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Joseph W. Rand

Democratic · NY · Mayor, Village of Nyack

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Joe Rand is the mayor of Nyack, a former village trustee, and a Rockland real estate executive who trained as a lawyer at Stanford. His priorities are lowering health care, utility, and housing costs and winning more state money for local infrastructure.

Where Joseph W. Rand stands, based on their records

Supports

Environment and Public Health (1 record), Labor Rights (1 record), Housing Affordability (1 record),

Opposes

Government Spending Reduction (1 record)

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Track record

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 1 support

  • The Nyack village board backed Mayor Rand signing a letter to New York State officials that asked them to enforce the state's nutrient runoff law. That law limits fertilizer and other nutrients washing into waterways.

    January 8, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: nyack.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 1 support

  • Rand presided as mayor when the Nyack village board adopted a policy that requires certain village contractors to certify that they take part in apprenticeship programs. Apprenticeships are paid training plans run mainly through building trade unions.

    February 12, 2026Supports Labor Rights

    Source: nyack.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose

  • New York State chose Nyack for a $4.5 million NY Forward grant to rebuild its downtown while Rand was mayor. Nyack was one of only two villages picked in the Mid-Hudson region, and only communities the state certifies as pro-housing may enter the program.

    March 11, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: nyack.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 1 support

  • Rand and the Nyack village board voted unanimously to opt the village into New York's good cause eviction law. The law limits when a landlord can evict a tenant or refuse to renew a lease, and it caps yearly rent increases at 8.8 percent. Nyack was the first village in the state to adopt it.

    September 26, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: rcbizjournal.com · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 support

  • New York State chose Nyack for a $4.5 million NY Forward grant to rebuild its downtown while Rand was mayor. Nyack was one of only two villages picked in the Mid-Hudson region, and only communities the state certifies as pro-housing may enter the program.

    March 11, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: nyack.gov · researched September 20, 2026

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Profile last researched September 19, 2026.