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Phillips, Lafferty Brown and Nelson win three board seats in Kinderhook Central election

Kinderhook Central School District Board of Education · May 20, 2025
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Summary

Three candidates — Elizabeth Phillips, Meghan Lafferty Brown and Matthew Nelson — received the highest vote totals and will begin three-year terms July 1, 2025; vote counts are in the official minutes.

The district minutes show that Elizabeth Phillips (621 votes), Meghan Lafferty Brown (611 votes) and Matthew Nelson (586 votes) were the top vote-getters in the May 20, 2025 Board of Education election and will each begin three-year terms on July 1, 2025. The minutes list those three as the nominees who filed petitions and later record the vote totals and the start dates for their terms.

A number of write-in names also received votes; the highest write-in totals were three votes for Amara Gabriel and multiple single- and double-vote entries for other individuals. The board, with seven members present, adopted a motion to accept the tabulated results by a 7–0 vote and adjourned at 9:37 p.m.