Westchester county Democratic Committee
Committee Leadership
2026–2028 Directory of Officials
Chair
Suzanne M. Berger (Greenburgh)
Executive Director
Jovan C. Richards (New Rochelle)
First Vice Chair
Lila E. Kirton (White Plains)
Second Vice Chair
Bruce Campbell (Mount Pleasant)
Vice Chairs
Joseph Apicella (Rye Town)
Steve Bass (Greenburgh)
Don Buchwald (White Plains)
Terry Clements (New Rochelle)
Terry Degatano (White Plains)
Linda Fernberg (North Castle)
Ximena Francella (New Rochelle)
Thomas G. Meier, Jr. (Yonkers)
Tajian M. Nelson (Mount Vernon)
Anthony Nicodemo (Yonkers)
Karen Pecora (Cortlandt)
Louis Sanchez (Greenburgh)
Treasurer
Marcel Florestal (Ossining)
Assistant Treasurer
Celina Guerra (Bedford)
Secretary
Copernicus Crane (White Plains)
Assistant Secretary
Diana Toledo (Yonkers)
Law Chair
Robert A. Spolzino (Mamaroneck)
State Committee Members
88th Assembly District
Yadira Ramos-Herbert (yadira.ramos.herbert@gmail.com, New Rochelle)
William Alexander (White Plains, bill761A@aol.com)
89th Assembly District
Symra Brandon (Yonkers, symradb@gmail.com)
Tyrae Woodson Samuels (Mount Vernon, twoodsonsamuels@gmail.com)
90th Assembly District
Pauline Galvin (Yonkers, paulinemgalvin@aol.com)
Ken Jenkins (Yonkers, KenJenkins01@gmail.com)
91st Assembly District
Shannon Powell (Mamaroneck, prpshannonp@gmail.com)
Jovan C. Richards (New Rochelle, JCRichards1@gmail.com)
92nd Assembly District
Joanne G. Sold (Mount Pleasant, motga@aol.com)
Phil Chonigman (Greenburgh, pchonigman@yahoo.com)
93rd Assembly District
Jenn Castelhano (Lewisboro, jenn@castelhano.us)
Harry Bittker (Bedford, harrybittker@gmail.com)
94th Assembly District
Christine J. Robbins (Somers, RobbinsL@aol.com)
Mark Lieberman (Yorktown, markallenlieberman@gmail.com)
95th Assembly District
Victoria Gearity (Ossining, victoria.gearity@gmail.com)
Steve Kollias (Peekskill, Skollias0622@gmail.com)
Democratic Organizations
Black Democrats of Westchester
- Terry Clements, Chair
Hispanic Democrats of Westchester
- Robin A. Bikkal & Ximena Francella, Co-Chairs
Hudson Valley Stonewall Democrats
- Anthony Nicodemo, President
Westchester Asian American Democrats
- Jeanhee Chung & Tony Kollarmalil, Co-Chairs
Westchester Young Democrats
- Harry Bittker, President
Women Democrats of Westchester
- Leslie Chervokas, Chair
Westchester Jewish Democrats
- Nancy Street, Chair
Former County Chairs
Richard Weingarten (1985–1989)
Dennis Mehiel (1989–1994)
Andrew J. Spano (1994–1997)
Robin Bikkal (1997)
David A. Alpert (1997–2002)
George S. Latimer (2002–2004)
William Luddy (1956–1971) — deceased
Max Berking (1971–1974) — deceased
Miriam Jackson (1974–1975) — deceased
Thomas F. Carty (1979–1985) — deceased
M. Paul Redd (1994) — deceased
Samuel G. Fredman (1975–2018) — deceased
Reginald A. LaFayette (2004–2020) — deceased
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