New Campaign Offices in Hyde Park, Hudson

The Didi for Senate Campaign has moved into new headquarters at 4068 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538. The location is along Route 9 opposite the entrance to the FDR Presidential Library and next to the Roosevelt Hyde Park movie theater. Phone number is 845-233-5577. Please stop by or call if you’d like to volunteer. Official grand opening TBA soon.

We also have an office in Columbia County, at 731 Warren Street, Hudson, NY 12534. Volunteers are welcome to stop by there as well.

Didi Answers Your Questions

The Albany Project asked constituents to send in their questions and concerns for Didi to address. Click here to see her detailed answers.

Barrett for Senate Releases Introductory Campaign Video

Didi Barrett for Senate today launched a new campaign video highlighting her longtime roots in the community and her desire to get things done on behalf of the people of the Hudson Valley. Read More

The Register-Star interviews Didi

CLICK FOR FULL STORY: “Barrett weighs in on variety of issues,” July 28, by John Mason

Didi Barrett Shows Her Strength In Numbers

Hyde Park, NY July 15, 2010 – This week, Didi Barrett’s campaign delivered to the New York State Board of Elections ballot petitions with over 3,700 signatures — almost four times the required number to get on the ballot. In addition, the campaign filed a fundraising report that reflected $161,084 in contributions since Barrett announced her candidacy three months ago.

The numbers leave no doubt that there is a groundswell of support for this first-time state senate candidate.. Barrett is running in the 41^st District (most of Dutchess County and all of Columbia) for the seat currently held by 20-year incumbent Stephen Saland.

“I am extremely grateful to all the people who went door-to-door in Dutchess and Columbia counties carrying my petitions and to those who contributed financially to my campaign. It is clear that people in the district and around the state want new leadership in Albany,” said Barrett. “The era of partisan bickering, regional tensions, and questionable ethics has to end.  I am an independent thinker who will always have the best interests of my neighbors in mind. I am ready to forge coalitions to create jobs and give property tax relief to the people of Dutchess and Columbia counties.”

Barrett, a respected leader in the not-for-profit community for more than two decades, has been traveling throughout Dutchess and Columbia counties since announcing her candidacy. She is meeting with small business owners, farmers, unemployed workers, school officials, union leaders, seniors, law enforcement officers, teachers, veterans, environmentalists, and recent graduates to talk about the challenges they are facing and their hopes for the future. Her desire to hear directly from her neighbors and her common sense approach to problem solving is greeted with enthusiasm wherever she goes. Petition signatures came from every town in her district.

“Didi Barrett is a very exciting candidate. She is smart, extremely capable and has a well-deserved reputation for getting things done. She is an advocate for the people in the tradition of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who was elected to this senate seat 100 years ago,” said Elisa Sumner, Chair of the Dutchess County Democratic Committee. “These are hard times for the people in Dutchess County; Didi will make sure they get a ‘New Deal’ in Albany.”

Chris Nolan, the Chair of the Columbia County Democratic Committee echoed Sumner’s enthusiasm. “ Didi Barrett is someone who has made a career of making a difference. She shares the concerns that all of us living in Columbia County have. She will work hard to create jobs that take advantage of our natural and cultural resources while preserving the character of our region. The bottom line is that Didi Barrett is just what this district and Albany needs: A citizen who is in the legislature to serve the people,” said Nolan.