County

Westchester County Legislator

District 3

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
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.

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Michael L. Peppard

Democratic

Fordham University professor

The gist

Supports adaptive reuse of commercial properties for community needs.
Supports flood mitigation and transit-oriented development.
Supports building electric vehicle charging infrastructure countywide.
Supports mental-health-led Mobile Crisis Response Teams.
Proposes more county voter and civic education.

More about Michael

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Supports adaptive reuse of commercial properties for community needs.
Michael Peppard, Professor and Former Pleasantville Trustee, Challenging Cunzio for County Legislator
Interview · The Examiner · Feb 22, 2026 · theexaminernews.com
“He supports adaptive reuse of commercial properties, such as North Castle”
Supports flood mitigation and transit-oriented development.
Michael Peppard, Professor and Former Pleasantville Trustee, Challenging Cunzio for County Legislator
Interview · The Examiner · Feb 22, 2026 · theexaminernews.com
“His priorities include flood mitigation and transit-oriented development.”
Supports building electric vehicle charging infrastructure countywide.
Michael Peppard, Professor and Former Pleasantville Trustee, Challenging Cunzio for County Legislator
Interview · The Examiner · Feb 22, 2026 · theexaminernews.com
“Peppard supports building electric vehicle infrastructure and advancing a 21st-century, balanced energy economy at the county level.”
Supports mental-health-led Mobile Crisis Response Teams.
Michael Peppard, Professor and Former Pleasantville Trustee, Challenging Cunzio for County Legislator
Interview · The Examiner · Feb 22, 2026 · theexaminernews.com
“Mobile Crisis Response Teams , where mental health professionals lead crisis calls with police providing backup”
Proposes more county voter and civic education.
Michael Peppard, Professor and Former Pleasantville Trustee, Challenging Cunzio for County Legislator
Interview · The Examiner · Feb 22, 2026 · theexaminernews.com
“we can do more voter education and more civic education to assure people of all of the safeguards that we have in place”

Margaret A. Cunzio

Republican, ConservativeIncumbent

County legislator; college instructor

The gist

Pledges to finish the Quarry Heights public water connection.
Sponsored lithium-ion battery and battery storage safety legislation.
Voted against the 2026 Westchester County budget.
Voted against the county's 2018 Immigrant Protection Act.

More about Margaret

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Pledges to finish the Quarry Heights public water connection.
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”
Sponsored lithium-ion battery and battery storage safety legislation.
Cunzio Campaigns for Final Term, Stresses Local Problem-Solving
News coverage · The Examiner · Feb 26, 2026 · theexaminernews.com
“She highlighted legislation related to lithium-ion battery and energy storage safety”
Voted against the 2026 Westchester County budget.
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”
Voted against the county's 2018 Immigrant Protection Act.
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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