An unsigned story in the Register-Star says Hudson Mayor Rick Scalera endorses Republican Mayoral nominee William Hallenbeck to replace him in next month's election. “Why? Well if there is one thing I have learned as the most important duty of a mayor, it is to respect people of all walks of life," Scalera wrote in a press release. “Bill just didn’t arrive on the scene.... As a lifelong resident I have watched him work and retire from law enforcement in Hudson and the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office and he has always treated people fairly. He has worked in the [Hudson City] School District for some time now working closely with our kids." Scalera has been Mayor of Hudson off-and-on since the 1990s. Hallenbeck is current Third Ward Supervisor in Hudson. Scalera is running unopposed for Fifth Ward Supervisor. Another former Hudson Mayor, Dick Tracy, also endorsed Hallenbeck, the report says. Nick Haddad is Hallenbeck's Democrat opponent. Read the full story in the Register-Star.