US Representative - District 16
George S. Latimer
U.S. Representative for New York's 16th District, elected Nov. 5, 2024 with 71.3% of the vote after defeating incumbent Jamaal Bowman in the June 2024 Democratic primary.
Where they stand
Federal spending and taxes
Opposes any attempt to privatize Medicare or Social Security. In the House, voted against the Rescissions Act of 2025 and the 2025 budget reconciliation bill, both now law, and against several 2025–2026 funding bills, while voting for the fiscal 2026 Commerce-Justice-Science, Energy-Water and Interior spending bill.
Energy and climate
Supports passing a Green New Deal to address climate change and transition away from fossil fuels. His campaign also cites the authorization of more than $20 million toward expanding electric-vehicle charging infrastructure.
Jobs, small business and the economy
Sponsors small-business bills, including one requiring the Small Business Administration to issue rules for disclosing canceled federal contract solicitations that small businesses were eligible for, which passed the House. Voted against overturning the federal consumer financial bureau's rule on overdraft lending at very large financial institutions.
Issues George is raising
Immigration
Supports comprehensive immigration reform, including faster work permits for immigrants and a path to citizenship. Voted against the Laken Riley Act and the Secure America Act.
Abortion and reproductive health
Supports voting for the Women's Health Protection Act and opposes efforts to pass a national abortion ban. His campaign says he signed the Reproductive Health Care Facilities Access Act into law to protect access to reproductive health clinics in Westchester County.
Background
He was Westchester County Executive from January 2018, re-elected in 2021, and earlier served in the State Senate, the State Assembly and the Westchester County Board of Legislators.
- U.S. Representative for New York's 16th Congressional District; won the Nov. 5, 2024 general election against Miriam Flisser with 71.3% of the vote
- Defeated incumbent Jamaal Bowman in the June 25, 2024 Democratic primary with 58.6% of the vote
- Advanced to the 2026 general election after the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary was canceled
- Member, House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Committee on Small Business
- Member of the Congressional Labor Caucus, the Congressional Reproductive Freedom Caucus, the Equality Caucus, the New Democrat Coalition and the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition
- Westchester County Executive: took office in January 2018 as the county's ninth; re-elected to a second term in November 2021
- Elected to the New York State Senate in November 2012, representing the 37th District
- Elected to the New York State Assembly in 2004; his official House biography says he authored more than 20 new laws there and later signed the Anti-Wage Theft Law and the Wage History Anti-Discrimination Law
- Elected to the Westchester County Board of Legislators in 1991 for the 7th District; over 13 years served as Minority Leader and as the board's first Democratic chairman, chairing it from 1998 to 2001
- Won a seat on the Rye City Council in 1987, his first run for public office
- Worked more than 20 years as a marketing executive at major corporate subsidiaries of Nestle and ITT
- Former tenant organizer
- B.A., Fordham University (1974); Master's in Public Administration, New York University's Wagner School (1976)
- Born Nov. 22, 1953, in Mount Vernon, where he attended public schools
Support
New York Teamsters
“It's an honor to support this bipartisan group of incumbents, because the Faster Labor Contracts Act is a gamechanger, and it will empower workers more than any federal law that's been passed since the New Deal”
— Thomas Gesualdi, President, Teamsters Joint Council 16
Communications Workers of America District 1 (CWA District 1)
Regional district of the Communications Workers of America
The Steady State
“George Latimer understands that accountability mechanisms only work if elected officials are willing to use them, regardless of which party holds power”
— Steven Cash, Executive Director, The Steady State
Money
$514K
raised
$101K cash
cash on hand
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