White Plains Mayoral Candidates, Adam Bradley and Glen Hockley, will debate at the October meeting of the White Plains Council of Neighborhood Associations. The Debate, moderated by White Plains Times Publisher Pat Casey, will be followed by a networking reception for local Westchester and Common Council candidates.
Adam Bradley, Assemblyman for New York's 89th District, and Glen Hockley, White Plains Common Council Member, will take part in a Mayoral debate at the White Plains Council of Neighborhood Associations (WPCNA) at its October meeting. The candidates will field questions submitted in advance by WPCNA members. They will be joined afterward for a meet and greet with voters by Bill Ryan and Bob Hyland, vying for County Legislator, and Thomas Roach, James Arndt, Dave Buchwald, Leonard Lolis, and Beth Smayda, competing for three open seats on the White Plains Common Council. The meeting will be held at Education House at 5 Homeside Lane in White Plains, NY at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, October 13, 2009. Admission is free and audience participation is encouraged.
Adam Bradley represents the 89th Assembly District spanning eastern Westchester south from Lewisboro through White Plains and Harrison. In the Assembly, he chairs the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Department of Environmental Conservation, and serves on the Committees on Children and Families, Election Law, Environmental Conservation, Foster Care, Insurance, Judiciary, and Veterans' Affairs. A Westchester native, Adam received his Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctorate degrees from Pace University and served as an Assistant County Attorney in Westchester County, where he practices family law. He describes himself as "committed to ensuring every New Yorker has a clean, safe environment to live in, an opportunity to receive a quality education, and employment in a safe work place." Mr. Bradley enjoys the endorsement of the Democratic, Republican, Conservative and Working Families parties.
Glen Hockley has been a Common Council Member since 2001 and serves on its Budget & Management, Open Space Acquisition, and Capital Projects Committees. He has initiated or sponsored legislation to establish Citizens to Be Heard, Bark Park, Flag Day in White Plains, the Safe Housing Task Force, and the Juneteenth Heritage Parade and Festival. Other initiatives include the Grant Writer and Apprenticeship bills, and the YMCA Housing initiative. A White Plains Rotarian, he sits on Advisory Boards for the Schnurmacher Nursing Home, Kids XPress Magazine, and the Hudson Valley Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He says property taxes, economic development, transparency, affordable housing, and overcrowded housing are foremost among his priorities. Mr. Hockley, who formed People Over Politics Party, an independent party, has the support of the local police and fire unions, and the local Civil Service Employees Association.
The dynamic Mayoral Candidates in debate, and the opportunity to network with County and Common Council candidates afterward, is sure to draw a full-capacity crowd. Come early to get a good seat!
The WPCNA, which is an apolitical non-governmental organization, provides a citywide forum on education, safety, health, government, the environment, and open space. Its members are the autonomous neighborhood associations dedicated to preserving and improving the quality of life in White Plains.
For more information about Adam Bradley, visit his campaign website at http://www.bradleyforwhiteplains.org/. For information about Glen Hockley, visit his website at http://hockleyformayor.org . To learn more about the WPCNA, please visit: http://www.wpcna.org/.
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