Harckham Has Fought for Middle-Class Residents in Office
Peter Harckham has worked throughout his career in public service to help the people of Westchester. As a county legislator he was always accessible, responding to the needs of his constituents and supporting legislation to improve our environment as workers, families and small businesses.
Harckham was also a staunch advocate for affordable housing critical for seniors, home care workers, the disabled, veterans, municipal employees, young people returning home, couples starting out or single parents. For well over a decade, Pete worked in Westchester partnerships to support the effective housing programs that have helped longtime residents and newcomers feel welcome, be safe and contribute to the local economy and workforce.
When his opponent, Rob Astorino, became county executive, efforts to secure federal funding and increase residential opportunities took a dive. Astorino didn’t have better ideas nor was he against affordable housing per se, but he was beholden to a Westchester Republican Party with quite different interests. His administration blocked or watered down every piece of legislation presented to improve housing opportunities, which I witnessed as a program specialist to the Board of Legislators’ Committee on Affordable Housing.
Since being elected state senator in 2018, Harckham has again taken on the task of helping ordinary people. His concerns do not include building golf courses or luxury developments, but with the survival of so many middle-class residents suffering the loss of income and jobs while facing severe health issues. He has been working diligently against hunger, organizing food donation drive-ins all over our district.
Pete Harckham is an independent fighter for people, with good ideas that will help the state Senate fix what’s broken and stay strong so that our state and communities can survive the devastation accompanying this pandemic.
Please vote to re-elect state Sen. Pete Harckham!
Barbara Arrington Dodds
Mount Kisco
