Kate Hogan, a graduate of the class of 1981, is the second of five children born to Dr. and Mrs. Patrick Hogan. She held the office of class treasurer for four years and was an active member of National Honor Society. Upon graduation from Hudson Falls, she attended St. Lawrence University and is proud to say that she felt that she received a better education from Hudson Falls than her college roommate did from her prep school. She received her law degree from Washington and Lee University.
Kate is the first woman to be elected district attorney in Warren County and began her legal career as an assistant district attorney in Brooklyn, where she specialized in trial work and prosecuted murders, rapes, and more serious felony cases. She left Brooklyn to return to her hometown and entered into private practice. She soon returned to prosecution though, taking a position with the New York Prosecutors Training Institute. There, she worked on death penalty cases around the state and help train prosecutors statewide.
In 2000, she accepted a position as an assistant district attorney in Warren County. When the sitting District Attorney surprisingly announced that he would not seek a third term, Kate announced her candidacy. She won a three-way primary and a three–way general election. In 2005, she was re-elected to a second term. As District Attorney, Kate has worked to establish a grass–roots network called Communities that Care. She had created a child advocacy center that was fully funded through grants from the state. In addition to serving as District Attorney, she has served on the Commission on the Jury and serves a statewide task force on children‘s justice issues. She has also been a member of the New York State Arson Board. In April 2007, the United States Attorney‘s Office for the Northern District of New York awarded her their Spirit of Justice Award for her work on behalf of victims of crime.
Kate is married to Kevin Bruen and has three children: Kit, Bridget and Patrick.