Longtime White Plains Mayor Tom Roach, who became acting mayor in 2011 and is currently serving in his third full term in office, has announced via a statement that he will not run for re-election but will be running for Westchester County Clerk.
“Today, I am announcing that I will not be seeking reelection as Mayor of the City of White Plains and will be running for the office of Westchester County Clerk. I still have a year remaining in my term and look forward to spending the next year continuing the work we have started.
Over the last 14 years, it has been my distinct honor to serve as the Mayor of this great city. When I took office White Plains faced significant fiscal obstacles. Today, our financial future is secure. We have increased city budget reserves, improved our credit rating to AA1 stable, and developed innovative ways to raise new revenue and save taxpayer money. We have added services for our residents and visitors, invested in our police and fire departments, and introduced new and innovative technologies to make it easier for our residents to access city services. Our downtown is thriving and our train station has been transformed. We have stayed under the tax cap in every budget.
White Plains is a true community. During difficult times like Superstorm Sandy and the pandemic, we pulled together proving our strength. I am proud to have been a part of that.
Now, I wish to take my passion for public service to the County Clerk’s office and build on the tremendous legacy that Tim Idoni will leave behind. My accomplishments as Mayor provide me with the skills to manage this office in an efficient, transparent and responsible manner. My vision for the Clerk’s office is to make it accessible to all residents of Westchester County through continued modernization and proactive community outreach. Over the next several months I am looking forward to introducing myself to the people of Westchester to present my qualifications for the office and ask for their votes.
I am grateful to the people of White Plains for placing their faith in me to serve as their Mayor and for the support they have shown me during my tenure. I am appreciative of the great work done by my colleagues in city government who provide the services we all rely on. I have had the good fortune to lead the city I love and it has been the honor of my life. I look forward to continuing to serve them and all residents of this County as the next Westchester County Clerk.“
Nadine Hunt-Robinson who made history on November 4, 2014, by becoming the first African-American woman elected to serve on the White Plains Common Council and again six years later on January 6, 2020, when the Common Council voted unanimously to appoint Hunt-Robinson as its president, making her the first African American Woman to serve as Council President is attempting to make history again, this time as the first African American and the first Woman elected as the Mayor of White Plains. But first, she will have to face off with White Plains Councilman Justin Brasch, who confirmed to Black Westchester at the Westchester Dems Watch Party, his intention to run for mayor as well. He is supposed to formally launch his campaign this week.
