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George Latimer
Democratic PartyU.S. House · NY · District 16
U.S. House New York District 16
U.S. House · NY · District 16
Fordham University—B.A. in history and theology; New York University Wagner School—M.P.A.
Data last updated 10/27/2026
George Latimer was born in Mount Vernon, New York, and worked as a marketing executive for Nestle and Benchmark Hospitality. His public-service background includes service on the Rye City Council, the Westchester County Board of Legislators, the New York State Assembly, the New York State Senate, as Westchester County executive, and as U.S. Representative for New York's 16th Congressional District.
Committee Assignments: Committee on Foreign Affairs · Committee on Small Business
George Latimer generally supports expanding access to affordable health care, including strengthening the Affordable Care Act and moving toward a Medicare for All single-payer system. His health-related record also emphasizes stroke response, food access through community health centers, maternal health, blood centers, caregiver access, and reproductive health protections.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Latimer proposed legislation focused on improving stroke education and emergency medical services care, framing stroke as a major public health concern requiring better response systems.
SourceLatimer proposed legislation to connect food access with community health centers, addressing nutrition and health care access together for patients and communities.
SourceLatimer proposed a resolution recognizing stroke as a national health crisis and calling for coordinated federal action.
SourceLatimer co-sponsored health legislation related to stillbirth prevention and maternal-child health outcomes.
SourceLatimer has publicly stated that he supports expanding the Affordable Care Act, eliminating the Cadillac Tax on health plans, and implementing a Medicare for All single-payer health care system.
SourceGeorge Latimer’s Economy & Jobs record emphasizes small-business support, clearer federal contracting, employee retention incentives, housing affordability, and lowering consumer costs. His public issue statements also pair job creation with broader affordability investments such as infrastructure, workforce housing, education, and anti-price-gouging efforts.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Latimer proposed tax-related incentives aimed at helping small businesses retain employees.
SourceLatimer proposed requiring the Small Business Administration to improve disclosure and predictability around canceled federal contract solicitations open to small businesses.
SourceLatimer proposed legislation connected to administrative funding for the Small Business Innovation Research program, a federal small-business innovation and commercialization program.
SourceLatimer co-sponsored a bill concerning Small Business Administration use of artificial intelligence, aligning with small-business modernization and agency efficiency.
SourceLatimer says he supports policies to lower prices on food and necessities and would investigate corporate price gouging focused on increased profits.
SourceGeorge Latimer supports comprehensive immigration reform, including attainable paths to citizenship, faster work permits, more immigration-court capacity for asylum cases, and practical federal support for localities handling migrant arrivals. His immigration record also includes sponsoring and co-sponsoring recent immigration-related bills, including health-care workforce visas and continued temporary protected status for Ukrainians.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Latimer sponsored the HEART Act, an immigration-related bill listed in his Congress.gov sponsored-bills record.
SourceLatimer co-sponsored legislation addressing H-1B visas for physicians and the health-care workforce.
SourceLatimer co-sponsored a bill to designate Ukraine under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide certain Ukrainian nationals continued eligibility for temporary protected status.
SourceLatimer stated that he supports comprehensive, compassionate immigration reform, including attainable paths to citizenship and increased personnel and funding to handle migrant arrivals.
SourceLatimer's campaign said he supports comprehensive immigration reform, faster legal intake and processing of asylum cases, and a dedicated immigration court for asylum seekers in Westchester to reduce backlogs and support people seeking freedom.
SourceGeorge Latimer’s Climate & Energy record and platform emphasize clean energy, electrification, emissions reduction, conservation, and environmental health. He has sponsored or co-sponsored bills on electric-vehicle battery-fire safety, power-transmission planning, environmental health restoration, biodiversity conservation, marine sanctuaries, and sanctions targeting Russian oil and gas, while publicly supporting renewable energy, EV infrastructure, green jobs, and a Green New Deal-style climate agenda.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Latimer proposed requiring each new electric and hybrid vehicle to include technology that allows timely extinguishment of an electric-vehicle battery fire.
SourceLatimer co-sponsored legislation focused on improving electric transmission planning across local, regional, and interregional systems, a key issue for clean-energy deployment and grid reliability.
SourceLatimer co-sponsored legislation categorized under environmental protection and aimed at environmental health restoration.
SourceLatimer co-sponsored legislation to impose sanctions related to oil and gas extraction and refinement by the Russian Federation.
