Jessup has resided in Alfred Station since 1973. In 1980, he was appointed to the Town of Alfred Planning Board and served in that capacity until his election to the Town Board in 1985. Over the next 14 years he filled the roles of Councilman, Deputy Supervisor, and Supervisor. In 2013, Jessup was appointed to fill the remainder of District V Legislator Doug Burdick’s term of office, a seat he subsequently won for an additional four-year term in November, 2013.
In addition to his work in the
Legislature, Jessup has served the County as member and Chairman of both the
Allegany County Planning Board and Comprehensive Plan Committee and Comprehensive
Plan Implementation Group and was instrumental in the drafting and adoption of
the County’s first Comprehensive Plan. Other important County appointments
include the Allegany County Industrial Development Agency, the Southern Tier
West Regional Planning and Development Board of Directors, and the Allegany
County Telecommunications Development Corporation Board of Directors.
Jessup has resided in Alfred Station since 1973 with his wife, Linda, with whom he raised three children, and shares six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
