A group of Conservative Party leaders from across the state have endorsed Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne for re-election, citing his record on taxes, county debt, law enforcement, and other conservative priorities.
The endorsement was announced by Byrne’s campaign in a joint letter signed by New York State Conservative Party Chairman Jerry Kassar, Grace White of Orange County, Dimitry Naemit, Sam Naemit and Bill Beckmann of Rockland County, Hugh Fox of Westchester County and John Forman of Dutchess County.
The signatories said they were issuing the endorsement in their personal capacities, although each is a county Conservative Party chairman or executive committee member.
The Putnam County Conservative Party has endorsed right-wing insurgent Tatiana Ibrahim Brahimi, whose past social media activity and voting history has drawn criticism.
“We are longtime conservative leaders from across New York and the Hudson Valley, and, speaking in our personal capacities, we believe Kevin Byrne deserves to be re-elected Putnam County Executive,” the group wrote.
The letter cited Byrne’s record in the state Legislature and as county executive. Byrne received Conservative Party endorsements during each of his three successful campaigns for the state Assembly and had an 87% conservative rating during his legislative tenure, according to the campaign.
The group also cited what it described as Byrne’s record of cutting taxes, reducing county debt and increasing resources for law enforcement and first responders since he was elected county executive in 2022. Byrne was also endorsed by the Putnam Conservative Coalition, a group of registered Conservative voters from communities throughout the county supporting his candidacy.
“For me, conservatism has never been about a label,” Byrne said. “It’s about what you actually do when entrusted with public office: cut taxes, control spending, reduce debt, support law enforcement, protect taxpayers and make government work better for the people it serves.”
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