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Westchester County, NY November 3, 2009 Election
Council Member; City of White Plains Voter Information

4 Year Term Ending 2013.

Results as of Mar 11 4:10pm, 100% of Precincts Reporting (43/43)
Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Thomas M. Roach, Jr. 8,466 votes 31%

  • Party: Conservative, Democratic, Republican, Working Families
Beth N. Smayda Click here for more information about this candidate 6,035 votes 22%
  • Party: Democratic, Independence, Working Families
  • Occupation: Mng. Dir., National Public Finance Guarantee
  • City of White Plains Budget & Management Advisory Committee
  • President & Budget Chair, White Plains League of Women Voters
  • White Plains School District Annual Budget Committee
  • White Plains PTA Council Budget & Legislation Committees Chair
  • Council Member, Trinity Lutheran Church, White Plains, NY
  • MPA, LBJ School of Public Affairs & BA Public Administration and Politicial Science, Augustana College, IL
Priorities:
  • Work to ensure City's fiscal stability
  • Preserve integrity of City's residential neighborhoods
  • Explore creative ways to preserve and protect City open spaces
David Buchwald Click here for more information about this candidate 5,966 votes 22%
  • Party: Democratic, Independence, Working Families
  • Occupation: Tax Attorney at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
  • White Plains Historical Society, Trustee
  • White Plains Downtown Residents Association, Board Member
  • Metro-North Railroad Commuter Council, Westchester County Representative
  • Harvard Law School, J.D. cum laude
  • John F. Kennedy School of Government, Masters of Public Policy
  • Yale University, B.S., Physics
Priorities:
  • A Financially Healthy City
  • An Emphasis on Smart City Planning
  • A Cleaner Environment
Leonard G. Lolis Click here for more information about this candidate 3,793 votes 14%
  • Party: Conservative, Independence, Republican
  • Occupation: Director of Network Infrastructure
  • White Plains 1st Director of Information Services
  • Certified Novell Engineer
  • Certified Code Enforcement Officer State of N.Y.
Priorities:
  • Abolish Wasteful Spending
  • Restore Services (garbage pickup, leaf pickup..etc)
  • Bring Balance and Transparency to White Plains
Jim Arndt Click here for more information about this candidate 3,216 votes 12%
  • Party: Conservative, Republican
  • Occupation: Director of Stores for Canali USA
  • Senior Executive of a family owned and operated business
  • Accomplishments for excellence in business have been written about in several books recently published
  • Senior Executive for Neiman Marcus
  • Senior Executive for Bloomingdales
  • Executive Member of the Safety Committee for White Plains Public Schools
  • Cub Scout Leader
Priorities:
  • be a transparent government
  • develop a business model to run the city economically solvent
  • replenish the reserve account

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