Michael J. Aidala is a longtime Colonie public servant and member of Colonie Central High School’s first graduating class in 1955. 

A resident of the Village of Colonie for many years, he was first elected to the Board of Trustees in 1979 and serves as Deputy Mayor. He is also a former Albany County Legislator representing the 27th District. Last elected Trustee in 2016, Aidala is Commissioner of the Albany County Sewer District, and Liaison to the village Department of Public Works, Sign Review Board and Tax Assessor. Aidala is past President of the Hudson Mohawk Elected Officials Association, and a member of the West Albany Italian Benevolent Society, the Albany Polish American Citizens Club, the Thunder Road Senior Citizens Club, and a social member of the Colonie Fire Company. He is Assistant Scoutmaster with Boys Scouts Troop 278, manager of Our Lady of Mercy Church Little League team, and former President of the Forest Park Elementary School and Sand Creek Middle School PTA groups.

A retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army, Aidala is past President of the Capital District Chapter Association of the U.S. Army, serving on the Board of Governors, and a member the Joseph E. Zaloga American Legion Post No. 1520. During his long tenure as village Trustee, Aidala has played an active role in improving village streets, sewer service, and local parks and playgrounds.

He has been a supporter of veterans, senior citizens, and youth baseball programs, as well as the Central Avenue Outreach Center and Family Recreation Center. He also helped facilitate the construction of a new village firehouse and EMS station.