Schenectady firefighters find new home in Working Families Party FacebookTwitterEmail SCHENECTADY — Registration in the Working Families Party in Schenectady County is on the uptick. The party has seen enrollment increase 21 percent since last November, according to the county Board of Elections. The Working Families Party had 618 registered members in Schenectady County last November, a number that increased to 750 by Feb. 21, according to election data. As with similar surges in Rensselaer and Saratoga counties, the party's leadership is wondering if the influx has more to do with electoral antics as opposed to genuine interest in progressive principles. Chad Putman, a Working Families Party state committee member for the city of Schenectady, acknowledged the party didn’t engage in sustained voter outreach over the past year, calling it a “missed opportunity.”