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 three-term member of the Committee on Public Safety & Security, Pete has:

• Successfully cosponsored legislation facilitating police mergers to save taxpayers money and to enhance public safety.
• Held NYSEG & Con Ed accountable for poor storm recovery efforts and forced important reforms in their emergency planning.
• Successfully sponsored an emergency generator inventory law to enhance readiness of critical public infrastructure during natural disasters like Superstorm Sandy.
• Passed legislation-enabling school districts to contract with county police for school safety officers.
• Successfully sponsored legislation to toughen DWI penalties in Westchester;
• Successfully protected the Departments of Emergency Services, Probation and Public Safety 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.