Jessica Bloom Galen
Democratic · NY · Village Trustee (Deputy Mayor), Village of Dobbs Ferry
Dobbs Ferry deputy mayor and village trustee who owns Bloomy Cheese & Provisions, holds an NYU master's in food studies, and formerly led communications at Stone Barns Center. She chaired the village Downtown Committee and focuses on a lively downtown and local small businesses.
Where Jessica Bloom Galen stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (3 records), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (2 records), Housing Affordability (1 record),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 3 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 3 support
Introduced a resolution opposing Project Maple, a planned expansion of the Algonquin fracked-gas pipeline in New York. It passed 7-0.
October 28, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: ecode360.com
Voted yes on a local law banning gas-powered leaf blowers in Dobbs Ferry starting January 1, 2026, with penalties for violations. It passed 7-0.
September 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: ecode360.com
Voted yes on Local Law 4-2024, which allows organized bow hunting on village land to control deer that damage local forests. It passed 5-0.
September 24, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: ecode360.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 3 oppose
Introduced a bond of up to $1.85 million to buy maintenance equipment ($654,177) and rebuild village streets ($1.2 million). It passed 7-0.
April 28, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: ecode360.com
Voted no on moving $4,697 of unspent police budget money to buy real-time incident software from Live Earth for the police. It passed 4-2.
September 9, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: ecode360.com
Introduced the resolution adopting Dobbs Ferry's 2025-26 village budget, with a tax rate of $6.66 per $1,000 of assessed value. It passed 6-0.
April 22, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: ecode360.com
Introduced an $18,000 contract for implicit bias training for village employees, shared by seven villages. It passed 5-0.
September 24, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: ecode360.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 2 support
Publicly defended the village board's move to allow cannabis shops before the March 2023 referendum. She wrote that cannabis bans grew out of the racist War on Drugs.
March 22, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: thehudsonindependent.com
Voted yes on Local Law 9-2022, which lifted Dobbs Ferry's ban on state-licensed cannabis shops. It passed 7-0.
December 13, 2022Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: ecode360.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted yes to name Kearney Realty & Development as the village's preferred partner to redevelop three village-owned Cedar Street lots with mixed-income affordable housing. It passed 6-0.
April 22, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: ecode360.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Introduced an $18,000 contract for implicit bias training for village employees, shared by seven villages. It passed 5-0.
September 24, 2024Supports Civil Rights
Source: ecode360.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Introduced a bond of up to $1.85 million to buy maintenance equipment ($654,177) and rebuild village streets ($1.2 million). It passed 7-0.
April 28, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: ecode360.com
Voted no on a plan for a Route 9 street-redesign committee with nearby villages, then yes on a revised plan adding a village trustee. The revised plan passed 4-2.
August 15, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: ecode360.com
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Spoke at a small-business roundtable on federal tariffs, saying the tariffs were hurting the small cheese makers who supply her Dobbs Ferry shop.
February 28, 2026
Source: thehudsonindependent.com
Was appointed Deputy Mayor of Dobbs Ferry by Mayor Christy Knell and sworn in at the board's December 2025 organization meeting.
December 1, 2025
Source: ecode360.com
Voted no on Local Law 8-2023, which changed how lot size is counted in zoning to protect steep and sensitive land. It failed 3-4.
July 11, 2023
Source: ecode360.com
Won election to the Dobbs Ferry Board of Trustees, running unopposed in the November 2022 village election.
November 8, 2022
Source: thehudsonindependent.com
Past race Jessica Bloom Galen ran in:
- Dobbs Ferry Village Trustee · November 3, 2026 · Dobbs Ferry village, New York · incumbent