Dorcey Applyrs

Dorcey Applyrs is running for election as the Mayor of the City of Albany. Since January 2020, she has served as Albany’s Chief City Auditor. Before that, she served on the Albany Common Council representing the City’s First Ward, fighting to create a safer, cleaner environment for residents. Applyrs was also the lead architect of the Equity Agenda Legislation, addressing disparate outcomes in areas including health, housing, and the built environment. She is fully committed to policies that decrease emissions, prioritize renewable energy access and development for all neighborhoods, strengthen alternative methods of transport, and reduce reliance on diesel vehicles. She also fully supports the implementation of resiliency projects to prepare Albany for long-term climate effects. If elected, Applyrs will prioritize making Albany a climate smart community.