Hector S. Rodriguez
District No. 20 - Town of New Paltz, Village of New Paltz
Hector S. Rodriguez
District No. 20 - Town of New Paltz, Village of New Paltz
A Legislator for over a decade, Hector Rodriguez has spent much of his adult working career in public service, public advocacy and policy making. Since the tender age of 19, Hector has worked at every level of government including Special Assistant on Economic Development and Intern at the White House ...
A Legislator for over a decade, Hector Rodriguez has spent much of his adult working career in public service, public advocacy and policy making. Since the tender age of 19, Hector has worked at every level of government including Special Assistant on Economic Development and Intern at the White House Office of Legislative Affairs during the Clinton Administration, Personal Assistant to Senator Torricelli (D-NJ),; Community Outreach Planner for Scenic Hudson, Economic Development specialist for the City of Newburgh, Hudson Valley Representative for New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi, Government and Campaign consultant for numerous local and state candidates and consultant to Birchez Associates, a developer of senior affordable housing throughout the Hudson Valley.
Hector has previously served his local community on New Paltz Town Planning Board, the Town of Plattekill Planning Board, Library Board, Rotarian, and New York League of Conservation Voters. Hector is a member of the Hispanic Coalition of New York.
Hector has been an ardent supporter of affordable housing. “I grew up in Ulster County and I find it unfortunate that so many of us cannot find housing to own or rent. Whether you are in the market to buy a house or a renter, like myself, here in Ulster County, the end result is we are losing our older residents and young families.”
As a Legislator, Rodriguez has served as Chair of the Economic Development, Planning, Housing and Transit Committee, Environment Committee, and Government Reform Committee, and as the Minority leader. In his first month in office, Hector authorized the first update of the County-wide open space plan since 1971.
Rodriguez is a graduate of Syracuse University, where he earned a degree in Political Science and International Relations from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Service. Hector has served on several boards and committees including the New York League of Conservation Voters, Syracuse University Board of Trustees, Ulster County Community Action, Grace Smith House and other boards. He is currently the NYS Democratic Committeeman for the 103rd Assembly District.
Hector is a parishioner at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. He is a life long resident of southern Ulster County and currently lives in the Village of New Paltz.
Records & Legislation
Past Committees & Leadership
2019, Chair, Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning & Transit
2016-2018, Minority Leader, Ulster County Legislature
2016-2018, Deputy Chairman, Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning, and Transit Committee
2012 – 2013, Deputy Chairman, Social Services Committee
2013, 2010 – 2011, Minority Whip, Ulster County Legislature
2010 – 2011, Deputy Chairman, Economic Development and Tourism
2010, Deputy Chairman, Governmental Services, Environmental and Administrative Committee
2006 – 2009, Chairman, Economic Development, Housing, Planning and Transit Committee
Party Information
Attendance
Voting Record
Resolutions
Resolution No. 520 (Sponsor)
Adopting Proposed Local Law No. 11 Of 2019, A Local Law Amending Various Sections Of The Ulster County Charter And Ulster County Administrative Code To Reduce The Ulster County Legislature To 21 Members
Resolution No. 519 (Sponsor)
Adopting Proposed Local Law No. 10 Of 2019, A Local Law Regarding Campaign Finance Reform in Ulster County
Resolution No. 446 (Sponsor)
Adopting Proposed Local Law No. 7 Of 2019, A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 3 Of 2019, A Local Law Establishing The Ulster County Electrical Licensing Board And Providing For the Qualifications, Examination, Licensing And Regulation Of Electricians In Ulster County, New York
Resolution No. 415.2 (Sponsor)
Establishing Program Administration For The Ulster County Revolving Loan Fund Committee
