Ann Rabbitt

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]

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
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Greenwood Lake, New York, U.S.

Career

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

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

  1. McKenna, Chris (May 7, 2018). "Rabbitt enters race to succeed Bonacic". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  2. "Eskew sworn in as Orange County Clerk". Mid-Hudson News. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. 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.


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