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Kevin Byrne

Putnam County Executive (NY)

Kevin Byrne is the 6th County Executive of Putnam County, NY and is a former state legislator of the New York State Assembly. He is a registered Republican.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Kevin Byrne (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1984.1

About

As Putnam County Executive, Byrne is both the chief executive officer and Chief Budget Officer of Putnam County government. He serves as chair of the American City County Exchange (ACCE), co-chair and board member of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC), board member of the East of Hudson Watershed Corporation, and is a member of the County Executives of America, New York State Association of Counties, and New York State County Executives Association. In 2024, Byrne was also named to Run Gen Z's Rising Stars Club where he serves as a mentor for younger Generation Z officials and candidates, supporting a new generation of leaders across America.

During his tenure in the Assembly, Byrne served as the ranking member on the Assembly Health Committee, chairperson of the Assembly Minority Conference Program Committee, co-chair of the Assembly Minority Conference Task Force on Critical Infrastructure and Transportation, ranking member of the Assembly Aging Committee, and vice chair of minority steering. Byrne also served on the Assembly Ways & Means, Governmental Operations, Insurance, Labor, and Transportation Committees.

From 2018 to 2022, Byrne served as the New York State chair of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

From Wikipedia’s article on Kevin Byrne, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

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Early life and education

  • Date not recordedUniversity of Scranton3
  • Date not recordedMarist University3

Career

Occupation: politician.6

  • Date not recordedFounded checkatrade.com4
  • Date not recordedMember of the New York State Assembly5

Life and career

Byrne was born and raised in the Hudson Valley and attended Carmel High School before enrolling at the University of Scranton. As a high school student, he earned the rank of Eagle Scout. At Scranton, Byrne completed the academic portion of the Army ROTC program supported by an internship with then Congresswoman Sue Kelly. However, was ultimately unable to qualify and serve in the Army due to two previous spinal surgeries.

Following his graduation from the University of Scranton in 2007, Byrne returned to the Hudson Valley where he worked for several years in emergency services at Westchester EMS. Simultaneously, he served as a member of the Putnam Valley Planning Board and as a Firefighter/EMT with the Kent Volunteer Fire Department where he served three terms as the department's president. He later served as Deputy District Director to Congresswoman Nan Hayworth and then as a Regional Director for the American Heart Association while finishing his M.P.A. concentrating in Healthcare Administration at Marist College. Prior to running for public office, he also worked as a special assistant in healthcare administration supporting the Senior Director of Clinical Operations at CareMount Medical, which at the time was the largest private multi-specialty medical group in New York state.

Byrne won his first bid seeking elected office in 2016 when he was elected as the Assemblyman for New York's 94th Assembly District.

Byrne lives in Mahopac with his wife Briana and their son.

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2022 Putnam County Executive campaign

In November 2021, Byrne announced his candidacy for the position of County Executive for Putnam County, running under the Republican Party. The incumbent executive at the time, Maryellen Odell, was unable to run for re-election after three consecutive terms due to term limits.

Byrne initially faced fierce opposition from the incumbent establishment within his own political party as Maryellen Odell and the Putnam County Republican Party Chairman Anthony Scannapieco publicly endorsed outgoing county legislator Carl Albano for the post. Other senior party officials from the county appeared to follow suit as the sheriff and numerous other county legislators seemingly backed Albano at his announcement.

Prior to the Putnam County GOP Committee's convention the Conservative Party endorsed Byrne. As it became clear that Byrne was more competitive than initially thought, Scannapieco wrote a series of scathing letters attacking Byrne for his decision to run. The effort by Scannapieco and Odell backfired and Byrne won the convention 148 - 76.

Following the results of the convention, Scannapieco immediately publicly pledged his support for Byrne as the Republican candidate. While there was initial talk of a Republican Primary, it stopped as Albano too pledged he would support Byrne. Surprisingly, no Democratic candidate surfaced to run for the open position.

Byrne won the November election to become the 6th County Executive of Putnam County, NY with 28,621 votes (99% of the total votes cast), more than any candidate for county executive in Putnam County history.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kevin Byrne (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

  • Born1984, Carmel7
  • CitizenshipUnited States8
  • ResidenceMahopac9

Awards

  • Date not recordedEagle Scout10

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