Resolution No. 415.1 (Sponsor)
Establishing Program Administration For The Ulster County Revolving Loan Fund Committee
Resolution No. 415 (Sponsor)
Establishing Program Administration For The Ulster County Revolving Loan Fund Committee
Resolution No. 411.1 (Sponsor)
Setting A Public Hearing On Proposed Local Law No. 11 Of 2019, A Local Law Amending Various Sections Of The Ulster County Charter And Ulster County Administrative Code To Reduce The Ulster County Legislature To 21 Members, To Be Held On Tuesday, December 10, 2019 At 6:00 PM
Resolution No. 411 (Sponsor)
Setting A Public Hearing On Proposed Local Law No. 11 Of 2019, A Local Law Amending Various Sections Of The Ulster County Charter And Ulster County Administrative Code To Reduce The Ulster County Legislature To 21 Members, To Be Held On Tuesday, November 12, 2019 At 6:15 PM
Resolution No. 407 (Sponsor)
Setting A Public Hearing On Proposed Local Law No. 10 Of 2019, A Local Law Regarding Campaign Finance Reform in Ulster County, To Be Held On Tuesday, November 12, 2019 At 6:10 PM
Resolution No. 378 (Sponsor)
Adopting Proposed Local Law No. 3 Of 2018, A Local Law Amending The Ulster County Charter, (Local Law No. 2 Of 2006), And Amending The Administrative Code For The County Of Ulster, (Local Law No. 10 Of 2008), To Establish The Department Of Economic Development
Resolution No. 375.1 (Co-Sponsor)
Declaring Ulster County A Pollinator Friendly Municipality And Promoting Landscape Maintenance and Practices To Attract And Sustain Pollinator Species
Resolution No. 373.1 (Sponsor)
Setting A Public Hearing On Proposed Local Law No. 7 Of 2019, A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 3 Of 2019, A Local Law Establishing The Ulster County Electrical Licensing Board And Providing For the Qualifications, Examination, Licensing And Regulation Of Electricians In Ulster County, New York, To Be Held On Thursday, October 10, 2019 At 6:20 PM
Resolution No. 373 (Sponsor)
Setting A Public Hearing On Proposed Local Law No. 7 Of 2019, A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 3 Of 2019, A Local Law Establishing The Ulster County Electrical Licensing Board And Providing For the Qualifications, Examination, Licensing And Regulation Of Electricians In Ulster County, New York, To Be Held On Tuesday, September 10, 2019 At 6:25 PM
Resolution No. 329.8 of 2018 (Sponsor)
Adopting Proposed Local Law No. 13 Of 2018, Establishing The Ulster County Electrical Licensing Board And Providing For The Qualifications, Examination, Licensing And Regulation Of Electricians In Ulster County, New York
Resolution No. 329.7 of 2018 (Sponsor)
Adopting Proposed Local Law No. 13 Of 2018, Establishing The Ulster County Electrical Licensing Board And Providing For The Qualifications, Examination, Licensing And Regulation Of Electricians In Ulster County, New York
Resolution No. 329.6 of 2018 (Sponsor)
Adopting Proposed Local Law No. 13 Of 2018, Establishing The Ulster County Electrical Licensing Board And Providing For The Qualifications, Examination, Licensing And Regulation Of Electricians In Ulster County, New York
Resolution No. 329.5 of 2018 (Sponsor)
Adopting Proposed Local Law No. 13 Of 2018, Establishing The Ulster County Electrical Licensing Board And Providing For The Qualifications, Examination, Licensing And Regulation Of Electricians In Ulster County, New York
Resolution No. 313 (Sponsor)
Establishing A Policy Ensuring Maximization Of Funds Received By Ulster County Pursuant To The New York State Homes and Community Renewal Community Development Block Grant Program
Resolution No. 312 (Co-Sponsor)
In Support Of The John Burroughs Black Creek Trail Project Consolidated Funding Application
Resolution No. 270 (Sponsor)
Requesting The New York State Legislature Introduce Legislation Amending General Municipal Law And The Tax Law, In Relation To Including The County Of Ulster Within The Definition Of A “Designated Community” Under The Hudson Valley Community Preservation Act Of 2007
Resolution No. 229 (Sponsor)
Requesting The New York State Legislature Introduce Legislation Amending General Municipal Law And The Tax Law, In Relation To Including The County Of Ulster Within The Definition Of A “Designated Community” Under The Hudson Valley Community Preservation Act Of 2007
