County Executive Ken Jenkins at Westchester Democratic Committee convention
Westchester Jewish Democrats Added to WCDC Executive Committee Affinity Groups
The Westchester County Democratic Committee has endorsed its candidates for this November’s county elections.
The endorsement came during a meeting of the committee on Feb. 18 at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown.
County Executive Ken Jenkins , who earlier this month won a special election to complete the current unexpired term of former County Executive and current Congressman George Latimer, got the committee’s nod for the race this November for a full term.
Outgoing White Plains Mayor Tom Roach won the committee’s endorsement to run for County Clerk, in the race to succeed longtime County Clerk Tim Idoni who is retiring.
The committee also voted to endorse incumbent Westchester County Surrogate Court Judge Brandon Sall. Current Greenburgh Town Justice Erin M. McGoey won the committee’s endorsement for County Court Judge. Family law attorney and New Rochelle resident Emily R. Rubin was endorsed for Family Court Judge.
The committee also backed the slate of incumbent Democratic legislators running for re-election:
Chair Vedat Gashi , District 4 (New Castle, Ossining, Somers, Yorktown)
Vice Chair José Alvarado , District 17 (Yonkers)
Majority Leader Tyrae Woodson-Samuels , District 13 (Mount Vernon)
Majority Whip Terry Clemen ts, District 11 (New Rochelle, Pelham, Pelham Manor)
Colin Smith, District 1 (Cortlandt, Peekskill, Yorktown)
Erika Pierce, District 2 (Bedford, Lewisboro, Mount Kisco, North Salem, Pound Ridge, Somers)
Nancy E. Barr, District 6 (Harrison, Port Chester, Rye Brook)
Jewel Williams Johnson, District 8 (Elmsford, Greenburgh, Tarrytown, White Plains)
Emiljana Ulaj, District 9 (Cortlandt, Ossining, Croton, Briarcliff, Buchanan)
Judah Holstein, District 10 (Eastchester, New Rochelle, Tuckahoe)
David Imamura, District 12 (Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Greenburgh, Hastings-on-Hudson, Irvington)
David J. Tubiolo, District 14 (Yonkers, Mount Vernon)
Shanae Williams, District 16 (Yonkers)
Committee Chair Suzanne Berger said: “Westchester County is a model for New York and the nation of the good things that happen when we elect fiscally strong, socially progressive Democrats. Races in non-presidential years don’t get the press attention they deserve, but they’re crucial. It’s county government that most touches us in our day-to-day lives, and it’s our Democratic slate who will continue Westchester’s progress economically, socially, environmentally, and in public safety. Democrats are ready to work hard and win this November.”
Democrats also voted overwhelmingly to add the Westchester Jewish Democrats to the roster of affinity groups with a voice and vote in the WCDC’s executive committee. Westchester Jewish Democrats join Black Democrats of Westchester, Hispanic Democrats of Westchester, Women Democrats of Westchester, Westchester Young Democrats, Westchester Asian American Democrats and Hudson Valley Stonewall Democrats.
Berger said, “Hearing every voice, reaching out to every community, welcoming, not fearing, our diversity: these are core values of Democrats, and having Westchester Jewish Democrats in our executive discussions will help us put those values into practice.”
