Peter B. Harckham
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- Current office
- State Senator, District 40 (since 2019)
- Occupation
- State Senator
- Lives in
- South Salem
Background
- Bachelor's degree from Dickinson College. source: ballotready.org
- Worked in communications on Madison Avenue and ran a communications and marketing firm; founded K&E Farms in Katonah. source: nysenate.gov
- Westchester County Legislator (2008-2015), Majority Leader from 2010 through 2013. source: nysenate.gov
- Assistant Director of the state Office of Community Renewal (appointed 2015), then Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge project. source: nysenate.gov
- Elected to the State Senate in November 2018 and re-elected in 2020, 2022 and 2024; chairs the Environmental Conservation Committee. source: nysenate.gov
In their own words
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- School funding and pre-K expansion source: peteforny.com
- Clean water and climate protection source: peteforny.com
- Middle-class tax relief and a permanent property tax cap source: peteforny.com
- Gun safety and protections for domestic violence victims source: peteforny.com
- Addressing the opioid crisis source: peteforny.com
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