My name is Ginger Storey-Welch.

I am running to bring fairness to all reaches of our county.
On my first day campaigning for County Legislator in District 7, I drove to Piercefield to honor Bob Ashton. In September I heard Bob’s wife tell legislators how her husband died from bedsore complications after struggling unsuccessfully to get home healthcare due to Piercefield’s remote location. She was first to sign my petition and took me to neighbors who told of feeling forgotten.
 

I didn’t promise “the moon;” I simply said they matter as much as the rest of the district which also includes Colton, Hopkinton, Parishville, and Pierrepont. This mirrors my commitment to my students over 37 years— four in Vermont and 33 at Colton-Pierrepont Central School where I taught grades 2 through 4. I loved my school for its “culture of caring” and commitment to excellence. As both a teacher and a parent who adopted from the foster care system, I know the importance of well-run county services.
 

My grandfather’s union work inspired my service as CPTA union president. I am a practical problem solver.
 

Under my leadership, the CPTA began a litter pickup along Route 56.
The school lacked a roadside sign, so a NYSUT Solidarity Grant funded both the school’s current sign and a CPTA logo that landed on the sign. I coined the sign’s slogan “Small School—Big Results.”

We sponsored a breakfast visit for local real estate agents to address declining enrollment.
 

I was Hospice’s New Volunteer of the Year and additionally received the Rachel Grant Social Action award for my environmental service. I am currently helping to lead North Country Neighbors for Civic Engagement, an information hub with a membership of over 500.
 

I serve as Vice-Chair of the St. Lawrence County Democratic Committee. Together, we have created a mission statement video, started a newsletter, and have a Facebook following of over 4,000. We have spoken out on issues, including 34 letters to the editor. We are promoting democracy by training people to run for office.
 

I’m also a bridge builder who sees those across the aisle as “neighbors first.” I wanted my opponent to learn of my candidacy from me, so I called him. I was once part of a “Meeting in the Middle” group of progressives and conservatives; one conservative friend and I still share perspectives.

 

In 1980 my husband and I bought land in Pierrepont and, lacking money, built our home ourselves, hiring out some work, and paying out-of-pocket as we built to avoid debt. Fiscal responsibility is in my DNA and something I would take to the SLC Legislature.

 

This is the energy and commitment that I will employ if elected. I would be honored to have your District 7 vote in November’s election. To ensure decisions are researched, transparent, accountable, and considerate of the financial realities of constituents, I will
be listening to you.

I care.