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George Latimer

Democratic candidate for New York's 16th Congressional District

George Latimer is a Westchester native and former county executive whose congressional priorities include housing, infrastructure and reproductive freedom.

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DistrictNY-16
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where George stands.

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Affordable housing and opportunity

  • Supports incentives to build affordable homes, stronger renter protections and expanded homeownership opportunities for low- and middle-income families

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Reproductive health and freedom

  • Supports the Women's Health Protection Act, opposes a national abortion ban and supports contraception and IVF access

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Transportation and resilient infrastructure

  • Supports modernizing roads, bridges and transit and investing in stormwater and sewer systems that protect communities from flooding

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Gun safety and prevention

  • Supports an assault-weapons ban, universal background checks, extreme-risk protection orders and investment in violence prevention

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Climate and clean energy

  • Supports renewable energy, green jobs and a Green New Deal to reduce environmental damage and address climate change

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Medicare and Social Security

  • Opposes privatizing Medicare and Social Security and supports strengthening and expanding benefits for current and future retirees

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. Since 2025

    Experience

    United States Representative

    Represents New York's 16th District.

  2. Elected in 1987

    Experience

    Rye City Council member

    Served Rye in local government.

  3. Elected in 1991

    Experience

    Westchester county legislator

    Represented the county's Seventh District.

  4. 1998-2001

    Experience

    County Board of Legislators chair

    Chaired the county legislature.

  5. Elected in 2004

    Experience

    New York assemblymember

    Served in the state Assembly.

  6. Elected in November 2012

    Experience

    New York state senator

    Represented the 37th District.

  7. Beginning January 2018

    Experience

    Westchester County Executive

    Led county government.

  • Experience

    Corporate marketing executive

    Worked at Nestle and ITT subsidiaries.

  • Experience

    County board minority leader

    Led the board's minority caucus.

  • Accomplishment

    Reduced county property taxes

    Delivered three consecutive county property-tax cuts and stabilized the county's credit rating.

  • Accomplishment

    Enacted wage protections

    Signed the Anti-Wage Theft Law and the Wage History Anti-Discrimination Law.

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