Anna Shah
Democratic · NY · Dutchess County Legislator, District 5
Anna Shah is a Dutchess County legislator from the Town of Poughkeepsie and an attorney with more than 20 years of experience representing vulnerable adults and families. Her priorities include housing affordability and funding police mental health crisis response.
Where Anna Shah stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Housing Affordability (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Co-sponsored the county's "Skip the Stuff" local law, which requires food businesses to give out single-use utensils and condiment packets only when customers ask. The legislature passed it unanimously.
May 11, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: dutchessny.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Co-sponsored and voted for the legislature's 2026 rules, which lowered the votes needed to spend county reserve and contingency money from a two-thirds supermajority to a simple majority. The rules passed 15-10.
February 9, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: dutchessny.gov
Co-sponsored a county budget change that moved $7 million into the Housing Trust Fund to pay for loans that build or preserve affordable rental housing. The legislature adopted it without opposition.
February 9, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: dutchessny.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Wrote and sponsored the resolution creating the legislature's Animal Welfare and Community Stewardship Committee, which advises the county on protecting animals from abuse and neglect. It passed unanimously.
June 8, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: dutchessny.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Co-sponsored a county budget change that moved $7 million into the Housing Trust Fund to pay for loans that build or preserve affordable rental housing. The legislature adopted it without opposition.
February 9, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: dutchessny.gov
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Co-sponsored and voted for creating a standing legislative committee to oversee how county government uses artificial intelligence and other technology. She also voted against delaying it; the resolution passed 16-8.
May 11, 2026
Source: dutchessny.gov
Co-sponsored and voted for a resolution urging state lawmakers to pass the MELT Act (S.8462/A.8908), a bill requiring police and federal immigration agents in New York to wear visible identification. It passed 13-9.
April 13, 2026
Source: dutchessny.gov
Co-sponsored and voted for a cap on the county sales tax on gasoline and diesel, set at the tax due on a $3-per-gallon price from June 1 to November 30, 2026. It passed unanimously; the county estimated $460,000 in lost revenue.
April 13, 2026
Source: dutchessny.gov
Was the lead sponsor of a resolution opposing a proposed federal immigration detention center in the Town of Chester in Orange County. It passed 20-0, with five members absent.
March 9, 2026
Source: dutchessny.gov
Was named vice chair of the county legislature's Government Services and Administration Committee for 2026.
January 8, 2026
Source: dutchessny.gov
Won the District 5 seat on the Dutchess County Legislature in the November 4, 2025 general election, defeating Republican incumbent Tony D'Aquanni 1,719 votes to 1,493.
November 4, 2025
Source: elections.dutchessny.gov
Past race Anna Shah ran in:
- Dutchess County Legislator, District 5 · November 3, 2026 · Dutchess County, New York · incumbent