In the News Archive

Tar­ry­town Vil­lage Trustee Effie Phillips-Sta­ley has re­ceived an en­dorse­ment in her bid to be­come the De­mo­c­ra­tic nom­i­nee to chal­lenge Con­gress­man Mike Lawler in the 2026 elec­tion. Latino Vic­tory Fund, a po­lit­i­cal or­ga­ni­za­tion ded­i­cated to am­pli­fy­ing the po­lit­i­cal power …

Phillips-Staley is carving out a progressive lane for herself. She believes the party has seen defeat in recent years, and to Lawler, because it has abandoned its working-class roots for donors and corporate interests, and voters …

September 26, 2025 | Westchester Hispano “Mientras la administración Trump impulsa políticas de “sólo inglés”, es vital que el Partido Demócrata reconozca la importancia de los estadounidenses hispanohablantes como una voz integral en el proceso electoral”, …

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 …

“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,” she said in her closing. Phillips-Staley, a Tarrytown village trustee …

On Tuesday, candidate Effie Phillips-Staley sent a letter to state Attorney General Leticia James asking for an investigation into Crowley’s actions. “This appears to violate and manipulate the freedom of association and political expression that’s guaranteed …

Phillips-Staley, a Tarrytown, N.Y., village trustee who has made her career in the nonprofit world focused on issues including the Hispanic community, public schools and art, told JI in an interview last month that she sees …

The right wing does not get to dictate the issues we talk about. Instead, we need to focus on being authentic, standing up for who we are and offering voters an alternative perspective from the divisive, …

There is a candidate pileup in the lower Hudson Valley.  Six candidates already have jumped into the Democratic primary in New York’s 17th Congressional District, guaranteeing a crowded race for the right to challenge Republican U.S. …

Another Democrat has entered the fray for what promises to be a hotly contested congressional race next year for the 17th Congressional District which encompasses all of Putnam and Rockland counties and sections of Westchester and …