Ann Rabbitt

Ann Rabbitt
Orange County Clerk
In office
January 1, 2014 – December 29, 2021
Preceded byDonna Benson
Succeeded byKelly Eskew
Member of the New York State Assembly
In office
January 5, 2005 – December 31, 2013
Preceded byHoward Mills III
Succeeded byKarl A. Brabenec
Constituency97th district (2005–2012)
64th district (2013)
Personal details
Born (1960-12-20) December 20, 1960 (age 63)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Greenwood Lake, New York, U.S.

Ann G. Rabbitt (born December 20, 1960) is a Republican politician from the State of New York. Rabbitt has served as Orange County Clerk from 2014[1] to 2021.[2]

Career

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Rabbitt served as a trustee for the village of Greenwood Lake from 1999 to 2002.[3] From 2002 to 2005, she served on the Warwick town board.[3] In 2005, she became a member of the New York State Assembly and served in that role until 2013.[3]

In 2013, she was elected to the position of Orange County Clerk.[1][3] In 2018, Rabbitt was the Republican candidate for New York State Senate in Senate District 42,[4] but was defeated by Democrat Jen Metzger.[5] Rabbitt retired from the county clerk role in December, 2021.[2]

Personal life

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Rabbitt's husband, former Greenwood Lake Chief of Police Robert "Bobby" Rabbitt Jr., died on February 26, 2017, at the age of 57.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b McKenna, Chris (May 7, 2018). "Rabbitt enters race to succeed Bonacic". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Eskew sworn in as Orange County Clerk". Mid-Hudson News. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d Kirby, Paul (7 November 2018). "42nd NY Senate District: Metzger defeats GOP rival Rabbitt". Daily Freeman. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  4. ^ McKenna, Chris (May 7, 2018). "Rabbitt enters race to succeed Bonacic". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  5. ^ "New York State Unofficial Election Night Results". Archived from the original on 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  6. ^ "Robert "Bobby" Rabbitt". Times Herald-Record. 28 February 2017.
New York State Assembly
Preceded by New York State Assembly, 97th District
January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by New York State Assembly, 98th District
January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
Donna L. Benson
Orange County, New York County Clerk
January 1, 2014 – December 29, 2021
Succeeded by
Kelly Eskew