettering the education of our city’s K-12 students, while at the same time reducing the tax burden on already financially-strapped residents.  That may mean parting ways with some people, but to make an omelette one must break some eggs.
  • I will defy any state effort to provide free meals to students.  I will make sure that NO free lunches will be handed out in Albany.  We cannot subsidize parental laziness.

Quality of Life

  • I will immediately terminate Albany’s status as a sanctuary city.  I will empower the APD to encounter, confirm and arrest illegals when encountered.  While in custody, APD would contact ICE who will then take control of the illegal and do to them as seen fit.  Undocumented men, women and children would be included in this sweeping change.  Under my leadership, Albany will work closely with ICE to conduct repeated operations to identify, capture and remove illegals.  ICE will send them back from whence they came with no regard for what may happen to those illegals.
  • I will pass a law that will enable landlords to turn away applicants if they cannot prove that their presence in Albany is legal.  I will offer tax breaks to those landlords who can prove each and every one of their tenants are here legally.
  • I will mandate that, after a reasonable grace period, ALL city employees live within city limits.
  • I will harshly punish absentee landlords.
  • I will make English the official language of Albany.  People of all ethnic backgrounds, races and cultures are always welcome in Albany, of course, but everyone who lives in and visits Albany should speak English.  After all, if I were to visit Mexico, the onus would be on me to learn Spanish.  It cuts both ways.
  • I will make massive improvements to the BID, even better than what state government wants to do.  Whatever the state can do, I will do better.
  • I will hold City Hall to the highest standards and the highest level of accountability.  I will weed out the slackers, the scumbags and the dishonest, none of whom pack the gear to serve our fine city.  And believe you me, my hands will be full in this regard.
  • I will address numerous quality of life issues, including, but not limited to, giving police officers, prosecutors and judges the ability to impose harsh sanctions against people who violate the noise ordinance at any time of day.
  • I will round up the homeless, wherever they may be, and bus them out of our city by 5:00 p.m.  The homeless and the panhandlers are eyesores and I will cleanse Albany of said eyesores.  I will also shut down any group or entity that gives comfort and aid to the homeless and to the panhandlers.  It’s all about making our city look attractive and they aren’t helping achieve that goal.

Panhandling

  • I will criminalize panhandling and I will obviously eliminate licensing for such a vile thing.  Panhandlers are an eyesore and will, under my leadership, be eliminated.

Efficiency

  • I will reduce the number of city employees by making cuts in all departments and by reducing salaries wherever possible.  The financial benefits of such a move are many.  Yes, I am aware of unions and contracts, but there always ways around everything.  In my life, I’ve overcome overwhelming odds to accomplish what I want, so I’ll use that skill to get things under control in Albany by any means necessary, all for the greater good.
  • I will immediately abolish the Parking Authority, making parking tickets a thing of the past.  The city will be relieved of paying APA salaries and benefits, a move that will also make Albany run leaner and meaner.
  • I will eliminate the odd/even parking.  If elected, I will make sure that citizens can park on either side of the street, regardless of what day it is, except in the case of a properly declared snow emergency.
  • I will ensure that our city is prepared for snowstorms, especially major ones.   I will see to it that the streets are salted in advance of a storm, not during it.  I will also make sure that the plows start rolling within minutes, not hours.  Where outgoing mayor Kathy Sheehan failed us on January 19th, I will succeed and that will bode well for the people of Albany.

Woke

  • I will end any and all form of wokeness within our city government.  For example, I would remove any form of official support for, among others, LGBT causes.
  • In addition to eliminating support for LGBT causes, any and all other DEI programs will be put to a sudden and permanent halt.  The FBI eliminated DEI and I will do the same in Albany.
  • I will issue an order that affirms that the City of Albany only recognizes two genders.  Simple as that.

Culture

  • I will pay special attention to Albany’s economy and cultural environment, including the arts, making Albany more lucrative to the businesses, organizations and companies that Albany needs to make it a much more vibrant city than it is now.

Misc

  • I will overhaul the city’s website.  The current design and functionality is embarrassing.  When I’m done with it, citizens will be able to do even more business with the city, pay taxes and submit anonymous tips.
  • I will make it illegal for abortion providers to operate within city limits, penalizing those who give or receive abortions.
  • I will not permit dispensaries to operate within city limits.

Learn more about my Day One plans.

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