Lyndonville village voters will elect a trustee today

Steve Colon faces write-in challenge from James White

LYNDONVILLE – Village residents will go to the polls today to choose a trustee for a two-year term. The polls are open from noon to 9 p.m. at the Village Hall, 2 South Main St.

Steve Colon of the Village of Lyndonville Party is the lone name on the ballot, but he faces as write-in challenge from James White, a deputy with the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office.

Colon has pursued public office before on the Town Board and the Republican Committee but so far hasn’t been elected. White also ran for the County Legislature when he was 21 in 2015, losing to Don Allport.

Colon has written many letters to the editors in recent years, and is staunchly conservative, saying he wants the government out of private lives. He also has written about being in Washington, DC on Jan. 6, 2021, saying he was expressing his displeasure with voter fraud against Donald Trump.

Colon has lived in Lyndonville since 1998. He said he cares deeply for the community and touts the local architecture, fishing and hunting resources, the public library and school system. He said he often reaches out to public officials at the local, county, state and federal levels.

“I am not afraid to express myself,” he said. “I want to work for you, to hear your grievances and to address those things that are important to you, to work with you when issues arise in order to work things out. Let me be your voice in local government and we will work hard to improve things that you and our fellow neighbors can see. Together we will make a positive difference.”

White said is committed to transparency, fiscal responsibility, proactive leadership and being accessible to the community if he is elected to serve on the Village Board.

White said he has budget management experience, including when he was treasurer for the student government in college, managing finances for more than 30 campus clubs. He earned a master’s degree in business management from D’Youville University.

A former school resource officer at Kendall Central School, White said he has “extensive experience ensuring departmental compliance with organizational policies and procedures” during his time at Iroquois Job Corps for three years.

“Under my leadership, external independent audits consistently confirmed that standards were not only met but exceeded,” he said.

White is a 2012 Lyndonville graduate who grew up in the village. He and his wife moved to Lyndonville with their young son about a year and half ago.

“This community has always been special to me, and I believe there is no better place to raise a family,” he posted on social media. “As Trustee, I will work with people, not against them. The best solutions often come through collaboration and compromise, and I am committed to listening, understanding, and working together to make Lyndonville the best it can be.”