Westchester’s civil service employees  is backing County Executive Andy Spano. CSEA Local 860, which represents over 14,000 members, today announced its endorsement of Spano re-election.

“Andy Spano is someone we know and someone we can work with,” said Jack McPhillips, president of CSEA Westchester Local 860. “We endorse him as the candidate who will best look out [...]

Mayor Mike Bloomberg may not be backing Rob Astorino, but former Gov. George Pataki is.

The two Republicans toured downtown Peekskill today on what they called a small business tour, assessing the challenges of mom-and-pop shop owners in the city where Pataki was once mayor.

They met at the Governor George E. Pataki Leadership and Learning Center [...]

Former Republican State Sen. Nick Spano announced that he’s throwing his support behind County Executive Andrew Spano, a Democrat.

In a letter, the Republican power broker turned lobbyist said Andy Spano is an “innovative leader who can guide us through these tough fiscal times.” He said the county executive has managed the government well with new [...]

A recent poll conducted by Regional News Network and Sienna Research Institute shows County Executive Andrew Spano and his Republican opponent Rob Astorino in a close battle.
Spano leads Astorino 47 percent to 41 percent with another 11 percent of likely voters remaining undecided — there’s a margin of error of 4.5 percent.
Also in that poll, [...]

A picture might be worth a thousand words, but not necessarily an endorsement when its with Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
New York’s Republican mayor isn’t backing Rob Astorino for county executive — even though the Republican touted the endorsement during a debate Wednesday and campaign literature.
Astorino had the picture to prove it.
Bloomberg and Astorino met last month [...]

New York State Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long today called on Westchester voters to support Rob Astorino, even though he’s not on that party line in the Nov. 3 race for county executive.

In making his plea today in Yonkers, Long called it a “terrible injustice” and said voters shouldn’t be hoodwinked  or fooled into supporting [...]

The New York Post today endorsed Rob Astorino for county executive. In its editorial, the paper owned by Rupert Murdoch cited high taxes and spending as reasons for ousting County Executive Andrew Spano, a Democrat.

They liked Astorino, a Republican, because of his plans to have employees kick-in for health-care and pension costs, merging duplicative agencies [...]

Taxes, affordable housing and the future of the Tappan Zee Bridge were among the topics discussed by the Democrat and Republican vying for Legislator Lois Bronz’ seat in a debate sponsored by the League of Women Voters. Bronz is not seeking re-election.

Democrat Alfreda Williams, a former Greenburgh town clerk for 14 years, and Republican Tom [...]

The Westchester County Police Retired Officers on Tuesday endorsed two Republicans running for county-wide office: Rob Astorino for Westchester county executive and Dan Schorr for district attorney.

The group, comprised of retired county police officers, cited high property taxes, wasteful government spending, rising crime, and lenient plea bargains to violent criminals as serious issues in this [...]

With so many issues facing Westchester taxpayers and businesses — high taxes, government consolidation, MTA payroll tax, property revaluation and a federal housing settlement —  the Westchester County Association wants to know how the candidates for public office plan to address them.

The WCA last week sent out a questionnaire that was developed by its members. [...]