Erika Lang Pierce
Candidate for Westchester County Legislator, District 2
Background
- Occupation
- County legislator
Westchester County legislator for District 2, first elected in November 2021, after serving from 2018 to 2021 as legislative aide to County Legislator Kitley Covill. She previously worked for over a decade as financial officer of a Manhattan printing company and lives in Katonah.
Documented positions
Economy & jobs
Proposes policies to lower child care providers' insurance costs.
ReportNew $1M Program Targets Westchester's Child Care Shortage With Wage BoostsNews coverage · The Examiner · theexaminernews.com
“Pierce hopes to introduce policies that can reduce these costs by bolstering competition in an insurance market dominated by a few large providers.”
Health & human services
Supports a pilot program raising child care workers' wages.
ReportNew $1M Program Targets Westchester's Child Care Shortage With Wage BoostsNews coverage · The Examiner · theexaminernews.com
“Westchester County Legislator Erika Pierce is working with The New York Community Trust and fellow legislators on the child care wage pilot program.”
Supports diaper-changing stations usable by caregivers of any gender.In office
ReportBoard Invests in Families, Career Training, and Crime-Fighting TechnologyGovernment record · Westchester County Board of Legislators · westchesterlegislatorsny.gov
“this legislation will help us make certain that every caregiver, regardless of their gender, can do that safely and hygienically”
Secured $20,000 for a domestic violence services center.In office
ReportBoard Aids Domestic Violence Victims in Northern WestchesterGovernment record · Westchester County Board of Legislators · westchesterlegislatorsny.gov
“presented $20,000 in County funding to New Dawn Family Resource Center to support its work aiding victims of domestic violence”
All sources (7)
- 2026 Unofficial General Election Candidate List
Election filing · Westchester County Board of Elections · citizenparticipation.westchestercountyny.gov
- 2026 General Election sample ballots (Westchester County)
Election filing · Westchester County Board of Elections · app.enhancedvoting.com
- Westchester County Board of Legislators – Legislators
Government record · Westchester County Board of Legislators · westchesterlegislatorsny.gov
- Legislator Erika L. Pierce – District 2
Government record · Westchester County Board of Legislators · westchesterlegislatorsny.gov
- New $1M Program Targets Westchester's Child Care Shortage With Wage Boosts
News coverage · The Examiner · theexaminernews.com
- Board Invests in Families, Career Training, and Crime-Fighting Technology
Government record · Westchester County Board of Legislators · westchesterlegislatorsny.gov
- Board Aids Domestic Violence Victims in Northern Westchester
Government record · Westchester County Board of Legislators · westchesterlegislatorsny.gov
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