Our Vision

We believe...

The City of Albany Republicans are committed to improving the quality of life for all residents of the city by fighting for lower property taxes, better schools for our children, a business-friendly environment that encourages job creation, and safer streets for our families.

We believe that with New Yorkers paying the highest state and local taxes in the entire nation and skyrocketing property taxes here in Albany are driving residents out, a top priority of the City Republicans is immediate relief for the overtaxed residents of Albany and to establish a common sense, long-term plan to rein in city and school spending.

We believe that our school system must do a better job at preparing our children to succeed in a global economy. Every child is entitled to a first rate education but we cannot provide them one if our taxdollars do not make it into the classroom. We want to increase accountability in our school system to ensure that taxdollars are be used to help teach our kids, not wasted on ineffective bureaucracy.

We believe that there must be a strong partnership between the public and private sectors in order to create and retain good-paying jobs for city residents. A comprehensive economic development strategy must maintain a dual focus of encouraging existing businesses and attracting new business so that everyone who wants a good job can find one.

We believe that every family should feel safe and secure both at home and on our streets and support a strong police force that has the tools it needs to maintain law and order.