Resolution No. 226 (Co-Sponsor)
LATE - Providing Recommendation In Relation To Selection Of Poll Sites For Successful Early Voting Implementation In Ulster County
Resolution No. 177 (Sponsor)
Calling Upon The State Legislature To Adopt, And The Governor To Sign, The “Protect Our Courts Act” (A.2176 / S.425), In Order To Protect Certain Interested Parties Or People From Civil Arrest While Going To, Remaining At, Or Returning From The Place Of A Court Proceeding
Resolution No. 118 (Sponsor)
Reappointing Member And Alternate To The Ulster County Planning Board – Town Of Plattekill
Resolution No. 117 (Sponsor)
Reappointing Member To The Ulster County Planning Board – Village Of Ellenville
Resolution No. 116 (Sponsor)
Authorizing The Acting Ulster County Executive To Execute A Contract With The New York State Housing Trust Fund Corporation Represented By The Office Of Community Renewal, For Federal Funding For The Implementation Of Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) – Amending The 2019 Ulster County Budget - Department Of Planning
Resolution No. 115 (Sponsor)
Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature To Execute An Intermunicipal Agreement With The Town Of Lloyd For Maintenance And Repair Of The Hudson Valley Rail Trail - Phase 4 – Department Of Planning
Resolution No. 114 (Sponsor)
Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature To Execute A Grant Agreement With The Catskill Watershed Corporation For The Ashokan Rail Trail Project – Department Of Planning
Resolution No. 113 (Sponsor)
Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature To Request That The New York State Department Of Transportation Abandon Certain Highway Lands Along US Route 209 In The Town Of Wawarsing, Hamlet Of Napanoch – Department Of Planning
Resolution No. 112 (Sponsor)
Approving The Execution Of A Contract In Excess Of $50,000.00 Entered Into By The County – Weintraub Diaz Landscape Architecture PLLC – Department Of Planning
Resolution No. 98 (Sponsor)
Adopting And Issuing A Negative Declaration Under 6 NYCRR Part 617 State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) By The Ulster County Legislature For The Construction Of A Public Safety Training Facility In The Town Of Ulster – Capital Project No. 483- Department Of Planning
Resolution No. 56 (Sponsor)
Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature To Execute An Agreement With The New York State Department Of Transportation To Accept New York State Funds For Ulster And Dutchess County Public Transit Service (LINK) – Department Of Public Transportation (Ulster County Area Transit)
Resolution No. 55 (Sponsor)
Issuing Determination And Findings Pursuant To Eminent Domain Procedure Law For The Kingston Rail Trail- PIN 8758.04- In The Town Of Hurley, Town Of Ulster And City Of Kingston - Department Of Planning
Resolution No. 54 (Co-Sponsor)
Authorizing The County Executive And Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature To Execute An Amendment To The Memorandum Of Agreement With The City Of New York To Accept Grant Funding For The Ashokan Rail Trail For Construction Of Public Trailheads- Department Of Planning
Resolution No. 53 (Sponsor)
Appointing Member To The Ulster County Planning Board – Town Of Marbletown
Resolution No. 52 (Sponsor)
Reappointing Member To The Ulster County Planning Board – Village Of New Paltz
Resolution No. 51 (Sponsor)
Appointing Alternate Member To The Ulster County Planning Board – Town Of Kingston
Resolution No. 50 (Sponsor)
Reappointing Member And Alternate To The Ulster County Planning Board – Town Of Ulster
Resolution No. 49 (Sponsor)
Appointing Alternate Member To The Ulster County Planning Board – Town Of Marlborough
Resolution No. 33 (Sponsor)
Approving The Execution Of A Contract Amendment In Excess Of $50,000.00 Entered Into By The County – Martinelli Holdings, LLC D/B/A Today Media – Department Of Tourism
Resolution No. 32 (Sponsor)
Approving The Execution Of A Contract Amendment In Excess Of $50,000.00 Entered Into By The County – Trapeze Software Group, Inc. – Department Of Information Services
Resolution No. 31 (Sponsor)
Approving The Execution Of A Contract In Excess Of $50,000.00 Entered Into By The County – SUNY New Paltz Student Association – Ulster County Area Transit (UCAT)
