Rye, NY
Politics
It's Killian Against Mayer In Special Election For Latimer's Senate Seat
Former Rye councilwoman Julie Killian will make a second attempt at the 37th District Senate seat vacated by George Latimer when he became Westchester County executive. Killian, who ran an unsuccessful challenge to Latimer in 2016 will face Democratic Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer of Yonkers during a special election on April 24. Republican Party members chose Killian, who served six years as a Rye city councilwoman, over former Yonkers inspector general Dan Schorr of White Plains during a small GOP convention at Westchester Manor on Wednesday. The Senate seat has been vacant since Latimer t…
White Plains, NY
Politics
Latimer Seat In Westchester Seen As Key To Democratic Unity
George Latimer's election as Westchester County executive has opened up a state Senate seat that is now attracting national attention. A special election to fill two vacant Senate seats, including Latimer's, is expected to be held on April 24. According to this article in The New York Times, the Rye Democrat's 37th District seat "could hold the key to Democrats scoring a government trifecta in Albany, an alignment in which one party controls the governorship, as well as both houses of the Legislature. Latimer easily defeated two-term Republican incumbent Rob Astorino of Hawthorne in …
