News from the Campaign
Solidarity
WE INTERRUPT THIS RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN FOR TWO PSAs Thousands of Westchester residents work for the Federal Government and have been furloughed from their jobs. To add insult to injury, there are some who have been ordered to report to work without pay. That includes...
read moreA Superhero Story for the Holidays
A few years back, we let this kid Caroline Plank, a former college soccer player, join the fastest pack in our NewRo Runners athletic team and she could barely keep up with us. Then, all of sudden, she could. Easily. Pretty soon, she was leaving us all in the dust....
read moreIn Support of the Good Work of HIAS
Dear friends, I’m turning my platform over today to my friend Gene Tozzi, a fellow Roman Catholic, who has been working with other Catholics, Protestants, and Jews on the HIAS project he describes. Thank you, Gene, for allowing me to share your words and for...
read more2018 Mid-Year Report
The first half of 2018 has been a period of fast-paced achievement and historic change for the Westchester County Board of Legislators. I'm proud of the work my colleagues and I have done over the past six months, and I'd like to share with you a copy of a 2018...
read moreAnother Call to Action: We Walk, We Win!
It’s been a whirlwind few months since I took office as the Westchester County Legislator representing District 10 -- Eastchester, Tuckahoe, and half of New Rochelle. I am happy to tell you that I have already fulfilled some important campaign promises. I was very...
read moreA Year End Tax Update
Friends, I'm writing to give you some additional information that may help you with your taxes. As you probably know, New Yorkers and others living in high-tax states were targeted in the Trump federal tax bill that was just passed. Some of you may be able to prepay...
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Two Way Traffic Ahead
I am very excited to be the Legislator-elect, soon to represent Westchester County’s 10th District, covering Eastchester, Tuckahoe, and a large portion of New Rochelle. Although I can’t vote on the 2018 County budget proposed by outgoing County Executive Rob Astorino,...
read moreYour New County Legislator
I am very excited to share great news with you! I was elected the new County Legislator for District 10, to represent Eastchester, Tuckahoe and New Rochelle by a margin of 53% to 47%. I am happy to win one of three legislative seats that flipped to Democrats and...
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My Closing Argument
Last weekend, my opponent sent out the above mailer to my home. While I’m sure she intended for the mailer to make me look bad, I’m actually happy that she took the opportunity put together a concise summary of some of our biggest philosophical differences. So...
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Women’s Choice
What the story of my birth taught me about women’s health Every year on birthday my father would tell me the story of my birth in 1956. He told me of rushing my mother to St. Joseph’s in Yonkers in the middle of a January snowstorm, and then being told to go...
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