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The race to replace retiring Colonie Town Supervisor Paula Mahan is taking shape. The town Republican Party says Peter Crummey will step down as town justice to run. The Democrats are backing Kelly Mateja to replace Mahan, a Democrat who has served as supervisor in the Albany County town since 2008. Mahan won re-election by about 100 votes in 2019.
Crummey says he’s the best candidate for the job, citing decades of service including 21 on the bench and time as a county legislator and town attorney. Crummey spoke with WAMC’s Ian Pickus on Friday.
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Kelly Brown Mateja, at Barnes & Noble in Colonie Center, in Albany, N.Y. on Friday, January 27, 2017. Mateja is the director of aging projects and community collaborations, New York State Office for Aging, and also the organizer of Morning of Kindness. In 2021 she announced she was running for Colonie town supervisor. (Colleen Ingerto / Times Union)Colleen Ingerto / Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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COLONIE - Kelly Mateja, a longtime advocate for senior citizens and public service, is running for supervisor as a Democrat.
This is Mateja s first run for elected office. She lives in South Colonie with her husband and three teenage children. Supervisor Paula Mahan, who was the first Democrat to be elected to the seat in 70 years when she was won in 2008, announced in January she would not run again. No Republican or other party candidate has yet announced a campaign.