Political Quotes

“last Wednesday, March 18, was a day for democracy in New York State. Voters in many of our villages went to the polls to elect leaders to serve their home communities, running the village governments that provide basic services in their area: police, fire, sanitation, recreation, snow removal, land use authority, and the like. In Westchester's 16th Congressional District, let me salute those who have won. In the village of Bronxville, Helen Knapp and Vanessa O'Friel were elected as trustees to the Bronxville Village Board. William Prince was elected village justice. In the village of Elmsford, Nelson Lopez and David Signor were elected as trustees to the Elmsford Village Board. In the village of Scarsdale, Tim Foley, Ron Schulhof, and Scott Silberfein were elected as trustees to the Scarsdale Village Board. These elections were held without controversy or incident. There were no claims of illegal voting or stolen elections but just simply democracy at work. I congratulate the winners and thank all who competed in their service to the communities.”