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Westchester County Legislator · District 3
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Margaret A. CunzioOfficial portrait — Westchester County Board of Legislators

Margaret A. Cunzio

Candidate for Westchester County Legislator, District 3

Republican, ConservativeIncumbent

Background

Occupation
County legislator; college instructor

Westchester County legislator for District 3 since January 2016 and the board's Republican minority leader (a registered Conservative). She teaches at Iona University and SUNY Empire State University and is a volunteer firefighter with the Thornwood Fire Department.

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Photo: Official portrait — Westchester County Board of Legislators

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Voted against the 2026 Westchester County budget.

    The budget passed 13-4 on Dec. 8, 2025.

    Cunzio Campaigns for Final Term, Stresses Local Problem-Solving

    News coverage · The Examiner · Feb 26, 2026 · theexaminernews.com

    “Cunzio was one of four Westchester County legislators who voted against the budget on Dec. 8 of last year in a 13-4 vote”
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Public safety

Roads & infrastructure

  • Pledges to finish the Quarry Heights public water connection.

    Cunzio told The Examiner the North White Plains neighborhood's water project is her top priority; about two-thirds of homes are connected.

    Cunzio Campaigns for Final Term, Stresses Local Problem-Solving

    News coverage · The Examiner · Feb 26, 2026 · theexaminernews.com

    “Cunzio said her top priority is completing the Quarry Heights water project in North White Plains”
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Government & transparency

  • Voted against the county's 2018 Immigrant Protection Act.

    She told The Examiner she believed the law was poorly drafted, and that she might possibly vote differently today depending on the details.

    Cunzio Campaigns for Final Term, Stresses Local Problem-Solving

    News coverage · The Examiner · Feb 26, 2026 · theexaminernews.com

    “Cunzio voted against that law but said it was not out of opposition to safeguards, but because she believed it was poorly drafted”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Margaret A. Cunzio on them.

  • HousingNo documented position found.
  • Environment & parksNo documented position found.

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