Andrew J. House
Republican · NY · Dutchess County Legislator, District 24
Andrew J. House is a Dutchess County legislator for Dover and Pawling and a former Dover town councilman and deputy town supervisor. He is a licensed funeral director who works in his family's funeral home and memorial business.
Where Andrew J. House stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (2 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 7 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
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
As Dover deputy town supervisor, offered the resolution to apply for a state Climate Smart Communities grant for the town's climate planning work. It passed 4-0.
July 25, 2018Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: doverny.novusagenda.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 7 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 for 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 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
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
Offered the Dover Town Board resolution awarding a $39,000 federal pandemic-relief-funded contract for marketing help for local small businesses and nonprofits. It passed 5-0.
May 25, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: doverny.novusagenda.com
Also on this bill
- September 29, 2021 · Offered the Dover Town Board resolution awarding a $93,175 contract to build an accessible walking track at J. H. Ketcham Memorial Park. It passed 5-0. (Opposes Government Spending Reduction, Supports Public Infrastructure)
- June 30, 2021 · Offered the Dover Town Board resolution authorizing the town to request its share of federal American Rescue Plan pandemic recovery funds. It passed 4-0. (General)
- September 26, 2018 · Offered a Dover Town Board resolution asking Metro-North to install a crossing signal at an unmarked rail crossing on North Chippawalla Road so school buses could cross. It passed 5-0. (Supports Public Infrastructure)
Offered and voted for the Town of Dover's 2022 budget. It passed 5-0.
November 17, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: doverny.novusagenda.com
Offered the Dover Town Board resolution awarding a $93,175 contract to build an accessible walking track at J. H. Ketcham Memorial Park. It passed 5-0.
September 29, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: doverny.novusagenda.com
Also on this bill
- May 25, 2022 · Offered the Dover Town Board resolution awarding a $39,000 federal pandemic-relief-funded contract for marketing help for local small businesses and nonprofits. It passed 5-0. (Opposes Government Spending Reduction)
- June 30, 2021 · Offered the Dover Town Board resolution authorizing the town to request its share of federal American Rescue Plan pandemic recovery funds. It passed 4-0. (General)
- September 26, 2018 · Offered a Dover Town Board resolution asking Metro-North to install a crossing signal at an unmarked rail crossing on North Chippawalla Road so school buses could cross. It passed 5-0. (Supports Public Infrastructure)
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
Voted for 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 — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Offered the Dover Town Board resolution awarding a $93,175 contract to build an accessible walking track at J. H. Ketcham Memorial Park. It passed 5-0.
September 29, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: doverny.novusagenda.com
Also on this bill
- May 25, 2022 · Offered the Dover Town Board resolution awarding a $39,000 federal pandemic-relief-funded contract for marketing help for local small businesses and nonprofits. It passed 5-0. (Opposes Government Spending Reduction)
- June 30, 2021 · Offered the Dover Town Board resolution authorizing the town to request its share of federal American Rescue Plan pandemic recovery funds. It passed 4-0. (General)
- September 26, 2018 · Offered a Dover Town Board resolution asking Metro-North to install a crossing signal at an unmarked rail crossing on North Chippawalla Road so school buses could cross. It passed 5-0. (Supports Public Infrastructure)
Offered a Dover Town Board resolution asking Metro-North to install a crossing signal at an unmarked rail crossing on North Chippawalla Road so school buses could cross. It passed 5-0.
September 26, 2018Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: doverny.novusagenda.com
Also on this bill
- May 25, 2022 · Offered the Dover Town Board resolution awarding a $39,000 federal pandemic-relief-funded contract for marketing help for local small businesses and nonprofits. It passed 5-0. (Opposes Government Spending Reduction)
- September 29, 2021 · Offered the Dover Town Board resolution awarding a $93,175 contract to build an accessible walking track at J. H. Ketcham Memorial Park. It passed 5-0. (Opposes Government Spending Reduction, Supports Public Infrastructure)
- June 30, 2021 · Offered the Dover Town Board resolution authorizing the town to request its share of federal American Rescue Plan pandemic recovery funds. It passed 4-0. (General)
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Voted to create a standing Legislature committee on artificial intelligence and technology oversight. It passed 16-8.
May 11, 2026
Source: dutchessny.gov
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. 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
Named vice chair of the Dutchess County Legislature's Government Services and Administration Committee for 2024, his first year in office.
January 8, 2024
Source: dutchessny.gov
Offered and voted for a Dover law placing a temporary town-wide moratorium on freestanding and ground-mounted solar energy systems (Local Law No. 1 of 2022). It passed 4-0.
April 27, 2022
Source: doverny.novusagenda.com
Offered the Dover Town Board resolution authorizing the town to request its share of federal American Rescue Plan pandemic recovery funds. It passed 4-0.
June 30, 2021
Source: doverny.novusagenda.com
Also on this bill
- May 25, 2022 · Offered the Dover Town Board resolution awarding a $39,000 federal pandemic-relief-funded contract for marketing help for local small businesses and nonprofits. It passed 5-0. (Opposes Government Spending Reduction)
- September 29, 2021 · Offered the Dover Town Board resolution awarding a $93,175 contract to build an accessible walking track at J. H. Ketcham Memorial Park. It passed 5-0. (Opposes Government Spending Reduction, Supports Public Infrastructure)
- September 26, 2018 · Offered a Dover Town Board resolution asking Metro-North to install a crossing signal at an unmarked rail crossing on North Chippawalla Road so school buses could cross. It passed 5-0. (Supports Public Infrastructure)
Past race Andrew J. House ran in:
- Dutchess County Legislator, District 24 · November 3, 2026 · Dutchess County, New York · incumbent