Who is the Columbia County Coroner?

Robert Donaghue is the Coroner of Columbia County, New York.

Who is the Columbia County Coroner?

Russell Gonzales is the Coroner of Columbia County, New York.

Who is the Columbia County Coroner?

Peter Doty is the Coroner of Columbia County, New York. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Columbia County District Attorney?

Chris Liberati-Conant is the District Attorney of Columbia County, New York.

Who is the Columbia County County Treasurer?

PJ Keeler Jr. is the County Treasurer of Columbia County, New York.

Who are the Columbia County commissioners?

Colleen Lutz (Supervisor, Town of Ancram); Robert Lagonia (Supervisor, Town of Austerlitz); Brenda Adams (Supervisor, Town of Canaan); Donal Collins (Supervisor, Town of Chatham); Clifford "Kippy" Wiegelt (Supervisor, Town of Claverack); Raymond Staats (Supervisor, Town of Clermont); Richard Wolf (Supervisor, Town of Copake); Tara Silberberg (Supervisor, Town of Gallatin); David Helsley (Supervisor, Town of Germantown); Craig Simmons (Supervisor, Town of Ghent); Kathleen Eldridge (Supervisor, Town of Greenport); Dennis Michael Dvorchak (Supervisor, Town of Hillsdale); Alexandria Madero (Supervisor, City of Hudson Ward 1); Abdus Miah (Supervisor, City of Hudson Ward 2); Sonja Okun (Supervisor, City of Hudson Ward 3); Linda Mussmann (Supervisor, City of Hudson Ward 4); Richard Scalera (Supervisor, City of Hudson Ward 5); Timothy Ooms (Supervisor, Town of Kinderhook); James Guzzi (Supervisor, Town of Livingston); Tistrya Houghtling (Supervisor, Town of New Lebanon); Matt Murell (Supervisor, Town of Stockport); Ronald Knott (Supervisor, Town of Stuyvesant); Ryan Skoda (Supervisor, Town of Taghkanic).

What is the population of Columbia County?

About 61,100 people, with a median age of 49.8; the median household income is $81,528 and 12.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Columbia County?

3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,033 people unemployed in a labor force of 30,937, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Columbia County?

46 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 18 township, 6 school district and 16 special district governments.

Columbia County, NY elected officials: county legislators or supervisors, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Columbia County: 28 seats on 4 elected bodies. 6 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Legislature or Board of Supervisors

Columbia County Board of Supervisors

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Supervisor, Town of Ancram	Colleen Lutz source
Supervisor, Town of Austerlitz	Robert Lagonia source
Supervisor, Town of Canaan	Brenda Adams source
Supervisor, Town of Chatham	Donal Collins source
Supervisor, Town of Claverack	Clifford "Kippy" Wiegelt source
Supervisor, Town of Clermont	Raymond Staats source
Supervisor, Town of Copake	Richard Wolf source
Supervisor, Town of Gallatin	Tara Silberberg source
Supervisor, Town of Germantown	David Helsley source
Supervisor, Town of Ghent	Craig Simmons source
Supervisor, Town of Greenport	Kathleen Eldridge source
Supervisor, Town of Hillsdale	Dennis Michael Dvorchak source
Supervisor, City of Hudson Ward 1	Alexandria Madero source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Supervisor, City of Hudson Ward 2	Abdus Miah source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Supervisor, City of Hudson Ward 3	Sonja Okun source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Supervisor, City of Hudson Ward 4	Linda Mussmann source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Supervisor, City of Hudson Ward 5	Richard Scalera source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Supervisor, Town of Kinderhook	Timothy Ooms source
Supervisor, Town of Livingston	James Guzzi source
Supervisor, Town of New Lebanon	Tistrya Houghtling source
Supervisor, Town of Stockport	Matt Murell source
Supervisor, Town of Stuyvesant	Ronald Knott source
Supervisor, Town of Taghkanic	Ryan Skoda source

Official website

County officers

Columbia County Coroners

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Coroner	Robert Donaghue source
Coroner	Russell Gonzales source
Coroner	Peter Doty source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Official website

Also elected countywide

Office	Who holds it now
District Attorney	Chris Liberati-Conant source
County Treasurer	PJ Keeler Jr. source

How many local governments Columbia County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 46 local governments in Columbia County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships (5 municipal, 18 township)	23	0
School districts (school boards)	6	0
Special districts (elected boards)	16	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments (1 in Columbia County), though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Columbia County

61,100people

49.8median ageU.S.: 38.9

$81,528 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

12.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%

39.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$347,100median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

7.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

3.4%U.S.: 8.4%

57.3%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

27.9%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 6.3% · White 82.4% · Black 3.5% · Asian 2.1% · Other or more than one race 5.6% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Columbia County

3.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.3%. New York: 4.5%.

