Incumbent GOP Ulster lawmaker faces challenge
Veteran Legislator Ken Ronk faces a challenge to his re-election bid from political newcomer Andrew Domenech for the Ulster County Legislature’s District 13 seat. District 13 comprises much of the town of Shawangunk. Ronk, R-Wallkill, a Republican, is seeking a seventh two-year term. He has the GOP, Conservative and Independence party lines on the Nov. 5 ballot. Domenech, a Democrat, holds the Democratic and Working Families party lines. Both men live in the Shawangunk hamlet of Wallkill. Both say protecting the environment is among their top priorities. Domenech said meeting goals for carbon reduction, addressing the county’s solid waste issues and protecting water quality are the chief challenges facing the county. He said he would support plans to address those issues and would work on developing long-term solutions for solid waste disposal and protecting the county’s natural resources. Ronk said his efforts in the county Legislature have helped propel the...