Mary T. Kuhn

COUNTY LEGISLATOR – 7th DISTRICT

7th District Onondaga County Legislator Mary Kuhn was a Clinical Social Worker who spent 30+ years in public service. Legislator Kuhn retired as the Director of the Onondaga County’s Child and Adolescent Outpatient Mental Health Clinic. 

The 7th District includes a portion of the City of Syracuse including a portion of the north side. It also includes a large area within the Town of DeWitt including the Village of East Syracuse.

For many years, Legislator Kuhn worked for Contact Community Services as an on-air therapist for the radio show Teen Talk. In addition, for 20 years she was a small business owner, providing therapy for individuals and families and pro bono services for clients of Vera House.

Since retirement, she has been involved in the CNY Interfaith Sanctuary Coalition, which seeks to educate various faith communities about the injustice of our immigration system and to advocate for and support those individuals caught in it. She is the co-founder of Onondaga Votes!, a non-partisan group focused on voter registration and civic engagement. She is also on the Board of ArtRage, a gallery in the Hawley Green neighborhood of Syracuse which exhibits progressive art supporting social justice and encouraging social change.