City, town & village

Dryden Town Supervisor

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The town supervisor is the town's chief executive and financial officer and presides over the town board.

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Thomas Corey

Republican

Retired business owner · Dryden

The gist

Opposed the $3.25 million Rail Trail pedestrian bridge.
Opposes the town competing with private internet providers.
Proposes a multiage recreation center with an ice arena.
Supports creating ready-to-build commercial development zones.

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Opposed the $3.25 million Rail Trail pedestrian bridge.
Incumbent town supervisor faces challenger in general election
News coverage · Tompkins Weekly · Oct 25, 2023 · tompkinsweekly.com
“called the incoming $3.25 million pedestrian bridge for the rail trail “unnecessary and duplicative on its face””
Opposes the town competing with private internet providers.
Incumbent town supervisor faces challenger in general election
News coverage · Tompkins Weekly · Oct 25, 2023 · tompkinsweekly.com
“Dryden Fiber is putting the town in “direct competition” with private companies, saying that doing so is “wasting our tax dollars.””
Proposes a multiage recreation center with an ice arena.
Incumbent town supervisor faces challenger in general election
News coverage · Tompkins Weekly · Oct 25, 2023 · tompkinsweekly.com
“he will begin a project to bring a multiage recreation center to the town”
Supports creating ready-to-build commercial development zones.
Incumbent town supervisor faces challenger in general election
News coverage · Tompkins Weekly · Oct 25, 2023 · tompkinsweekly.com
“Corey noted that commercial development zones should be “created, plumbed and ready for opportunity.””

Jason M. Leifer

DemocraticIncumbent

Dryden Town Supervisor; attorney

The gist

Supports completing Dryden Fiber and the Dryden Rail Trail.
Supports attracting workforce housing not aimed at students.
Led town's adoption of a ban on data centers.
Secured over $140 million in public and private investment.

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Supports completing Dryden Fiber and the Dryden Rail Trail.
2026 Candidates
Other · Tompkins County Democratic Committee · tcdemocrats.org
“Dryden Fiber, New York’s first municipally owned and operated Internet Service Provider”
Incumbent town supervisor faces challenger in general election
News coverage · Tompkins Weekly · Oct 25, 2023 · tompkinsweekly.com
“One of the main reasons he's running again is to complete projects such as Dryden Fiber and the Dryden Rail Trail.”
Supports attracting workforce housing not aimed at students.
Incumbent town supervisor faces challenger in general election
News coverage · Tompkins Weekly · Oct 25, 2023 · tompkinsweekly.com
“We're trying to figure out how to attract more workforce-type housing”
Led town's adoption of a ban on data centers.
2026 Candidates
Other · Tompkins County Democratic Committee · tcdemocrats.org
“Under Jason’s leadership, the Town passed a ban on data centers in Dryden”
Secured over $140 million in public and private investment.
2026 Candidates
Other · Tompkins County Democratic Committee · tcdemocrats.org
“has brought in more than $140 million in public and private investments for infrastructure, recreation, renewable energy, and business development”

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