HYDE PARK, N.Y. — Gregory Campus, a 37-year law enforcement veteran and longtime Dutchess County resident, today announced his candidacy for the New York State Assembly in the 106th District, pledging to focus his campaign on affordability and public safety.

“Too many people are asking the same question: Why are we still in New York?” Campus said. “Costs are out of control. Families are stretched to the breaking point. And Albany keeps doubling down on the same failed policies. I’m running to change that.”

Campus said his nearly four decades in law enforcement give him a real-world understanding of the challenges facing local communities.

“I’m not running to be part of the system,” he said. “I’m running to fix it.”

Campus drew a sharp contrast with incumbent Didi Barrett, arguing that Albany insiders have driven both the affordability crisis and the public safety concerns plaguing families.

“Didi Barrett votes with the same far-left Mamdani faction in Albany that has made New York unaffordable,” Campus said. “She’s turned her back on our neighborhoods – leaving them at the mercy of career criminals – while driving up energy costs, raising taxes, and making life unaffordable for working families.”

“Too often, she’s focused on her life in New York City—not the lives of her constituents here in the Hudson Valley,” he added. “When you spend more time downstate than in the communities you represent, you lose touch with the people you’re supposed to fight for.”

Campus said affordability will be the central issue of his campaign, pointing to rising energy costs and state policy decisions driving higher costs.

“Albany has lost touch,” Campus said. “They’ve driven up energy costs, raised taxes, and now they’re talking about raising them again. Working families can’t take any more.”

He also emphasized public safety as a top priority, drawing on his decades in law enforcement.

“Government’s first responsibility is to keep people safe,” Campus said. “Instead, we’ve seen policies that put criminals first and tie the hands of law enforcement.”

Campus said he would push to repeal bail reform, end “Raise the Age,” and restore accountability in the criminal justice system.

In addition to his law enforcement career, Campus has served as a Town Councilman in Hyde Park and is a current member of the Hyde Park Zoning Board of Appeals.

“Local government teaches you something Albany forgets,” Campus said. “You answer to the people. You solve problems. You deliver results.”

“I’ve spent my life answering the call to serve,” he added. “This campaign is about restoring common sense and making sure New York is a place families can afford to stay and succeed.”