Defeats Rob Latimer in 2008 Special Election
With a strong show of support from across Red Hook, Democratic and Red Hook United candidate Robert McKeon defeated Republican Rob Latimer to earn a town board seat and, with it, delivered the first Democratic majority in the modern history of the Town of Red Hook.
Dozens of democrats and McKeon supporters from across Red Hook came together to celebrate his victory and the victory of other local and national Democrats on election night.