MIDDLETOWN, N.Y.—Major incumbents in the statewide and local elections for western Orange County were reelected in the Nov. 3 midterms. Residents’ main issues included affordability, immigration, and government cuts to food assistance.
The Epoch Times spoke with Carl DiSimone, a former Frito-Lay truck driver and Middletown native, at the Mount Hope Senior Center on Nov. 3 after he voted. He said his biggest issue this election was affordability.
“Our electric bills doubled this year, and when we’re on fixed income, it’s very hard to do it when you’re on a fixed income. Everything has gone up, and they’re not doing anything about it,” he said….