For the past two years, Lloyd Koedding has been a ubiquitous presence in Hudson. According to his own account, he moved here in 2021, but to Gossips' knowledge he only emerged as a "public figure" in May 2024. Since then, he has attended every public meeting, been a regular fixture at the library, and is frequently spotted walking or sitting someplace on Warren Street. Once calling himself "Your Voice of Reason," Koedding now assigns himself the titles "Bright Light" and "Savior of the Tree of Peace."
Last November, Koedding ran for mayor of Hudson as a Republican. The 68 votes he got may well have influenced that outcome of a race that was decided by just 42 votes. This year, Koedding has changed his party affiliation from Republic to Democrat and is challenging incumbent Third Ward supervisor Sonja Okun in the Democratic primary on June 23. (Early voting for the primary is going on right now.)
But Koedding's zeal for public office doesn't stop there. To ensure that he would be on the ballot in November, Koedding gathered signatures on nominating petitions for two independent parties of his own creation: the Harmony Party and the Prosperity Party. (Last year, in his run for mayor, Koedding was on the ballot on the Republican line and his own Harmony Party line. The Prosperity Party is a new creation.)
For reasons unknown to Gossips, the nominating petitions for the two independent parties were rejected by the Board of Elections. Koedding filed a legal protest to the action, and the case is scheduled to be heard in court on Tuesday, June 16, at 1:00 p.m.
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