Joseph Ruggiero is currently the Supervisor of the Town of Wappinger. He has held elected office since 1993.

In 1993, at the age of 23, Joseph Ruggiero was elected Town Councilman representing the third ward in the Town of Wappinger, becoming the youngest person ever elected in the history of the town, and the youngest elected official in New York State at that time. He served four consecutive terms as Councilman. In 2001, at the age of 31, Joseph Ruggiero was elected Supervisor of the Town of Wappinger. He was re-elected in 2003 with nearly 70% of the vote, and again in 2005 when he ran unopposed.

Joseph Ruggiero first became interested in government in college when he participated in student government and in his senior year, served as Student Body President at the SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica Rome. A 1989 graduate of Dutchess Community College, Joseph graduated from the SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica Rome in 1991, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering.

After college, Joseph spent 10 years working in the telecommunications industry holding various management positions. In 2001, he worked for Telergy, a telecom company in lower Manhattan. The attacks of September 11th caused Telergy to close its doors. It was after September 11th that Joseph decided to run for Town Supervisor.

As Town Supervisor, Joseph Ruggiero has been a leader in the preservation of open space, controlling suburban sprawl, exploring inter-governmental cooperation and expanding town services while keeping town property taxes low.

Joseph Ruggiero has been a resident of Dutchess County since he was eighteen months old when his parents moved to the Town of Wappinger. He is the proud son of a New York City sanitation worker and union member.

In 2005 Supervisor Ruggiero married Stephanie Bosco who he first met when Stephanie was a student at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie. Stephanie Bosco-Ruggiero is currently employed by The Children and Families Institute for Research, Support and Training (Children FIRST).

Supervisor Ruggiero is a former member of the Board of Directors for the Grace Smith House, a shelter for victims of domestic violence.

Copyright 2007 Joe Ruggiero for Dutchess County Executive

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