Andrew Bigelow was born on October 4th, 1984, at Glens Falls Hospital, to Karen and Ted Bigelow. He grew up on School Street and spent his entire youth in Hudson Falls. He lettered in three varsity sports and served as Captain of the Football and Wrestling teams.
Upon graduation from Hudson Falls High School in 2002 he attended the United States Military Academy at West Point where he was a member of the Army Sprint Football team. In 2006, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army as an Environmental Science and Engineering Officer. He has served continuously on active duty for the past 17 years and is currently a Lieutenant Colonel.
Andrew has served in several operational and leadership assignments while in the Army at various locations around the world. His duty assignments include Fort McPherson, Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Drum, Afghanistan, Baltimore, Fort Bragg, and West Point. He served as both a Detachment and Company Commander for over 40 months. In 2010 he deployed to Afghanistan for twelve months as part of the 10th Mountain Division in support of Operation Enduring Freedom where he was awarded the Bronze Star. While in Command at Fort Bragg, he led his unit through two humanitarian deployments as part of Northern Command providing support for hurricane relief efforts in the Virgin Islands and in support of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency.
Andrew attended graduate school at Johns Hopkins University in 2014 where he earned a master’s degree in environmental engineering. He is a board-certified Professional Engineer.
Andrew is currently assigned at West Point serving as the Chief of Public Health for West Point. He lives in Cornwall, NY and is married to his high school girlfriend Sarah Romano (Hudson Falls Class of 2001). They have three kids, Drew, Maximus, and Arabella. In addition to serving on active duty, he is an active member of his local community where he coaches youth athletics year-round.