Bernard Bassett

Saranac High School

Class of 1967

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Bernard Bassett - Class of 1967 - Saranac High School

First Name	Bernard
Last Name	Bassett
Graduation Year	Class of 1967
Gender	Male
City	N/A
State/Province	NY
Country	United States
Occupation	Retired School Administrator, Retired Town Of Plattsburgh Supervisor & Democrat Party Chair
Married	Yes
Favorite School Memory	Favorite is a challenge but there are many fond memories from being in the SCS Band and the dances that we used to go to, with live bands!
About Me	Immediately after graduation it was college and a 19 year career teaching. After that I spent 14 years as a building principal and overlapped that with 19 years as part of the Adjunct faculty at Plattsburgh State. After retirement from education in 2004 I became involved in Politics and put together my first campaign against an 18 year incumbent State Assemblyman. Election night it was a 50/50 photo finish. I learned a lot, got some great endorsements on the State level and made some new friends. I then ran three local elections ( the next three years ) and won the position that I held for 10 years. The Town is extremely busy and growing as a major economic engine in the County and Upstate. That position, and all that comes with public service, kept me busy until December 2015 when I chose not to run for reelection and once again retired! Life didn't remain totally quiet though with a Governor's appointment to the Board of Trustees for Clinton Community College and a Board appointment with the Clinton County Historical Association. Those appointments keep me as busy as I would like to be. When not working we like to travel and spend time with the kids and grand babies. Picking up the golf clubs was on my short list of things to do now but I just have...(read more)