Brahimi: Hello, Putnam County. I’m standing before you today not as a career politician but as a mother, wife and proud resident of Kent, New York, who believes our community deserves a bold, unapologetic voice in government.

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Tatiana Brahimi is a mother and wife who lives in Kent, New York.

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Brahimi: From my early 20s until the age of 39, I did work in finance. In fact, I started as a teller and left at the age of 39 as an internal investigator for the federal banking system.

Meany: What contracts or union contracts have you negotiated? Where, when and for whom or what?
Brahimi: I have not ever negotiated union contracts, but I was part of a union when I worked with the Green Haven Correctional Facility [a maximum-security men’s prison in Stormville.] However, I’m not a politician. I’m just a normal person, just like you. I have experience in financing.

Tatiana Brahimi previously worked in finance, beginning as a teller and later working as an internal investigator for the federal banking system. She also worked with Green Haven Correctional Facility.

Tatiana previously worked in finance, starting as a teller and later serving as an internal investigator in the federal banking system. She also worked with Green Haven Correctional Facility.

2026 New York General Election

Meany: Let’s begin with the questions we received from the community. What specific steps will be taken to cut through red tape, encourage downtown investment, support local jobs and boost Putnam County businesses?
Brahimi: So, the first answer to that would be that we have to lower the taxes to encourage shoppers to shop in Putnam County, which would be cutting the 4 percent sales tax. What that does is give Putnam County residents the opportunity to shop more and invest more in our county.

Brahimi: Well, my answer is a little bit more simple. So, I would strengthen the free market and separate the politics by basically stop fighting small businesses. I would encourage more small businesses. I would not stand in their way as government.

We should not be standing in the way of small businesses with all these bureaucracies and so forth. We should not make it difficult for small businesses to be able to come in and expand.

Brahimi: So, if they’re already assigned, they have already been set for where they need to go. The unassigned, what I would do is I would return them to the taxpayers. I would declare a tax holiday for surplus. I would use fund balance for property sales tax relief and I would give it back all to our taxpayers.

There’s no reason that government should have so much money stashed away. This is over taxation and it deserves to be going back to those who worked hard for it.

Proposes cutting Putnam County's 4 percent sales tax to encourage local shopping and investment.

Advocates for reducing bureaucratic barriers to help small businesses enter and expand in Putnam County.

Proposes returning unassigned county reserves to taxpayers through property- and sales-tax relief.

- Proposes cutting Putnam County's 4 percent sales tax to encourage local shopping and investment.
- Advocates for reducing bureaucratic barriers to help small businesses enter and expand in Putnam County.
- Proposes returning unassigned county reserves to taxpayers through property- and sales-tax relief.

Economy

As of October 28, 2026, Tatiana Brahimi did not have a website or any information online.

Public Services

Her most significant fiscal proposal is a two-year suspension of county property taxes, followed by a long-term plan to reduce property and sales taxes.

“I will propose a two-year property tax holiday (that means zero county property tax for two years) and then work with the Legislature to formulate a long-term plan for property tax and sales tax reduction,” she said.

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If elected, she says she wants to stop "the backdoor deals," declare a tax holiday and cut her own salary.

“I will not take the $180,000 salary. I am going to take $80,000 and take that $100,000 of the next four years, $400,000, and give it back in property tax cut,” Brahimi told News 12.

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Proposes a two-year county property-tax holiday followed by long-term tax reductions, as well as reducing the county executive's salary for property-tax cuts.

- Proposes a two-year county property-tax holiday followed by long-term tax reductions, as well as reducing the county executive's salary for property-tax cuts.

Housing & Urban Development

Brahimi: Mental health is a serious and real issue. I do not support a stabilization center in Putnam County. I have spoken to many residents. I was one of them myself of the concern of what would happen if you bring this into our communities.

Brahimi: I roll out the red carpet for ICE. I welcome them into Putnam County. I will stand by their side, hold their hand and give them everything that they desire and need to ensure that every illegal in Putnam County is deported.

If you are here illegally, that is a crime within itself. You must go. And I will stand with ICE, and I will stand with law enforcement and ensure that they receive all necessary funding without, again, increasing our taxes.

Opposes establishing a stabilization center in Putnam County.

Pledges county cooperation and funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deport undocumented people in Putnam County.

- Opposes establishing a stabilization center in Putnam County.
- Pledges county cooperation and funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deport undocumented people in Putnam County.

Public Safety

Meany: What steps would you take to secure the funding necessary to support the emergency services through infrastructure and equipment upgrades, completing the radio communication upgrades and interoperability with neighboring communities or other means?
Brahimi: Like I said, we have so much money in our surplus, money that is just being has been hoarded over the last four years. We can ensure some of that money to keep in communication with all our emergency services and our neighbors for the safety and protection of our community. It would not have to cost taxpayers another dollar.

Proposes using county surplus funds for upgrades to emergency-services communications and the ability to communicate with neighboring communities.

Proposes using county surplus funds for upgrades to emergency-services communications.

- Proposes using county surplus funds for upgrades to emergency-services communications.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Brahimi: I too support the farms and open land. I also believe that we should connect our farmers and our open land to the free market so we can produce, sell and also increase production in our county.

I do believe in the environment and preserving it to the best that we can. What I would not support is anything that would put a strain on taxpayers, but farms and open land does not do that.

Supports preserving farms and open land while connecting farmers to markets to increase agricultural production in the county.

Opposes environmental measures that would place a financial burden on taxpayers.

- Supports preserving farms and open land while connecting farmers to markets to increase agricultural production in the county.
- Opposes environmental measures that would place a financial burden on taxpayers.

Energy & the Environment

Tatiana Brahimi

As of October 28, 2026, Tatiana Brahimi’s website did not contain information on this issue.