2026 New York General Election

David grew up in Irvington and now lives 500 yards from his childhood home. David lives in Irvington with his wife Kathleen, his five year old son, and his two year old daughter.

Meet David

David previously served as Chair of the New York State Redistricting Commission. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Columbia Law School.

David Imamura grew up in Irvington. He graduated from Dartmouth College and Columbia Law School. He lives in Irvington with his wife, Kathleen, and their two children.

David Imamura is a Partner at Abrams Fensterman, LLP and a member of the Election Law, Civil Litigation and White-Collar Criminal defense practice groups working out of the firm’s White Plains office. His practice also includes New York State Election, Campaign Finance, and Voting Rights law.

David Imamura

David currently works as a partner at Abrams Fensterman, LLP, where he practices election law, civil litigation, and white-collar criminal defense.

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White Plains, NY — The vacancy for Westchester County Legislative District 12 is filled, as of Monday March 20, 2023. Newly-elected County Legislator David Imamura was sworn in today as he concluded his bid to replace MaryJane Shimsky after her ascension to the New York State Assembly earlier this year. The special election to fill the vacancy was held on February 28th.

David Imamura Becomes First Asian-American County Legislator

David Imamura was elected to the Westchester County Legislature in February 2023 and is the first Asian American County Legislator in Westchester’s 400 year history. David served as interim Majority Leader of the County Legislature in 2025 and now serves as Chair of the Litigation Committee.

David was elected Westchester County legislator for District 12 in a February 2023 special election.

David T. Imamura - Westchester County Board of Legislators

Putting Money In Your Pocket and Protecting Consumers from Scams
Legislator Imamura is committed to trying to control costs and keep the cost of living down in Westchester County. In addition to seeking ways to bring down the costs of housing and childcare (see separate sections), Legislator Imamura initiated a program with the New York State Comptroller’s Office to reach out to individuals in Westchester with unclaimed funds. One of Legislator Imamura’s constituents received over $100,000 because of that outreach and over $5 million was returned to Westchester residents. Legislator Imamura also sponsored a bill passed into law that initiated a complete overhaul of Westchester County’s consumer protection laws. The law expanded what behavior was unlawful to include online and AI scams, and outlawed abusive and unfair acts. New York State later followed the example of Legislator Imamura’s law and expanded their consumer protection laws to match Westchester’s.

Issues

Legislator Imamura has also fought to keep taxes down. In the 2025 budget, when he was Majority Leader of the County Legislature, Legislator Imamura joined with his colleagues in voting to reduce the County’s tax increase from 5.27% to 3.7% while restoring funding for childcare and maternal health.

Asian American Outreach

As the first Asian American County Legislator in Westchester’s 400 year history, Legislator Imamura is proud to have initiated multiple initiatives for the County’s Asian American community. Legislator Imamura has worked with multiple school districts to implement Asian American history as part of their school curricula. He also launched a first of its kind in the nation initiative to protect nail salon workers from the toxic fumes in their workplace by having every nail salon in Westchester reviewed for compliance with state laws.

Sponsored a consumer-protection law that added online and artificial-intelligence scams and abusive and unfair acts to the list of prohibited conduct.

Voted to reduce the 2025 county tax increase from 5.27% to 3.7% while restoring child care and maternal-health funding.

Launched a county initiative to inspect nail salons for compliance with state laws protecting workers from toxic fumes.

- Sponsored a consumer-protection law that added online and artificial-intelligence scams and abusive and unfair acts to the list of prohibited conduct.
- Voted to reduce the 2025 county tax increase from 5.27% to 3.7% while restoring child care and maternal-health funding.
- Launched a county initiative to inspect nail salons for compliance with state laws protecting workers from toxic fumes.

Economy

Child Care

As a parent of a five-year-old and a two-year-old, Legislator Imamura is committed to reining in the cost of childcare. Childcare costs should not be the equivalent of a second mortgage for struggling families. Legislator Imamura is proud of a $1 million initiative he helped create with the New York Community Trust, providing direct subsidies to childcare workers’ salaries in an attempt to increase the supply of childcare.

“As a parent of young children, I know firsthand the difficulties of accessing quality, affordable child care,” said Westchester County Legislator David Imamura, District 12. “This initiative is an important step for Westchester’s working parents and the local economy.”

The New York Community Trust Awards $1,000,000 to Confront Child Care Crisis by Raising Wages for Early Childhood Educators in Westchester

Helped create a $1 million initiative subsidizing child care workers' salaries to increase the supply of child care.

- Helped create a $1 million initiative subsidizing child care workers' salaries to increase the supply of child care.

Public Services

Affordable Housing

Legislator Imamura believes that the greatest issue facing Westchester is the cost of housing. The median singe family house in Westchester County sold for over $1.2 million in 2025 and Westchester must do everything it can to increase the supply of housing in the County. Legislator Imamura has voted in favor of hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies for affordable housing and sponsored a law that passed requiring the County to review all County-owned property for potential use for affordable housing. Legislator Imamura also sponsored another law that passed requiring the consideration of local area median income when constructing affordable housing.

