Patterson City Council · Nov 3, 2026
Ray "Mr. Ray"
Dewey
Ray "Mr. Ray" Dewey, the incumbent, is running for Patterson City Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 11 candidates are running for 5 seats.
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The race · City Council
- 01Bealizeia "Billy" Badeaux
- 02R. Demale Bowden Jr.Incumbent
- 03Lee A. CondolleIncumbent
- 04Ray "Mr. Ray" DeweyYou’re reading
- 05Keith Grimball
- 06Allis Jennings
- 07Patricia Lynn Jennings
- 08Jeffery S. Lawrence
- 09Mamie Soudelier PerryIncumbent
- 10Dawn Rentrop
- 11Miranda WeinbachIncumbent
Background
- About
- Patterson City Council member who first joined the council to fill a vacant seat before the 2023-27 term.
- On the ballot as
- Democrat
On the record: Ray "Mr. Ray" Dewey
9 sourced01City budget2 sourced positions
Voted yes on adopting the FY 2026-2027 Operating and Capital Outlay Budget (passed 5-0, June 2026).
Council votePatterson City Council minutes, June 2, 2026 · Jun 2, 2026LinkHow the council voted
Voted yes on adopting the FY 2024-2025 Operating and Capital Outlay Budget (passed 4-1, Jan 2025).
Council votePatterson City Council minutes, Jan. 7, 2025 · Jan 7, 2025LinkHow the council voted
02Streetlight fee1 sourced position
Moved and Voted yes on Ordinance 2024-12, raising the monthly streetlight charge on residential and commercial customers (passed 4-1, Jan 2025).
Council votePatterson City Council minutes, Jan. 7, 2025 · Jan 7, 2025LinkHow the council voted
03Community Center1 sourced position
Voted yes on a motion to continue with the Community Center (passed 4-0, one member absent, Jan 2026).
Council votePatterson City Council minutes, Jan. 6, 2026 · Jan 6, 2026LinkHow the council voted
04Zoning1 sourced position
Moved and Voted to deny a variance for a pet boarding business at 117 Bernard St. (denied 4-1, June 2026).
Council votePatterson City Council minutes, June 2, 2026 · Jun 2, 2026LinkHow the council voted
05Legal officers' pay1 sourced position
Seconded and Voted yes on raising the City Prosecutor's pay from $500 to $1,000 a month starting Jan. 1, 2027 (passed 5-0, May 2026).
Council votePatterson City Council minutes, May 12, 2026 · May 12, 2026LinkHow the council voted
06Pay cuts1 sourced position
Said a 5% pay cut across the board is better than laying off personnel (Jan 2025).
Own statementPatterson City Council minutes, Jan. 7, 2025 · Jan 7, 2025Link
07Sewer rates1 sourced position
Asked whether the Wards 5 & 8 sewer rate ordinance could be tabled until the Town of Berwick acted and the commission got a rate study (Oct 2025).
Own statementPatterson City Council minutes, Oct. 7, 2025 · Oct 7, 2025Link
08Priorities1 sourced position
Said he wants to bring young people together to find out how adults can help them, and to work with the Council on Aging to help the elderly (Dec 2022).
Own statementSt. Mary Now · Dec 31, 2022Link
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