Names on a ballot are just that - names. 

But behind them are neighbors. Real people who live here in Hillsdale, who care deeply about making our town stronger, more connected, and more responsive to everyone who calls it home.

Like many of you, Chris and Gabriella juggle careers, parenting, and the everyday challenges of busy lives. Running for office wasn’t in the original plan, and certainly not on their respective bingo cards - but sometimes when you want to see real change, you need to step-in, step-up and be part of it.

Before you head to the polls and see our names on the ballot for Hillsdale Borough Council, we’d like to introduce ourselves.

Gabriella Ianni has spent her career shaping stories in the music industry - from the energy of live radio to navigating record labels and corporate partnerships. Her leadership at work is only matched by the daily work of raising three young kids. Whether she’s advocating in the schoolyard, volunteering on committees, coaching rec soccer or pushing for better support for small businesses and underserved neighbors, she brings empathy, strategy, and heart to everything she does.

Chris Camp is a familiar face around Hillsdale. As a father, coach, and volunteer, he’s been part of the town’s fabric - coaching t-ball, helping lead as a Commissioner at the Stonybrook Swim Club, and serving since 2017 on the Democratic County Committee, where he’s now Vice-Chair. His career in media communications is all about turning data and analytics and the complexity it carries into clear, actionable insights, a skill he brings to civic life, too.

At the core of everything we do is one value, our guiding principle: COMMUNITY. 

To us, community means breaking down barriers for small businesses, uplifting working families, supporting our schools, and making local government something people feel part of - not pushed away from.

We hope you’ll join us in the weeks ahead, and support us on paving a thoughtful, open and inclusive path forward into Hillsdale’s future. 

See you at the ballot box,

Gabriella Ianni and Chris Camp,

Democratic Candidates for Hillsdale Borough Council