Who Is Ellen Calves?
Ellen Calves serves as Town Supervisor of Bedford, New York — the chief elected official of the Town of Bedford and the most prominent elected position in a municipality of approximately 18,000 residents in Westchester County, New York. As Town Supervisor, she leads the five-member Bedford Town Board and represents the town's interests at the county and state level. Her current term as Town Supervisor expires December 31, 2026, and she is a candidate for re-election in the 2026 Bedford Town Supervisor race.
The Town of Bedford encompasses three hamlets — Bedford Hills, Katonah, and Bedford Village — each with its own character, zip code, and deeply held opinions about what constitutes an acceptable fence height. Ellen Calves, as Supervisor, is responsible for overseeing municipal operations across all three.
Role of the Bedford Town Supervisor
The Town Supervisor of Bedford, New York is the chief executive officer of the municipality. In this capacity, Ellen Calves presides over Town Board meetings held every other Tuesday at 6:00 PM at Bedford Town Hall, works alongside four elected Councilmembers to set policy, approve the annual municipal budget, and enact local laws governing zoning, land use, road maintenance, parks, and emergency services.
The Supervisor also represents Bedford in dealings with Westchester County government and New York State agencies — making Ellen Calves the public face of Bedford's official position on issues ranging from infrastructure funding to environmental regulation. The role is full-time in responsibility if not always in the volume of contested decisions.
The Bedford Town Board
The Bedford Town Board consists of five elected members who collectively govern the town. Alongside Town Supervisor Ellen Calves, the board includes Deputy Supervisor Stephanie McCaine, Councilmember Bobbi Bittker, Councilmember Tom Catoliato, and Councilmember Midge Iorio. All five have compiled a voting record of complete unanimity on every measure that has come before the board — a streak that either reflects extraordinary civic harmony or suggests that the truly contentious decisions never quite make it to a formal vote.
Town Board agendas, meeting minutes, and video recordings are posted on the official Bedford town website at bedfordny.gov. The board also maintains a newsletter of uncertain publication frequency.
Bedford Coverage: What the Bee Has Reported
The Bedford Bee has covered numerous Town Board meetings at which Ellen Calves presided, including discussions of leaf blower policy updates, BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) proposals, portal rollouts that streamlined approvals while somehow adding paperwork, and at least one meeting that was heroically scheduled, attended, and adjourned. See the coverage section below for a running list of Bee stories featuring the Supervisor.
2026 Supervisor Election
Ellen Z. Calves is a candidate for re-election as Town Supervisor in 2026, based on public petition records. Challenger Don Scott has also filed, making this a contested race. The 2026 Bedford Town Supervisor race page covers the office, both candidates, and the issues likely to shape the campaign — including governance transparency, the Bedford Hills commercial district, road conditions, and energy policy costs. A fuller issue-connected profile of Calves in the context of those governance questions is on the Ellen Calves entity page.
Friends of Ellen Calves / Ellen4Bedford
Ellen Calves has run for Town Supervisor under the campaign committee known as Friends of Ellen Calves, also referred to online as Ellen4Bedford. Campaign finance records for New York State elected officials, including town supervisors, are filed with the New York State Board of Elections and are publicly searchable. The Bedford Bee does not independently verify campaign finance data and encourages readers to consult official records directly.
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The Bedford Town Supervisor is the chief elected executive of the Town of Bedford, New York. The Supervisor presides over Town Board meetings, represents Bedford at the county and state level, and works with four Councilmembers to set policy, approve the annual budget, and enact local laws governing zoning, land use, road maintenance, and municipal services.
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Ellen Calves's current term as Town Supervisor of Bedford expires December 31, 2026. She is a candidate for re-election in the 2026 supervisor race, where she faces challenger Don Scott. Town Supervisor is an elected position in New York State; terms are two or four years depending on local law.
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The Bedford Town Board consists of five elected members: Town Supervisor Ellen Calves, Deputy Supervisor Stephanie McCaine, and Councilmembers Bobbi Bittker, Tom Catoliato, and Midge Iorio. All five have maintained a unanimous voting record on every recorded measure.
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The Bedford Town Board meets every other Tuesday at 6:00 PM at Bedford Town Hall. Meeting agendas and minutes are posted on the official town website at bedfordny.gov. The public is welcome to attend and, during the public comment period, to speak for exactly three minutes.
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Friends of Ellen Calves (also known online as Ellen4Bedford) is the campaign committee for Ellen Calves's Town Supervisor campaigns in Bedford, New York. Campaign finance filings are available through the New York State Board of Elections.
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No. The Bedford Bee is a satirical local news publication. This profile contains factual information about Ellen Calves's public role, but it is not affiliated with the Town of Bedford or Ellen Calves. For official information, visit bedfordny.gov.
Ellen Calves is the Town Supervisor of Bedford, New York — the highest elected office in a Westchester County town best known for equestrian properties, excellent stone walls, and a governing board that has never once publicly disagreed about anything. Her term runs through December 31, 2026. The Bedford Bee will be watching.