Doug has been an Albany County legislator since 2008 and has an outstanding record of accomplishments. Most recently, he sponsored a resolution to make Albany County pollinator friendly. This has become policy. Save the Pine Bush member Grace Nichols did a lot of work on this. Doug is currently a sponsor of the Albany County Clean Air Local Law and is working on a resolution to remove plastic water bottles from the Albany County airport. He is one of the organizers of the local Climate March on September 20.