2026 New York General Election

NANCY E BARR

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Ms. Barr was born in Queens and grew up in Stony Brook, Long Island. She and her husband Tom Kratochvil have lived in Rye Brook since 1996 and have two adult children. After earning her Bachelor of Arts from Colgate University, Ms. Barr worked for the American Kennel Club in their Education and Public Affairs department. She later graduated from Yale Law School, where she volunteered in the Yale Law Immigration Clinic.

Nancy Barr — District 6

Nancy E Barr was born in Queens and grew up in Stony Brook, Long Island. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Colgate University and graduated from Yale Law School. She has lived in Rye Brook with her husband, Tom Kratochvil, since 1996, and they have two adult children.

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Nancy E. Barr previously worked for the American Kennel Club in its Education and Public Affairs department.

Voted for a law to spur county contracting with service-disabled veteran-owned businesses.

Since joining the Board of Legislators in 2018, I have proudly voted in favor of public safety, workers rights and restoring our county assets. We’ve passed a law banning gun shows on county property, the Immigration Protection Act, the Wage History Anti-Discrimination Act, a law to spur hiring of service-disabled veteran-owned businesses in county contracts and raising the age for sales of tobacco and vaping products from 18 to 21.

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Prioritizes protecting workers’ rights.

Legislator Barr is committed to addressing climate change, storm mitigation and infrastructure improvements. She also prioritizes responsible development to benefit Westchester’s economy, protect small businesses and provide affordable housing. Quality of life issues such as protecting workers’ rights and equal rights for all Westchester residents, increasing access to childcare, healthcare and mental health services, and improving Westchester’s treasured parks system are equally important.

Economy

Prioritizes increased access to childcare, healthcare, and mental health services.

Prioritizes improving Westchester’s parks system.

Helped create the People with Disabilities Advisory Committee to advise county leaders on disability-related legislation, funding priorities, and programs.

Legislator Barr co-sponsored the County’s expanded polystyrene (aka Styrofoam) ban, lobbied strongly for Westchester County to take a role in helping municipalities make food scrap recycling affordable and composting accessible, and co-sponsored the Upon Request/Single-Use Foodware legislation. She also supported Clinic Access, Fair Housing, Right to Counsel, Co-op Disclosure, Earned Sick Leave, Flood Disclosure, Food Allergy Safety and Reporting of Hate Incidences laws, amongst others. Legislator Barr was also instrumental in creating the People with Disabilities Advisory Committee, which advises the County Executive and Board of Legislators on issues relating to people with disabilities including recommending legislation, funding priorities and programs.

Public Services

Prioritizes responsible development that provides affordable housing while benefiting the local economy and small businesses.

Supported Fair Housing, Right to Counsel, Co-op Disclosure, and Flood Disclosure laws.

Legislator Barr co-sponsored the County’s expanded polystyrene (aka Styrofoam) ban, lobbied strongly for Westchester County to take a role in helping municipalities make food scrap recycling affordable and composting accessible, and co-sponsored the Upon Request/Single-Use Foodware legislation. She also supported Clinic Access, Fair Housing, Right to Counsel, Co-op Disclosure, Earned Sick Leave, Flood Disclosure, Food Allergy Safety and Reporting of Hate Incidences laws, amongst others.

Housing & Urban Development

Voted for a law banning gun shows on county property.

Voted for raising the minimum age for tobacco and vaping sales from 18 to 21.

- Voted for a law banning gun shows on county property.
- Voted for raising the minimum age for tobacco and vaping sales from 18 to 21.

Public Safety

I’ve worked to hold the utility companies accountable when thousands of residents were left without power during storms, participated in workshops to encourage young women to learn about government service, and I’ve approved long overdue county infrastructure repairs and improvements. In addition, I serve on the county Airport Advisory Board, fulfilling a promise to my constituents that I would always make the airport a priority in my district.

Worked to hold utility companies accountable after storm-related power outages and approved county infrastructure repairs and improvements.

Prioritizes the county airport in District 6.

- Worked to hold utility companies accountable after storm-related power outages and approved county infrastructure repairs and improvements.
- Prioritizes the county airport in District 6.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Prioritizes addressing climate change, storm mitigation, and infrastructure improvements.

Nancy Barr is in her fourth two-year term as County Legislator representing District 6, comprised of Port Chester, Rye Brook and Harrison. Legislator Barr is committed to addressing climate change, storm mitigation and infrastructure improvements. She also prioritizes responsible development to benefit Westchester’s economy, protect small businesses and provide affordable housing.

Co-sponsored an expanded polystyrene ban and single-use foodware legislation, and urged county support for food-scrap recycling and composting.