1,033people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

29,904people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

30,937in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.3%	1,033	29,904	30,937
August 2026	3.4%	1,045	29,820	30,865
July 2026	3.4%	1,047	29,390	30,437
June 2026	3.3%	985	28,861	29,846
May 2026	3.3%	972	28,366	29,338
April 2026	3.4%	979	27,749	28,728
March 2026	4.0%	1,152	27,779	28,931
February 2026	4.4%	1,276	27,534	28,810
January 2026	4.0%	1,146	27,712	28,858
December 2025	3.2%	939	28,242	29,181
November 2025	3.2%	950	28,639	29,589
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.3%	971	28,767	29,738
August 2025	3.5%	1,028	28,537	29,565
July 2025	3.4%	1,006	28,902	29,908
June 2025	2.9%	870	29,066	29,936
May 2025	2.7%	781	28,171	28,952
April 2025	2.8%	794	27,744	28,538
March 2025	3.6%	1,015	27,488	28,503
February 2025	3.9%	1,117	27,338	28,455
January 2025	3.6%	1,021	27,714	28,735
December 2024	2.9%	837	27,775	28,612
November 2024	2.8%	805	28,277	29,082
October 2024	2.7%	781	28,520	29,301

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.3%	954	28,237	29,191
2024	3.1%	903	28,296	29,199
2023	3.0%	881	28,400	29,281
2022	2.9%	855	28,233	29,088
2021	4.1%	1,199	28,003	29,202
2020	6.3%	1,858	27,715	29,573
2019	3.3%	995	29,425	30,420
2018	3.5%	1,063	29,483	30,546
2017	4.0%	1,206	29,197	30,403
2016	3.9%	1,204	29,479	30,683

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. New York's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.3% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Police in Columbia County

Police staffing

1.12 per 1,000 residents2023, 6 agencies serving 61,547 people.

69sworn officers2023, full-time, as of October 31.

11civilian staff2023, full-time.

2023 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (6), 2023

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Columbia County Sheriff's Office	42	11	45,620
Hudson Police Department	27	0	5,801
Philmont Village Police Department	0	0	1,499
Greenport Town Police Department	0	0	4,417
Chatham Village Police Department	0	0	1,576
Stockport Town Police Department	0	0	2,634

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Columbia County Coroner?: Robert Donaghue is the Coroner of Columbia County, New York.
Who is the Columbia County Coroner?: Russell Gonzales is the Coroner of Columbia County, New York.
Who is the Columbia County Coroner?: Peter Doty is the Coroner of Columbia County, New York. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Columbia County District Attorney?: Chris Liberati-Conant is the District Attorney of Columbia County, New York.
Who is the Columbia County County Treasurer?: PJ Keeler Jr. is the County Treasurer of Columbia County, New York.
Who are the Columbia County commissioners?: Colleen Lutz (Supervisor, Town of Ancram); Robert Lagonia (Supervisor, Town of Austerlitz); Brenda Adams (Supervisor, Town of Canaan); Donal Collins (Supervisor, Town of Chatham); Clifford "Kippy" Wiegelt (Supervisor, Town of Claverack); Raymond Staats (Supervisor, Town of Clermont); Richard Wolf (Supervisor, Town of Copake); Tara Silberberg (Supervisor, Town of Gallatin); David Helsley (Supervisor, Town of Germantown); Craig Simmons (Supervisor, Town of Ghent); Kathleen Eldridge (Supervisor, Town of Greenport); Dennis Michael Dvorchak (Supervisor, Town of Hillsdale); Alexandria Madero (Supervisor, City of Hudson Ward 1); Abdus Miah (Supervisor, City of Hudson Ward 2); Sonja Okun (Supervisor, City of Hudson Ward 3); Linda Mussmann (Supervisor, City of Hudson Ward 4); Richard Scalera (Supervisor, City of Hudson Ward 5); Timothy Ooms (Supervisor, Town of Kinderhook); James Guzzi (Supervisor, Town of Livingston); Tistrya Houghtling (Supervisor, Town of New Lebanon); Matt Murell (Supervisor, Town of Stockport); Ronald Knott (Supervisor, Town of Stuyvesant); Ryan Skoda (Supervisor, Town of Taghkanic).
What is the population of Columbia County?: About 61,100 people, with a median age of 49.8; the median household income is $81,528 and 12.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Columbia County?: 3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,033 people unemployed in a labor force of 30,937, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Columbia County?: 46 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 18 township, 6 school district and 16 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from each county's own website (its legislature, elected-officials and board of elections pages and rosters); in New York City, the City Council's member list and the NYC Board of Elections' certified 2023 and 2025 results; officials appointed since a page was posted may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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