Dorey who? While, up until just a few years ago, Dorey was living a world away in the New York City outer boroughs, her opponent James Skoufis was right here in Orange County fighting against local corporate welfare, securing new UPK seats for local kids, and working for a better future for Hudson Valley families.
We can’t trust her staying power. Dorey couldn’t be bothered to complete her term as a Village of Monroe Trustee before jumping ship for the Monroe Town Board. Then, just a few months into a four-year term on the board, she tried to climb the political ladder again, challenging–and losing to–Senator Skoufis. Dorey views her community as little more than a stepping stone for her outsized ambitions.
A taxpayer-funded empty suit. After her 2022 defeat, the good ol’ boys of Orange County created a taxpayer-funded low-show job, tailor-made for Dorey. As an ‘ombudsman,’ Dorey Houle should have been out in the community, helping people with their issues and problems. Yet, Dorey was nowhere to be found while collecting her taxpayer-funded paycheck for her cushy, low-show job. 1
Below: Dorey Houle’s actual government calendar as your Orange County Ombudsman. What has she been doing on the taxpayers’ dime?
Going along to get along. In her first several years as a Monroe Town Councilmember, Dorey has yet to cast even a single “no” vote – regardless of the cost to her Monroe community. While Dorey continues to blindly follow her party bosses, her opponent James Skoufis has the most independent voting record of any Democrat in the State Senate, acting on his conscience instead of just towing the party line.
Tax and spend ’til the end. As a Village of Monroe Trustee, Dorey voted in favor of budget after budget that raised taxes on her neighbors. We can’t afford her in Albany.
Extreme. Immoral. Extremely immoral. Dorey isn’t just against a woman’s right to make her own healthcare decisions, she wants to force young girls and women who have been victims of incest and rape to carry to term. That’s not ‘pro-life’ – it’s heinous.2
Supporting overdevelopment since day one. Dorey continues to hide her position on the proposed Rye Hill development in Monroe because she knows the local neighborhood strongly opposes it. Then again, she’s always been on the side of more and bigger development. In her time as a local official, she hasn’t taken a single, solitary action to curb rampant overdevelopment.
1 ‘Ombudsman’ Civil Service Job Specifications PDF, OrangeCountyGov.com
2 Dorey’s June 11, 2022 Facebook Comment, Monroe Matters Page