Mike Schade
Democratic · NY
Environmental health advocate who is senior director of programs and strategy at Toxic-Free Future and helped lead Fishkill's tenant protection law. His priorities are lower costs for families and seniors, cutting wasteful county spending, and limiting overdevelopment.
Where Mike Schade stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (11 records)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 11 support
Urged faster cleanup of PFAS pollution at Stewart Air National Guard Base.
September 8, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: patryan.house.gov
Co-authored a report that rated 50 major retail chains on policies addressing hazardous chemicals and plastics.
November 14, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: toxicfreefuture.org
Testified against the proposed Danskammer gas power plant permit at a New York public hearing.
September 29, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: documents.dps.ny.gov
Petitioned retailers to remove paint strippers containing methylene chloride from their shelves.
January 2, 2018Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: cbsnews.com
Co-authored a report rating major retailers on their efforts to remove hazardous chemicals from products.
November 16, 2016Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: toxicfreefuture.org
Helped draft a proposed cleanup plan for the contaminated former NuHart Plastics site in Brooklyn.
May 30, 2016Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: gogreenbk.org
Testified before New York City Council for rules requiring schools to notify families about PCB contamination.
November 18, 2011Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legistar.council.nyc.gov
Helped convince Target to reduce PVC plastic in its products and packaging.
December 13, 2007Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: machinedesign.com
Presented environmental groups’ concerns about legislation for cleaning up the West Valley nuclear site.
May 25, 2005Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: westvalleyctf.org
Called for Niagara Falls’ wastewater plant to stop using chlorine gas; plant officials said they had already stopped.
December 4, 2003Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: btpm.org
Warned that Lewiston-Porter students attended school near radioactive waste and a hazardous landfill.
January 23, 2002Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: btpm.org
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Received the New York State Nurses Association’s endorsement for Dutchess County Legislature District 17.
September 21, 2026
Source: nysna.org
Testified in favor of East Fishkill’s three-year pause on large data centers.
June 25, 2026
Source: alittlebeaconblog.com
Spoke at a rally seeking a pause on a proposed large data center in East Fishkill.
May 21, 2026
Source: foodandwaterwatch.org
Past race Mike Schade ran in:
- Dutchess County Legislator, District 17 · November 3, 2026 · Dutchess County, New York