Troy City Council District 6
The Troy City Council is the legislative body responsible for making laws and ordinances that govern the city. City council members are responsible for overseeing the departments, such as the police department, fire department, and public works department. They are responsible for approving the city budget. They are also responsible for passing ordinances and overseeing their implementation. They may hold public hearings on important issues facing the city. City council members work with the mayor, who is the chief executive officer of the city, to make decisions about the city. They serve a 2 year term.
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Greg Campbell-Cohen
(Dem, WF)
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Current Job
Grant Writer
Relevant Education
MA with Honours in History & Politics @ University of Edinburgh; Graduate Cert. in GIS @ University of Kentucky
Relevant Experience and Qualifications
Campaigns Manager @ Clean and Healthy New York; Lead Organizer @ Citizen Action of New York; Workers United Delegate @ Troy Area Labor Council; Secretary @ Capital Streets
Campaign Website
www.gregfortroy.com
I've spent most of my professional career advocating on state and local legislation to eliminate toxic chemicals from homes, workplaces, and women's products. I've also played major roles in campaigns to improve government transparency and protect housing security and affordability for working New Yorkers. In a volunteer capacity, I co-led Troy's lead service line replacement campaign in partnership with Environmental Advocates NY, Earthjustice, and District 5's current council candidate, Jona Favreau. I've also served as a board member at Capital Streets and as Workers United's delegate to the Troy Area Labor Council.
Demanding Full Financial Transparency: reining in opaque and reckless spending practices with heightened oversight standards and more frequent mandatory reporting.
Clean and Reliable Drinking Water: replacing lead service lines, repairing our water mains, and investing in our Department of Public Utilities workers to make sure that the water always comes out of your tap clean and affordable.
Ending Predatory Towing: preventing the administration from wasting your time by towing your car after your first and only parking violation and improving signage designating legal parking spaces and times.
I encourage anyone with questions to please reach out to me directly at gregintroy@gmail.com. Folks in South Troy can also just wave me down anytime you see me walking my dog -- I love talking to neighbors in person.
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