Protecting Our Families

     Pete understands that the core mission of any government is to protect the safety and well-being if its residents. As the regional government, county government is crucial to cost-effective solutions for both supporting our local emergency responders and to protecting the people of Westchester. As a two-term member of the Committee on Public Safety & Security, Pete has:

• Successfully sponsored legislation to toughen DWI penalties in Westchester;

• Successfully protected the Department of Emergency Services from reckless budget cuts;

• Successfully passed Social Host legislation to protect underage teens from parties where alcohol is served;

• Successfully passed restrictions on the sale of cough medicine containing DXM to minors;

• Successfully sponsored emergency appropriation for mortgage foreclosure prevention saving hundreds of Westchester families from foreclosure;

• Successfully appropriated $150,000 in Invest in Kids funding for Boys & Girls Club of northern Westchester for at-risk youth;

• Successfully cosponsored legislation granting property tax breaks to volunteer emergency first-responders and veterans;

• Changed County policy at police firing range to foster shared services and save local municipalities money.