Elect these great local leaders and Democrats all the way up the ballot!
The Dryden Democratic Committee is proud that our committee’s Secretary, Rachel Graham, is running for Tompkins County Clerk! Currently the Executive Deputy County Clerk, Rachel has served the public for 19 years in the Clerk’s office. We’re grateful for her service and delighted that she’s stepping up for the top job!
In addition to helping elect Rachel this year, the Dryden Democratic Committee is working for another three great public servants to continue serving the Town of Dryden!
Loren Sparling is seeking election to be Town Clerk. Loren has been Deputy Town Clerk since 2023 and assumed the role of Town Clerk on May 1 after long-serving Clerk Bambi Avery retired. He’s now running to fulfill the remainder of her term.
Not new to elected office, Loren won a seat on the Town Board in 2019 and moved into the Clerk’s office as Bambi’s deputy in 2023. A Cornell graduate and a trained archaeologist, Loren dedicated years to special education in the Ithaca City School District and TST BOCES. He also serves as the Dryden Town Historian and on the TC3 Foundation Board of Directors.
Jason Leifer has been Dryden Supervisor since 2016 and is running for his seventh term! He’s served on the Town Board since 2008. Current Town initiatives include Dryden Fiber, New York’s first municipally owned and operated Internet Service Provider, and completion of the Rail Trail bridge over Rt. 13. Under Jason’s leadership, the Town passed a ban on data centers in Dryden, and has brought in more than $140 million in public and private investments for infrastructure, recreation, renewable energy, and business development.
Jason’s “day job” is representing people in family court and those who are facing criminal charges in local and county courts. He represents people who can’t afford a lawyer through the Assigned Counsel Programs of Tompkins County, Schuyler County, and Tioga County.
Jules Ravo is running for another four years as Dryden Town Justice. He’s served for the past twelve years, first elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018 and 2022.
Judge Ravo has practiced law in the State of New York for 46 years and has maintained a private law practice in Dryden/Ithaca since 2002. He initially practiced law as a trial attorney in the New York City metropolitan area for 22 years before opening his practice in Dryden. Judge Ravo served on the Board of Directors of Lakeview Health Services for eighteen years. His professional and life experiences have enabled him to apply the law and accord everyone appearing before our court the fairness, respect, and dignity all of us expect and demand.
Dryden is fired up and ready to go, to elect these great local leaders and Democrats all the way up the ballot!