Anthony Merante

Merante holds a B.S. in accounting from St. John's University (1982) and became a Certified Public Accountant in 1987; according to his campaign website, he has been a member of the New York State Society of CPAs since 1988.[2] He worked in accounting, tax services and executive roles for small and mid-sized companies in the Yonkers and Westchester County region.[2]

Merante served as president of the Sprain Lake Knolls Civic Association before he was elected to the Yonkers City Council for the 6th District in 2017; he completed two terms.[2] In January 2023 he announced that he would run for mayor of Yonkers, described by News 12 as the first Republican to enter that year's race.[3] His campaign website says he is married to Yolanda Merante and that they have two children who attended Yonkers public schools.[2] In 2026 he ran for State Senate District 35 on the Republican line against Stewart-Cousins, and his campaign website presented him as a taxpayer advocate with a career in accounting and tax services.[1][2] He received 24.8% of the vote to Andrea Stewart-Cousins's 75.2%, according to unofficial results reported by Ballotpedia and Wikipedia.[4][5]