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Orleans County Legislator

At Large (Central)

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Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A county legislator is one of seven members of the Orleans County Legislature (four elected by district, three at large), which adopts the county budget and local laws.

Printed on the ballot as "Legislator At Large Central"; every Orleans County voter's ballot carries all three at-large seats.

Marlene Seielstad

Democratic

Real estate agent

The gist

  • Proposes a set formula for sharing sales tax growth.
  • Proposes a public inventory of county-owned and leased property.
  • Proposes tax-impact reviews before the county buys taxable property.
  • Supports more accessible, low-maintenance housing for seniors.
  • Supports grants and partnerships to restore vacant properties.
  • Supports protecting senior programs and seeking grants for them.
More about Marlene
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  1. Proposes a set formula for sharing sales tax growth.

    Marlene Seielstad for Orleans County Legislator at Large

    Campaign website · Friends of Marlene Seielstad · marlene4orleans.com

    “Marlene supports reviewing the current distribution process and establishing a fair, transparent formula for sharing future growth.”
  2. Proposes a public inventory of county-owned and leased property.

    Marlene Seielstad for Orleans County Legislator at Large

    Campaign website · Friends of Marlene Seielstad · marlene4orleans.com

    “A complete public property inventory: Residents should be able to see every property the county owns or leases”
  3. Proposes tax-impact reviews before the county buys taxable property.

    Marlene Seielstad for Orleans County Legislator at Large

    Campaign website · Friends of Marlene Seielstad · marlene4orleans.com

    “Before taxable property is acquired for a tax-exempt use, officials should consider and publicly explain the potential effect on the local tax base.”
  4. Supports more accessible, low-maintenance housing for seniors.

    Marlene Seielstad for Orleans County Legislator at Large

    Campaign website · Friends of Marlene Seielstad · marlene4orleans.com

    “Supporting more accessible, low-maintenance housing options that allow older residents to remain close to their families”
  5. Supports grants and partnerships to restore vacant properties.

    Marlene Seielstad for Orleans County Legislator at Large

    Campaign website · Friends of Marlene Seielstad · marlene4orleans.com

    “Exploring grants, partnerships, and responsible programs that can help restore vacant or neglected properties instead of allowing them to deteriorate.”
  6. Supports protecting senior programs and seeking grants for them.

    Marlene Seielstad for Orleans County Legislator at Large

    Campaign website · Friends of Marlene Seielstad · marlene4orleans.com

    “Marlene supports protecting effective senior programs, improving communication about available resources, and listening directly to seniors and caregivers”

Donald J. Allport

Republican

Orleans County legislator

The gist

  • Supported selling the county-owned nursing home.
  • Proposes cutting the county sales tax rate by one cent.In office
  • Voted against renewing the county's extra penny of sales tax.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

More about Donald
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  1. Supported selling the county-owned nursing home.

    Allport says he's completely in support of nursing home sale

    News coverage · Orleans Hub · Jan 24, 2014 · orleanshub.com

    “I am completely in support of this sale”
  2. Proposes cutting the county sales tax rate by one cent.

    Legislator again tries unsuccessfully to cut a penny from local sales tax

    News coverage · Orleans Hub · Jan 29, 2025 · orleanshub.com

    “Orleans County Legislator Don Allport wants the sales tax to be 7 cents in Orleans County, instead of 8 cents.”
  3. Voted against renewing the county's extra penny of sales tax.

    County legislator tried unsuccessfully to cut sales tax by a penny

    News coverage · Orleans Hub · Aug 24, 2023 · orleanshub.com

    “Allport cast the lone vote against seeking to keep the local sales tax rate at 4 cents.”

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