Kirk A. Imperati
Republican · NY · Dutchess County Sheriff
Kirk Imperati has been Dutchess County Sheriff since 2021, after 14 years as undersheriff in a Sheriff's Office career of more than 30 years. His priorities include mental health crisis response and expanding education and job programs at the county jail.
Where Kirk A. Imperati stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (5 records), Data Privacy (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 5 support
Created an Internal Affairs Division to investigate community complaints about sheriff's office members. He also partnered with Mental Health America of Dutchess County to place a behavioral health specialist in the office.
January 23, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: midhudsonnews.com
Assigned sheriff's deputies to patrol the Poughkeepsie parking deck used by county workers after a nearby fatal shooting.
October 23, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: midhudsonnews.com
Persuaded the county legislature's Public Safety Committee to approve $1.7 million for jail overtime costs, warning of staff shortages in corrections.
December 5, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: midhudsonnews.com
Created a sheriff's office domestic violence unit, run with Family Services, to review orders of protection and follow up with victims.
April 29, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: midhudsonnews.com
Equipped all sworn sheriff's deputies with body-worn cameras, which went into use on March 18, 2023, citing transparency.
March 17, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: midhudsonnews.com
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Withdrew his support, jointly with District Attorney Anthony Parisi, for the county's continued use of Flock license plate reader cameras after residents raised privacy concerns at public forums.
September 25, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: midhudsonnews.com
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Joined County Executive Sue Serino in announcing a drive to hire state correction officers fired by Governor Hochul after a strike, to work in the county jail.
March 24, 2025
Source: midhudsonnews.com
Chose Chief Deputy Jason Mark, a 31-year member of the sheriff's office, as his undersheriff.
December 26, 2022
Source: midhudsonnews.com
Won election as Dutchess County Sheriff on November 8, 2022 with 58% of the vote, defeating Democrat Jillian Hanlon, a retired sheriff's deputy.
November 8, 2022
Source: midhudsonnews.com
As acting sheriff, kept the sheriff's office accepting pistol permit applications as New York's stricter licensing law took effect, while many other jurisdictions stopped taking them.
August 27, 2022
Source: midhudsonnews.com
Past race Kirk A. Imperati ran in:
- Dutchess County Sheriff · November 3, 2026 · Dutchess County, New York · incumbent