Chris Rolison
Republican · NY · Dutchess County Legislator, District 23
Chris Rolison is a Dutchess County legislator for parts of Pawling, Beekman, and East Fishkill and a police officer who has served in New Castle, the Town of Poughkeepsie, and the county sheriff's office. He focuses on public safety, including more staff for the district attorney.
Where Chris Rolison stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 4 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Co-sponsored and voted for a county law limiting hazardous pollution sources near public water supplies, aquifers and wetlands (Local Law No. 2 of 2024). It passed 23-0.
September 9, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: dutchessny.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 4 oppose
Voted to override the County Executive's veto of three District Attorney's office positions in the 2026 budget. The override passed 24-1.
December 17, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: dutchessny.gov
Voted against a Democratic budget amendment to add $750,000 from county reserves to the county's emergency response program. It failed 9-15.
December 8, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: dutchessny.gov
Moved a 2026 budget amendment adding $711,058, paid from county reserves, for five new positions in the District Attorney's office. It passed 24-0.
December 8, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: dutchessny.gov
Voted for the county's 2026 budget, which passed 15-9. Voted the same way on December 9, 2024.
December 8, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: dutchessny.gov
Voted to accept a state homeless housing grant of about $13 million and to spend $1.1 million designing a transitional housing center at 26 Oakley Street in Poughkeepsie. It passed 14-10.
August 12, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: dutchessny.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Voted to override the County Executive's veto of three District Attorney's office positions in the 2026 budget. The override passed 24-1.
December 17, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: dutchessny.gov
Moved a 2026 budget amendment adding $711,058, paid from county reserves, for five new positions in the District Attorney's office. It passed 24-0.
December 8, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: dutchessny.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Voted to accept a state homeless housing grant of about $13 million and to spend $1.1 million designing a transitional housing center at 26 Oakley Street in Poughkeepsie. It passed 14-10.
August 12, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: dutchessny.gov
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Voted to create a standing Legislature committee on artificial intelligence and technology oversight. It passed 16-8.
May 11, 2026
Source: dutchessny.gov
Spoke and voted against a resolution urging the state to pass the MELT Act, a bill requiring law officers, including federal immigration agents, to wear visible identification. He argued the bill was poorly written and did not protect undercover officers. The resolution passed 13-9.
April 13, 2026
Source: dutchessny.gov
Voted against new Legislature rules that dropped a two-thirds vote requirement tied to budget matters. The rules passed 15-10.
February 9, 2026
Source: dutchessny.gov
Voted for a local law that split the county Department of Behavioral and Community Health into a Department of Health and a Department of Mental Health. It passed 24-0.
August 12, 2024
Source: dutchessny.gov
Voted for a resolution that set aside $100,000 for a county lawsuit against the state law moving county elections to even-numbered years. It passed 14-7.
April 8, 2024
Source: dutchessny.gov
Named vice chair of the Dutchess County Legislature's Public Safety Committee for 2024, his first year in office.
January 8, 2024
Source: dutchessny.gov
Past race Chris Rolison ran in:
- Dutchess County Legislator, District 23 · November 3, 2026 · Dutchess County, New York · incumbent