The Mount Vernon City Democratic Committee held their nominations for the 2025 Election on Thursday, February 13th. Several district leaders nominated candidates and then voted on who the Democratic Nominees would go into the June 24th Democratic Primary. All candidates were allowed to address the district leaders to make their case for party nomination on Thursday, January 23rd.
And The MVDCC 2025 Nominees Are: Mount Vernon Council President Danielle Brown for Mount Vernon City Court Judge, Former Mayor & City Council Member André Wallace, Former City Clerk Taneshia Walters, and Councilwoman Cathlin Gleason, who are the three City Council Nominees.
André Wallace was the only candidate to get over 50% in the first round of the council vote. The three lowest vote-getters, Cynthia Turnquest-Jones, Nicole Lucio, and Aleida Castillo’s names were removed, and the party voted in the second round for two more candidates. Councilwomen Cathlin Gleason and Mount Vernon City Clerk Taneshia Walters each had over 40% in the first round, Mastrogiogio 39.69%, George Brown 33.93%, and Elvira Castillo received 33.69% of the first-round vote. Walters and Gleason got over 40%, but no candidates gained over 50% in the second round. The two candidates with the lowest percentage, George Brown and Elvira Castillo, were dropped from the third round.
All the candidates running who were vying for the party nomination were as follows
WESTCHESTER COUNTY CLERK CANDIDATES: Yorktown Clerk Diana Quast, North Castle Clerk Alison Simon, Deputy County Clerk John Allen, NYS Assemblyman Nader Sayegh, and White Plains Mayor Tom Roach
MOUNT VERNON CITY COURT JUDGE CANDIDATES: City Council President Danielle Browne, Associate Judge Peter Saint George Davis, and Mount Vernon Corporation Counsel Brian Johnson
MOUNT VERNON CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES (three seats available): Nicole Lucio, Elvira Castillo, Aleida Castillo, Former MVCSD Trustee Cynthia Turnquest-Jones, Former Mayor & City Councilman André Wallace, Former Mount Vernon City Clerks George Brown and Taneshia Walters, Former MVPD PBA President Nicholas Mastrogiogio, Councilwoman Cathlin Gleason (running for re-election). Bill Schwartz is now running for City Council as well but did not vy for the Democratic City Committee nomination.
Mount Vernon Comptroller Darren Morton now has a challenger, Benjamin Montgomery, in the Democratic Primary. Westchester County Legislators Tyrae Woodson-Samuels and David Tubiolo are all running for re-election unopposed.
Candidates will be collecting signatures between February 25th and April 3rd to make that ballot for the Tuesday, June 24th Democratic Primary Election
The Westchester County Democratic Committee will be making their nominations on Tuesday, February 18th at their County Convention that will be held in Tarrytown.
*** Updated Monday, March 3, 2025, to add additional candidates****
