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Supervisor-elect Discusses Future Plans

Democrat Will Rivera (standing) was elected to become the Oneonta Town Supervisor this January.(Photo by Eric Santomauro-Stenzel)

By ERIC SANTOMAURO-STENZELONEONTA

After running a vigorous campaign for Oneonta Town Supervisor, Democrat Will Rivera was elected with around 57 percent of the vote earlier this month. According to available records, Rivera will be the first Latino town supervisor of Oneonta.

Due to most local elections changing to even years going forward, another supervisor race will occur in 2026. Rivera shared with AllOtsego that he will be running for re-election then.

“So I really have a lot to figure out between the role and running another campaign, being a dad, a husband, and having a professional life as well,” Rivera said.

Rivera’s victory is a sea change in the town, where in the 2023 election Republican Randal Mowers ran unopposed and in 2021 won with around 77 percent of the vote against Teresa DeSantis, who also just won a seat on the town board this month. Rivera will succeed his opponent, Interim Town Supervisor Brett Holleran, a Republican who took over after Mowers’ health-related resignation and will remain a town board member.

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