Westchester County Executive

Westchester County Executive

Westchester County Executive is the head of the executive branch of the Westchester County government. The county executive has power to veto acts of Westchester County Board of Legislators []

History

The office of Westchester County Executive was created in 1937 when voters approved a new county charter giving the county an executive branch to complement the legislative County Board of Supervisors (later the County Board of Legislators).Citation
title = Westchester County Archives, Westchester County Executive
url = http://www.westchestergov.com/wcarchives/coexec/co1.htm
accessdate = 2007-08-03
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Current County Executive

The current Westchester County Executive is Andrew J. Spano(D) (born April 17, 1936).

He was elected County Executive in 1997, and reelected in 2001 and 2005. Prior to his election as County Executive, Andrew Spano has been Westchester County Clerk from 1982 to 1994.

He was also a past president of County Executives of America, an organization representing the interests of counties nationwide.

List of County Executive

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