State delegation also backs vice president
Rep. Pat Ryan, whose U.S. House district includes Beacon, on Monday (July 22) endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination for president.
On July 10, Ryan was the first House member from New York to call on President Joe Biden to drop out of the race.
Posting on his campaign account on X (formerly Twitter), Ryan wrote: “Two weeks ago, I said it was time to move forward with a leader who will put country over party; who will give us reason to be hopeful and optimistic about our politics. And who will ensure we decisively defeat Trump and all he stands for.”
The New York delegation voted on Monday to support Harris. The Dutchess County Democratic Committee said Chris Drago, Lisa Kaul and Julie Shiroishi will serve as its delegates to the national convention in Chicago, which begins Aug. 19.
Drago and Kaul are county legislators and Shiroishi, who lives in Beacon, is executive director of Eleanor’s Legacy, which promotes Democratic women running for local and state office in New York.
The delegate representing Putnam County will be Jen Colamonico, a Carmel resident who chairs the Putnam County Democratic Committee.
