Four Dems vying for Mike Lawler seat pitch their bids at Westchester forum. What they said.

September 11, 2025 / LoHud

Phillips-Staley, a Tarrytown village trustee and former nonprofit leader, pitched herself as a “proudly progressive Democrat” who cherishes programs that helped lift her family into the middle class when she was growing up. She chided her party for losing working-class support, and vowed to fight for affordable housing, universal child care and the rights of immigrants, among other causes. “This is our moment to stand tall, to throw out the failing DNC playbook, and authentically address the needs of people, not the systems of power.”