SourceLatimer co-sponsored a resolution supporting the designation of October 23, 2026, as National Marine Sanctuary Day, aligning with ocean and conservation priorities.
SourceLatimer’s public platform says he supports combating climate change, investing in renewable energy to transition away from fossil fuels, creating sustainable green jobs, expanding EV infrastructure, and supporting a Green New Deal.
SourceGeorge Latimer generally supports maintaining and expanding public education resources, including school funding, federal Department of Education support, services for students with disabilities and low-income schools, child care, school meals, and more flexible testing rules for vulnerable students. His education-related record also includes a sponsored 2026 health-education bill focused on stroke awareness and emergency care improvement.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Latimer says he would prioritize school funding so every child has access to a quality education, while also supporting affordable child care, nutritious meals, and services for at-risk youth.
SourceLatimer opposed calls to close the Department of Education, arguing that it provides critical funding for low-income schools and resources for students with disabilities.
SourceAs a state senator, Latimer urged Congress to rewrite No Child Left Behind testing rules, saying rigid federal testing requirements failed to meet the needs of students with disabilities and English language learners.
SourceLatimer criticized a federal funding pause that he said could jeopardize education along with school lunches, Medicaid, and other public programs.
SourceLatimer sponsored legislation titled the Stroke Education and EMS Care Improvement Act of 2026, connecting public health education with emergency medical response improvements.
SourceGeorge Latimer frames public safety as a combination of gun-safety laws, violence-prevention investments, adequate public-safety funding, police accountability, and broader supports such as mental-health services. His record and stated platform emphasize restricting assault weapons, universal background checks, ERPOs, safe storage, and emergency-response measures.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Latimer proposed requiring each new electric and hybrid vehicle to include technology that allows timely extinguishment of an electric-vehicle battery fire, a public-safety measure aimed at emergency fire response.
SourceLatimer says he supports common-sense gun reform, including an assault weapons ban and universal background checks, as part of his public-safety agenda.
SourceLatimer supports addressing the root causes of gun violence and investing in prevention programs modeled on the Westchester Gun Violence Prevention Task Force he started as county executive.
SourceLatimer supports implementation of Extreme Risk Protection Orders to temporarily restrict firearm access for people in crisis, along with enhanced police accountability to build trust and transparency.
SourceLatimer’s campaign describes him as standing up to the NRA to keep guns off the streets as part of his broader progressive public-safety record.
SourceBallotpedia
https://ballotpedia.org/George_Latimer_%28New_York%29Fetched: biography, education, professional background, committee assignments
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
https://clerk.house.gov/members/L000606Fetched: committee assignments
Vote Smart
https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/44173/george-latimerFetched: age, location, education, biography
FEC API
https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/H4NY16087/totals/Fetched: totalRaised, totalSpent, cashOnHand
OpenWatchdog
https://www.openwatchdog.com/member/L000606Fetched: partyAlignment, missedVotes, keyVotes
City & State New York
https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2024/05/whos-endorsing-jamaal-bowman-and-george-latimer/392746/Fetched: endorsements
Jewish Insider
https://jewishinsider.com/2024/01/george-latimer-jamaal-bowman-aipac-endorsement-primary/Fetched: endorsements
Axios
https://www.axios.com/2024/03/28/squad-primary-challengers-backed-by-jewish-democrats-groupFetched: endorsements
Democratic Majority for Israel PAC
https://dmfipac.org/news-updates/press-release/dmfi-pac-congratulates-george-latimer-on-his-victory-in-ny-16/Fetched: endorsements
NYC Votes
https://www.nycvotes.org/whats-on-the-ballot/2024-state-and-federal-general-election/state-senator/profile/?bannerTitle=George+S+Latimer&candidateId=V1305&electionCycle=2024+General+Election&officeType=8Fetched: issuePositions
George Latimer for Congress priorities page
https://latimerforny.com/priorities/Fetched: issuePositions
Congressman George Latimer press releases
https://latimer.house.gov/media/press-releases?page=4Fetched: issuePositions
Daily Voice
https://dailyvoice.com/article/state-sen-latimer-urges-congress-to-revamp-public-school-testing-mandates/Fetched: issuePositions
Scarsdale10583
https://scarsdale10583.com/section-table/122-scarsdale-worships?layout=month&start=50Fetched: issuePositions