Affordable Housing
Legislator Imamura believes that the greatest issue facing Westchester is the cost of housing. The median single-family house in the County sold for more than $1.2 million in 2025, an unattainable goal for most working families that underscores the imperative to increasing housing supply. Legislator Imamura has voted in favor of hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies for affordable housing. He also sponsored a law that, upon passage, mandated review of all County-owned property for potential use as affordable housing. Legislator Imamura sponsored another law that passed requiring the consideration of local area median income (AMI) —not merely County-level AMI — when constructing affordable housing.

David T. Imamura — District 12

Supports increasing Westchester County's housing supply.

Voted for affordable-housing subsidies and sponsored a law requiring review of county-owned property for potential affordable housing.

Sponsored a law requiring affordable-housing construction to consider local, rather than countywide, area median income.

- Supports increasing Westchester County's housing supply.
- Voted for affordable-housing subsidies and sponsored a law requiring review of county-owned property for potential affordable housing.
- Sponsored a law requiring affordable-housing construction to consider local, rather than countywide, area median income.

Housing & Urban Development

"We are a nation of immigrants. Let's not make it more difficult for immigrants to become part of our nation," Westchester County legislator David Imamura said.

Advocates say the decision is problematic and that new citizens' families might not be able to attend the momentous event.

Local leaders in Westchester County calling on government to reinstate naturalization ceremonies

Protecting Westchester Residents from Gun Violence

Legislator Imamura is proud to have sponsored a law requiring warning images for guns at points of sale in Westchester County. The second law of its kind in the country, the law requires that gun stores post images warning potential buyers of the dangers of guns and that those images be distributed to applicants for gun licenses. Legislator Imamura believes that gun violence is a public health issue in America and needs to be addressed as such.

Protecting Domestic Violence Victims

Legislator Imamura is committed to safeguarding the most vulnerable in our community which often includes victims of domestic violence. Legislator Imamura’s first bill in the County Legislature that was signed into law was a bill requiring that the County government provide free lock changes to domestic violence victims. This came after an incident in New Jersey where a woman asked her landlord multiple times to change her locks after her abusive husband moved out. The landlord did not change the locks and later the woman’s husband used the key to enter the apartment and killed the woman and her children. Legislator Imamura has been proud to stand with domestic violence survivors’ organizations and provide them the funding they need to protect women and men subject to abuse.

Immigration

Legislator Imamura is proud to have been one of the drafters of the Westchester County Immigrant Protection Act, one of the strongest immigrant protection laws in the United States. Then Westchester County Executive George Latimer gave David the pen he used to sign the law. Legislator Imamura has since led the fight against the Trump Administration’s attacks on immigrants, including making sure that municipalities know how to handle potential ICE raids and ensuring that immigrant advocacy organizations have sufficient funding.

Said, "Let's not make it more difficult for immigrants to become part of our nation."

Sponsored a law requiring gun retailers to display warning images and provide them to gun-license applicants.

Sponsored a law requiring county government to provide free lock changes for domestic-violence victims.

Advocates for municipalities to prepare for potential Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and for funding immigrant advocacy organizations.

- Said, "Let's not make it more difficult for immigrants to become part of our nation."
- Sponsored a law requiring gun retailers to display warning images and provide them to gun-license applicants.
- Sponsored a law requiring county government to provide free lock changes for domestic-violence victims.
- Advocates for municipalities to prepare for potential Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and for funding immigrant advocacy organizations.

Public Safety

Flood Mitigation
Legislator Imamura serves as Chair of the Saw Mill Watershed Advisory Board, for which he coordinates the intermunicipal effort to fight flooding in affected municipalities. In 2024, he organized a tour of major flood sites and secured $1.5 million from the federal government for mitigation in Greenburgh. Overall, he has thus far secured tens of millions of dollars toward safeguarding residents and businesses from flooding-related issues.

As Saw Mill Watershed Advisory Board chair, coordinated flood-mitigation efforts and secured $1.5 million in federal funding for mitigation efforts in Greenburgh.

- As Saw Mill Watershed Advisory Board chair, coordinated flood-mitigation efforts and secured $1.5 million in federal funding for mitigation efforts in Greenburgh.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Energy Costs

Legislator Imamura sponsored legislation for Westchester County to join the rate case against Con-Ed challenging additional increases to utility costs. This legislation passed and Westchester spent a year litigating against additional rate increases, successfully bringing the utility rate increase down. Westchester residents should not have to decide between buying food and keeping their lights on, nor should Westchester residents pay for Con-Ed executives to receive multimillion-dollar salaries. Legislator Imamura supports efforts on the state level to further rein in utility costs.

Protecting our Environment

Legislator Imamura previously served as Chair of the County’s Environment & Energy Committee. As Chair, he oversaw the passage of multiple bills protecting the environment including a law requiring monitoring lead levels in water in county parks and a law creating an inventory of the County’s sustainable energy sources. Legislator Imamura is committed to safeguarding our environment and passing the earth onto our children and grandchildren.

Sponsored Westchester County's participation in a rate case challenging Con Edison utility increases and supports state efforts to further curb utility costs.

