County
Otsego County Representative
District 7
- Vote for
- 1
- Candidates
- 2
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
What this office does: Otsego County's Board of Representatives is the county legislature; it adopts the county budget and local laws, and each representative casts a weighted vote.
Taxes & budget
James McCartneyRepublican, Conservative
- Supports using surplus money to cut property taxes
Leslie BerliantDemocratic, Working Families
- Opposes a county fuel subsidy for trash hauler Casella
Housing
James McCartneyRepublican, Conservative
No documented position found.
Leslie BerliantDemocratic, Working Families
- Supports investing in affordable senior and workforce housing
Roads & infrastructure
James McCartneyRepublican, Conservative
- Supports investing in roads, bridges and broadband
Leslie BerliantDemocratic, Working Families
No documented position found.
Health & human services
James McCartneyRepublican, Conservative
No documented position found.
Leslie BerliantDemocratic, Working Families
- Supports raising county salaries to fill social worker vacancies
Government & transparency
James McCartneyRepublican, Conservative
- Pledges to seek resident input before major decisions
Leslie BerliantDemocratic, Working Families
- Supports enforcing county credit-card receipt rules
Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 5 issues covered in this race.