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The Westchester County Democratic Committee is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of New York. Its headquarters is in White Plains, New York.[2]
Westchester County Democratic Committee | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Suzanne Berger[1] |
| Westchester County Executive | George Latimer |
| Deputy Westchester County Executive | Kenneth Jenkins |
| Chairman of the Board of Legislators | Benjamin Boykin |
| Vice Chairwoman of the Board of Legislators | Alfreda Williams |
| Membership (2020) |  631,822 |
| Ideology | Centrism Modern liberalism Progressivism |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Colors | Blue |
| Westchester County Board of Legislators | 15 / 17
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| Website | |
| westchesterdems | |
Current elected officials
editThe following is a list of elected statewide and federal Democratic officeholders:
Members of Congress
editDemocrats hold all 3 of Westchester County's seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and both U.S. Senate seats.
U.S. Senate
editDemocrats have controlled both of New York's seats in the U.S. Senate since 1998:
- Class I: Kirsten Gillibrand (junior senator)
- Class III: Chuck Schumer (senior senator, Senate majority leader)
U.S. House of Representatives
editCountywide officials
editDemocrats control all four of the elected countywide offices:
- County Executive: George Latimer[3]
- Deputy County Executive: Kenneth Jenkins[3]
- District Attorney: Mimi Rocah[4]
- County Clerk: Tim Idoni
State senators
edit- SD-34: Alessandra Biaggi
- SD-35: Andrea Stewart-Cousins
- SD-36: Jamaal Bailey
- SD-37: Shelley Mayer
- SD-38: Elijah Reichlin-Melnick
- SD-40: Pete Harkham
State Assembly Members
edit- AD-88: Amy Paulin
- AD-89: J. Gary Pretlow
- AD-90: Nader Sayegh
- AD-91: Steven Otis
- AD-92: Thomas J. Abinati
- AD-93: Chris Burdick
- AD-95: Sandy Galef
Mayoral offices
editAll of the county's major cities have Democratic mayors.
- Yonkers (1): Mike Spano
- New Rochelle (2): Noam Bramson
- Mount Vernon (3): Shawyn Patterson Howard
- White Plains (4): Tom Roach
References
edit- ^ Lungariello, Mark (September 18, 2020). "Westchester Democrats choose Suzanne Berger as first new leader in 16 years". The Journal News. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ "Contact Us – Westchester County Democratic Committee". westchesterdems.org. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ^ a b Lungariello, Mark; Fitz-Gibbon, Jorge (November 8, 2017). "George Latimer wins Westchester County executive race". The Journal News. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ^ Lungariello, Mark (November 3, 2020). "Mimi Rocah declares victory in Westchester County DA race". The Journal News. Retrieved 2021-01-21.