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Westchester County Legislator

District 2

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Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A county legislator is one of 17 members of the Westchester County Board of Legislators, which adopts the county budget and local laws and confirms county appointments.

Erika Lang Pierce

Democratic, Working FamiliesIncumbent

County legislator

The gist

  • Supports a pilot program raising child care workers' wages.
  • Proposes policies to lower child care providers' insurance costs.
  • Supports diaper-changing stations usable by caregivers of any gender.In office
  • Secured $20,000 for a domestic violence services center.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

More about Erika
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  1. Supports a pilot program raising child care workers' wages.

    New $1M Program Targets Westchester's Child Care Shortage With Wage Boosts

    News 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.”
  2. Proposes policies to lower child care providers' insurance costs.

    New $1M Program Targets Westchester's Child Care Shortage With Wage Boosts

    News 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.”
  3. Supports diaper-changing stations usable by caregivers of any gender.

    Board Invests in Families, Career Training, and Crime-Fighting Technology

    Government 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”
  4. Secured $20,000 for a domestic violence services center.

    Board Aids Domestic Violence Victims in Northern Westchester

    Government 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”

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