Now a Haverstraw resident, Yagel spent more than a decade serving on the Pomona village board, including as mayor from 2011-19. He became involved in local politics as one of the leaders to stop a high-density housing project at Patrick Farm that threatened a vital part of the county's water resources and would have destroyed Pomona’s character. A graduate of Polytechnic University, the 58-year-old works at Lockheed Martin Corporation as a publications engineer in the Trident submarine program.

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Brett Yagel For NY Assembly: Patch Candidate Profile 2022

Brett L. Yagel works at Lockheed Martin Corporation as a publications engineer in its Trident submarine program.

Brett previously served as mayor of Pomona from 2011 to 2019.

2026 New York General Election

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about yourself and your positions?

I work in the private sector for a major US Defense contractor. I know business and I, having been a part-time Mayor, know governmental operations. We need to streamline our governmental practices and governmental expenses.

Calls for streamlining government practices and expenses.

- Calls for streamlining government practices and expenses.

Economy

What are the major differences between you and the other candidates seeking this post?

I've worked quietly and effectively in the background to ensure Rockland residents and their quality of life were least affected. As Mayor, I lead the effort to ensure that 40% of the freshwater well fields in Rockland were not negatively impacted by egregious developers due to overdevelopment (e.g., Patrick Farm). As Mayor, I lead the effort to challenge egregious property owners and developers who would have brought high-density housing into environmentally sensitive areas. As Mayor, I participated in efforts to stop the desalination project that would have resulted in residents drinking water from the Hudson River.

As mayor, led efforts to protect 40 percent of Rockland freshwater well fields from the effects of overdevelopment.

As mayor, participated in efforts to stop a desalination project that would have used Hudson River water for drinking.

- As mayor, led efforts to protect 40 percent of Rockland freshwater well fields from the effects of overdevelopment.
- As mayor, participated in efforts to stop a desalination project that would have used Hudson River water for drinking.

Energy & the Environment

As of September 9, 2026, Brett L. Yagel did not have a website or any information online.

Healthcare

What other issues do you intend to address during your campaign?

Public service should always be about Public Service. It should never be about personal enrichment. I personally believe that there should be term limits.

Voting & Elections

If you are challenging an incumbent, in what way has the current officeholder failed the community?

He is out of touch with his constituency. He has become complacent. He has failed his constituency by remaining silent on the egregious Bail Reform initiative, by voting to enact legislation against our Law Enforcement community, by failing to respond quickly to issues his constituents (ie., ERCSD).

Criticizes New York's bail reform initiative.

- Criticizes New York's bail reform initiative.

Public Safety

Education

As mayor, led efforts to challenge developers seeking high-density housing in environmentally sensitive areas.

As mayor, led efforts to challenge developers seeking high-density housing in "environmentally sensitive" areas.

- As mayor, led efforts to challenge developers seeking high-density housing in "environmentally sensitive" areas.

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Brett L. Yagel

As of September 9, 2026, Brett L. Yagel’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Brett L. Yagel is a graduate of Polytechnic University. He lives in Haverstraw.

Brett works at Lockheed Martin Corporation as a publications engineer in its Trident submarine program.

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  * A village trustee in 2007 and to two terms as Mayor in 2011 and 2015.
  * Brett also served as President of the Rockland Conference of Mayors, 2nd Vice President of the Rockland Municipal Planning Federation and is a member of the Sons of the American Legion Post 1600.
  * Meet Brett (yagelforassembly.com)

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Brett was elected as a Pomona village trustee in 2007 and mayor in 2011 and 2015, serving two terms as mayor.

As mayor, led an effort to protect Rockland freshwater well fields from overdevelopment.

Participated in efforts to stop a desalination project that would have used Hudson River water as drinking water.

Opposes New York's bail reform initiative and laws he characterizes as opposing law enforcement.

As mayor, challenged property owners and developers seeking high-density housing in environmentally sensitive areas.

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