Stephen Krasner

Stephen L. Krasner is a longtime Town of Newburgh resident, public servant, and legal professional running for Town Supervisor to bring competence, integrity, and transparency back to Town Hall. As the father of three daughters and husband to a hospital nurse, Stephen lives the same day-to-day realities as most families here - juggling work, school, shifting schedules, and the constant feeling that everything costs more and takes longer than it should. He believes local government should make life easier, not harder.

Stephen's readiness to serve comes from years of direct engagement with how the Town of Newburgh is actually run. As a prior candidate for Supervisor in 2009 and 2011, he dug deep into town budgets, audits, infrastructure, labor concerns, and public safety - exposing unsafe working conditions and OSHA violations affecting town employees, analyzing an adverse audit opinion that raised serious questions about town finances, and calling out questionable fiscal practices that eroded public trust.

Professionally, Stephen has spent more than two decades in senior legal and management roles at AmLaw 100 and boutique law firms, handling complex matters involving municipal law, environmental regulation, real estate, government investigations, and white-collar cases. He has overseen teams, budgets, contracts, and compliance in high-stakes environments where accountability is not optional.

Stephen holds a Master of Science in Nonprofit Management from the Milano School of Management and Urban Policy at The New School, with advanced training in public finance, budgeting, grantsmanship, and managerial decision-making, as well as a B.A. in Politics & Government and History from the University of Hartford. Earlier in his life, he served as a United States Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador, working directly with underserved communities and becoming proficient in Spanish.

Stephen is running for Town Supervisor because he believes Newburgh deserves more than the old "good-ol'-boy" politics that protects insiders and shuts residents out. His campaign is built on four core values - integrity, accountability, fiscal responsibility, and inclusion - with one simple goal: to build a Town Hall that is open, honest, and truly working for every resident of Newburgh.