Jason West - Mayor of New Paltz, NY - Pt. 2

By Alan Chartock

Albany, NY – IN FEBRUARY OF 2004 NEW PATLZ MAYOR JASON WEST LITTERED THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR CONDUCTING 25 GAY MARRIAGES. FOUR DAYS LATER, HE WAS CHARGED MISDEMEANOR COUNTS FOR 19 OF THEM-- 3 DAYS AFTER THAT, BARRED BY A NEW YORK STATE JUDGE TO PERFORM ANY MORE MARRIAGES, AND ONLY IN JUNE, WERE THE CHARGES DROPPED. TODAY IN THE COMMUNITY CORNER, ALAN ASKS WEST TO TELL US WHY HE PERFORMED THOSE MARRIAGES.