As Environment and Energy Committee chair, oversaw laws to monitor lead in water in county parks and inventory county sustainable energy sources.

- Sponsored Westchester County's participation in a rate case challenging Con Edison utility increases and supports state efforts to further curb utility costs.
- As Environment and Energy Committee chair, oversaw laws to monitor lead in water in county parks and inventory county sustainable energy sources.

Energy & the Environment

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- Sponsored a law requiring gun retailers to display warning images and provide them to gun-license applicants.
- Sponsored a law requiring county government to provide free lock changes for domestic-violence victims.
- Advocates for municipalities to prepare for potential Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and for funding immigrant advocacy organizations.

Mauricio Mendez

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I’m running for Westchester County Legislator to make sure District 12’s tax dollars are spent wisely. With a background in engineering, operations, and compliance, I’ll go after costly contracts, mismanaged projects, and uncollected taxes, and put those dollars back into the programs and services residents depend on.

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Laurie has a background in engineering, operations, and compliance.

Laurie Duffalo has a background in engineering, operations, and compliance.

I care about ensuring our local government is accountable. Over 2,000 Westchester residents — retirees, empty nesters, young families — have shared concerns with me about affordability and being taxed out of their homes. I continue to fight the Greenburgh Town Board, which sets District 12 property assessments, to return to a non-reassessment municipality as in 2016. How much is the government asking taxpayers to provide, and is that amount necessary? The key factor is the budget: County and Town of Greenburgh spending remains unchecked, unaccounted for, and inefficient, wasting millions in taxpayer dollars. I promise to change this. I support a safer, stronger District 12: mitigating flooding by addressing Westchester's aging sewer systems, ensuring veterans receive their property tax exemptions, protecting children from social media overuse, combating antisemitism and all hate, and encouraging business development.

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Plans to pursue costly contracts, mismanaged projects, and uncollected taxes, redirecting recovered funds to resident programs and services.

Supports encouraging business development.

- Plans to pursue costly contracts, mismanaged projects, and uncollected taxes, redirecting recovered funds to resident programs and services.
- Supports encouraging business development.

As of October 23, 2026, Laurie Duffalo’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Taxes in Westchester are too high for residents to accept road, basement, and backyard flooding as a way of life. Greenburgh and Rivertown residents are asking for help with aging infrastructure and growing stormwater runoff, and for a pause on development that may be making it worse. Let’s balance new growth with the needs of the neighbors already living here.

Calls for pausing development that may worsen stormwater runoff and balancing growth with the needs of existing residents.

Supports ensuring veterans receive their property tax exemptions.

- Calls for pausing development that may worsen stormwater runoff and balancing growth with the needs of existing residents.
- Supports ensuring veterans receive their property tax exemptions.

Accountability also means protecting our children. Kids are growing up in a digital world that’s moving faster than the rules meant to protect them, and we need stricter regulation of teens and technology.

Accountability also means protecting our children. Kids are growing up in a digital world that’s moving faster than the rules meant to protect them, and we need stricter regulation of teens and technology. We also need to keep cannabis shops away from places where school-age children gather

Antisemitic acts are happening right here in Westchester, including in our schools. Jewish residents should feel safe in their schools, synagogues, and neighborhoods. From Day 1, I’ll fight to combat antisemitism: helping houses of worship and schools secure the protection they need, supporting strong Holocaust education, and urging Congress to pass the Jewish American Security Act.

Calls for stricter regulation of teens and technology to protect children.

Supports keeping cannabis shops away from places where school-age children gather.

Pledges to combat antisemitism through security assistance for houses of worship and schools, Holocaust education, and the Jewish American Security Act.

- Calls for stricter regulation of teens and technology to protect children.
- Supports keeping cannabis shops away from places where school-age children gather.
- Pledges to combat antisemitism through security assistance for houses of worship and schools, Holocaust education, and the Jewish American Security Act.

Supports addressing Westchester's aging sewer systems to mitigate flooding.

- Supports addressing Westchester's aging sewer systems to mitigate flooding.

Westchester families are paying too much for energy, and the finger-pointing between Con Edison and Albany isn’t lowering anyone’s bill. The State’s green initiatives, the Public Service Commission, and Con Edison’s executive pay are all driving costs up. I’ll push to bring Indian Point back, carbon-free power that can help bring bills down.

Plans to push to restart Indian Point, describing it as carbon-free power that can lower energy bills.

- Plans to push to restart Indian Point, describing it as carbon-free power that can lower energy bills.

Laurie Duffalo

- Supports encouraging business development.

As of October 23, 2026, LAURIE DUFFALO’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- Supports keeping cannabis shops away from places where school-age children gather.
- Pledges to combat antisemitism through security assistance for houses of worship and schools, Holocaust education, and the Jewish American Security Act.

LAURIE DUFFALO

- Supports keeping cannabis shops away from places where school-age children gather.
- Plans to combat antisemitism through security protections for houses of worship and schools, Holocaust education, and urging Congress to pass the Jewish American Security Act.

- Plans to push to reopen Indian Point to provide carbon-free power and potentially lower energy bills.

Advocates for Greenburgh to return to a non-reassessment municipality.

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