Ray Sedgwick

IdeologueHigh activity

Founder, NYers for Local Control

Saratoga Springs, NYFirst tracked January 25, 2022NYers for Local Control

Converted a property-rights argument into a statewide home-rule campaign. Genuinely believes the preemption case, which makes him a durable spokesman and a poor target for funding exposure.

Free-market absolutistsGenuine NIMBYs

Recommended engagement strategy

Do not debate. Deny the frame and put local, non-ideological messengers (fire chief, dairy farmer) in front of the board first.

Ideologue profile: Motivated by principle, not payment. Will not be moved by facts; do not hand them a stage.

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Hearing appearances

Logged in minutes

Counties active

Saratoga, Rensselaer

Projects opposed

Solar & storage dockets

Funding received

$12K

2 traced inbound edges

Funding given

None

0 traced outbound edges

Arguments logged

Top: Home Rule / Preemption

Where They OperateCounties with a tracked filing, appearance, or monitored channel, and the specific project dockets involved.Counties with a tracked filing, appearance, or monitored channel, and the specific project dockets involved.

Counties

Saratoga18 ev.
Rensselaer6 ev.
Washington4 ev.
Warren3 ev.
Albany6 ev.

Project dockets

Wilton Solar ProjectSaratoga Co.
Schodack StorageRensselaer Co.NO DOSSIER
Greenwich SolarWashington Co.NO DOSSIER
Corinth StorageSaratoga Co.NO DOSSIER

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What They ArgueArgument classification from filings, testimony transcripts, and monitored posts. Counts are statements, not documents.Argument classification from filings, testimony transcripts, and monitored posts. Counts are statements, not documents.

Home Rule / Preemption34 · 37.4%
Ratepayer Cost20 · 22%
Property Value Claims14 · 15.4%
Visual / Aesthetic10 · 11%
Environmental Impact8 · 8.8%
Other / Unknown5 · 5.5%

Most-repeated claim

“ORES strips this town of its right to decide.”

Who Funds ThemTraced grants, dues, contractor payments, and campaign contributions. Amounts come from 990 filings, grant letters, and NYS BOE data.Traced grants, dues, contractor payments, and campaign contributions. Amounts come from 990 filings, grant letters, and NYS BOE data.

Payments received

Open in funding network

Activity Log7 entriesChronological record assembled from hearing minutes, local law filings, 990 disclosures, and monitored channels.Chronological record assembled from hearing minutes, local law filings, 990 disclosures, and monitored channels.

Narrative amplifiedMay 28, 2025Property-value claim recirculated to an audience of 40K with a fabricated citation.
Campaign finance filingMay 21, 2025BOE filing shows donor overlap with organizations active against Schodack Storage.
Channel monitoredMay 9, 2025Linked Saratoga County group added to the monitor; 1016 members in its first month.
Coalition letter co-signedApr 24, 2025Co-signed a letter to the Rensselaer County legislature opposing ORES preemption under Article VIII.
Board minutes matchedApr 2, 2025Language in Wilton board minutes matched a submission filed on Wilton Solar Project.
Hearing appearanceMar 18, 2025Spoke for 7 minutes against Wilton Solar Project at the Wilton planning board.
First tracked activityJan 25, 2022Entered the monitor via a Saratoga County record referencing Schodack Storage.

Aliases & AffiliationsAlternate names seen in filings and the organizations this actor is formally or functionally tied to.Alternate names seen in filings and the organizations this actor is formally or functionally tied to.

Known aliases and filing names

Raymond Sedgwick
R. Sedgwick

Affiliations

NYers for Local Control
Americans for Prosperity – NY

Network position

Individual actor with 2 traced payment edges and a standing affiliation to NYers for Local Control.