Kristofer Munn
Democratic · NY · Dutchess County Legislator, District 20; Assistant Majority Leader
Assistant majority leader of the county legislature, first elected in 2017, who earlier ran The Observer, a free community newspaper in Red Hook. His priorities are protecting farms and open space and property tax relief for seniors and people on fixed incomes.
Where Kristofer Munn stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (3 records), Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 2 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 3 support
Wrote a county law banning the sale of concentrated synthetic kratom products known as 7-OH. The Legislature passed it unanimously on August 10, 2026.
August 10, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: dutchessny.gov
Voted for a county law on May 11, 2026, that makes restaurants hand out plastic utensils and condiment packets only on request. It passed 24-0.
May 11, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: apps.dutchessny.gov
Voted in committee on September 5, 2024, for a county law limiting hazardous pollution sources near public water supplies, aquifers, and wetlands. The committee advanced it 10-2.
September 5, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: dutchessny.gov
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Introduced a resolution creating a county committee to oversee government use of artificial intelligence. On May 11, 2026, a motion to delay it failed 10-14, and it passed 16-8.
May 11, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: apps.dutchessny.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 2 oppose
Co-sponsored and voted for higher county pay rates for preschool special education providers on August 10, 2026. It passed 23-0, with two members absent.
August 10, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: apps.dutchessny.gov
Offered a budget amendment, adopted December 8, 2025, adding $200,000 for grants that help towns prevent homelessness. It was paid for by raising the property tax levy.
December 8, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: midhudsonnews.com
Voted against a $1.4 million bond for Dutchess Stadium upgrades on February 8, 2021. He was one of two no votes; it passed.
February 8, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: midhudsonnews.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Co-sponsored and voted for a resolution on May 11, 2026, offering domestic violence danger-screening training to all elected officials in Dutchess County. It passed 24-0.
May 11, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: apps.dutchessny.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Co-sponsored and voted for a yearly county housing report on July 13, 2026. It tracks housing data and progress on housing plans. It passed 25-0.
July 13, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: apps.dutchessny.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 3 support
Co-sponsored and voted for higher county pay rates for preschool special education providers on August 10, 2026. It passed 23-0, with two members absent.
August 10, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: apps.dutchessny.gov
Offered a budget amendment, adopted December 8, 2025, adding $200,000 for grants that help towns prevent homelessness. It was paid for by raising the property tax levy.
December 8, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: midhudsonnews.com
Joined other local Democratic legislators in filing memos of support in March 2023 for raising the state minimum wage through the state budget.
March 21, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: midhudsonnews.com
Track record — General
General · 19 records
Voted in the budget committee on July 23, 2026, to delay a vote on the city-county deal for the Oakley Street homeless shelter until September. The motion passed 7-4.
July 23, 2026
Source: dutchessny.gov
Voted on July 13, 2026, to appoint Sapna Moudgil-Shah to the Dutchess Community College board of trustees. The vote split along party lines, 15-10.
July 13, 2026
Source: apps.dutchessny.gov
Voted on April 13, 2026, to cap the county sales tax on gasoline and diesel at the tax due on a $3 gallon, starting June 1. It passed 22-0.
April 13, 2026
Source: apps.dutchessny.gov
Was lead sponsor of a county resolution urging the state to pass the MELT Act, adopted 13-9 on April 13, 2026. That proposed state bill requires all officers, including federal immigration agents, to wear visible uniforms and name badges.
April 13, 2026
Source: apps.dutchessny.gov
Voted on March 9, 2026, for a county resolution opposing a planned federal immigration detention center in Chester, Orange County. It passed 20-0, with five members absent.
March 9, 2026
Source: apps.dutchessny.gov
Presented and voted for new Legislature rules in committee on February 5, 2026, which dropped a supermajority requirement. The committee advanced them 8-4 along party lines.
February 5, 2026
Source: dutchessny.gov
Voted against the county's $650 million 2026 budget on December 8, 2025. It passed 15-9 on a party-line vote.
December 8, 2025
Source: apps.dutchessny.gov
Was chosen by the incoming Democratic majority on November 17, 2025, as assistant majority leader for 2026.
November 17, 2025
Source: midhudsonnews.com
Was endorsed by the New York Working Families Party on March 3, 2025, for re-election to the District 20 seat.
March 3, 2025
Source: workingfamilies.org
Voted for the county's 2025 budget on December 9, 2024. It passed 23-2.
December 9, 2024
Source: dutchessny.gov
Voted in committee on April 4, 2024, against a Republican resolution opposing the state law that moves county elections to even-numbered years. The committee advanced it 7-4.
April 4, 2024
Source: dutchessny.gov
Moved again in committee on February 8, 2024, to require members of the county's economic development boards (IDA and LDC) to file yearly financial disclosure forms. The motion passed 11-0.
February 8, 2024
Source: dutchessny.gov
Voted against the county's $601 million 2024 budget on December 7, 2023. The budget included large raises for county legislators and passed 15-9.
December 7, 2023
Source: dutchessny.gov
Voted in committee on October 6, 2022, for a county registry of domestic partners run by the County Clerk. The committee advanced it 8-1.
October 6, 2022
Source: dutchessny.gov
Voted on February 14, 2022, against reappointing Yvonne Flowers to the county Board of Ethics, which had ruled against him months earlier. The reappointment passed.
February 14, 2022
Source: midhudsonnews.com
Moved in committee on February 10, 2022, to require members of the county's economic development boards (IDA and LDC) to file yearly financial disclosure forms. The motion failed 4-8.
February 10, 2022
Source: dutchessny.gov
Voted against the county's $512 million 2020 budget on December 5, 2019, saying it did too little about the opioid crisis. It passed 22-2.
December 5, 2019
Source: midhudsonnews.com
Spoke at the Legislature's May 13, 2019 meeting for an independent commission, not legislators, to redraw county legislative districts.
May 13, 2019
Source: midhudsonnews.com
Was chosen by the county Legislature's Democrats on December 18, 2017, as assistant minority leader for his first term, 2018-2019.
December 19, 2017
Source: midhudsonnews.com
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 2 records
A state judge dismissed his lawsuit against the county Board of Ethics on July 15, 2022. The judge agreed he had improperly used his office's title to raise money for personal use.
July 15, 2022
Source: midhudsonnews.com
The county Board of Ethics ruled on November 22, 2021, that he improperly used his title as a legislator to raise money for his personal legal costs. It ordered him to stop.
November 22, 2021
Source: midhudsonnews.com
Past race Kristofer Munn ran in:
- Dutchess County Legislator, District 20 · November 3, 2026 · Dutchess County, New York · incumbent