Saturday, July 12, 2025 | St. Lawrence County, NY
CANTON— After nearly two decades in public service, Town Supervisor Mary Ann Ashley has announced she will not seek reelection in November.
In a letter to North Country This Week, …
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BY JOSH DAVISNorth Country This WeekCANTON— After nearly two decades in public service, Town Supervisor Mary Ann Ashley has announced she will not seek reelection in November.
In a letter to North Country This Week, Ashley announced that she would not seek reelection for a second time, saying that she believes in term limits for all elected officials and never intended to serve more than two terms in the town’s top job.
An Independent, Ashley has served as the town supervisor for the past eight years. She previously served on the Canton Central School Board of Education for six years, and served on Canton’s village board for five years, including two as mayor.
“I am truly grateful for the opportunity and the voters that believed in me as we focused on the people,” Ashley said in her letter.
Ashley said that after her cumulative 19 years in public office it is time to focus on herself and her family.
“I did my best to do exactly what I said I would do,” Ashley said in her letter.
Her platform for leadership in Canton was centered on reforming and simplifying the town’s finances.
Ashley was elected Supervisor in Nov. 2017, defeating longtime Supervisor David Button, who held the position since 2001.
At that time, Ashley said she sought to address issues in the town’s budget.
In 2021, she defeated Republican challenger Karen McAuliffe to retain the town supervisor seat.
Ashley’s letter also contains a call to action reminding voters to take part in local elections.
"It is critical to know the candidates running for office and exercise your right to vote,” Ashley wrote.
Ashley was elected Mayor of the village of Canton in 2013, starting her term in 2014. Some of her first priorities then included revitalizing Canton’s waterfront and addressing the former Jubilee parking lot, which would eventually become the Midtown Plaza project.
Currently one candidate has announced they will run for the position of town supervisor in Canton. Republican Sherri Snyder of Pyrites announced her candidacy in March.
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