Jim Maisano

January 7, 2014

Thrilled To Be Elected Vice Chair!

We made history last night at the Westchester County Board of Legislators (BOL) reorganization meeting. Two guys that grew up in New Rochelle were elected as Chair & Vice Chair – Democrat Mike Kaplowitz as Chair and yours truly as Vice Chair. (Chairman Kaplowitz now lives in Somers). Most importantly, this is the first bipartisan…

January 5, 2014

Had A Great Run As Minority Leader!

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. December 31 was my final day as the Republican minority leader of the Westchester County Board of Legislators (BOL). I want to thank the GOP county legislators and our excellent staff for being so supportive and helpful over…

December 24, 2013

2013 Toys for Tots Event a Big Success!

Our annual Toys for Tots event was a huge success. We collected about 1,000 toys and several thousand dollars from gift cards and contributions. The event was held on 12/14/13 at RRQ BBQ in New Rochelle. Please check out the photos on this Flickr link: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjPm6juT The snow outside really gave everyone the holiday spirit.…

December 20, 2013

Leg. Maisano’s 12/19/13 Speech at Bipartisan Leadership Team Press Conference

(A majority bipartisan coalition of county legislators held a press conference yesterday announcing their support for Legislator Michael Kaplowitz (Dem) for Chair and Legislator Jim Maisano (Rep) for Vice Chair for the 2014-15 term. The vote is scheduled for January 6 at 7pm and below is Legislator Maisano’s speech). I’m very proud to stand with…

November 21, 2013

Primer on Westchester County Budget

The election is over, and the County Executive and County Legislators are working on the county budget – our most important duty. Here are 10 things about the budget to help you follow our deliberations over the next month: When the budget is passed each year in December, it’s the budget for the following year,…

November 7, 2013

Interview with Daily New Rochelle about Post Election Plans

Jim Maisano Looks Forward To New Term As County Legislator By Suzanne Samin NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — After winning re-election as Westchester County legislator for District 11 with 69-percent of the vote, Jim Maisano looks forward to continuing to work for New Rochelle and Pelham. Maisano, a Republican and a lawyer based in New Rochelle, will be beginning his…

November 6, 2013

WE WON!

Thanks Everyone! We don’t have all the numbers in yet, but with much of the vote counted into Wednesday morning, we had about 68% of the vote. We are so happy with the result. My family thanks everyone, but especially our campaign committee and all the volunteers, because we could never have done it without…

November 5, 2013

Thanks for Supporting our Energetic and Positive Campaign

It’s Election Day! The people will decide today on their elected officials for the coming years. I love serving as County Legislator and am hopeful for victory tonight. We can never thank enough the more than 1,000 people that did something to support our campaign. We’ve been dedicated to running the best campaign in the county…

November 3, 2013

Join us – ring bells on Sunday and Monday

We are almost there! All that is left to do is ring bells on Sunday and Monday and help Get Out The Vote (GOTV). Here is our GOTV piece that we are distributing over the final 2 days: Don’t you think every voter should see this GOTV piece before voting on Tuesday! Help us by…

November 1, 2013

224 Democrats Endorse Jim Maisano

When this re-election campaign began, we pledged to run an open, inclusive and diverse campaign. We are thrilled to have support from people of all political viewpoints. While we sadly see partisan warfare in Washington, I’m excited that our campaign is bringing people together. In this campaign, our team is fighting for every vote. I’m very…