Latimer is a Westchester native who worked as a marketing executive before more than three decades in elected office: Rye City Council, the Westchester County Board of Legislators, the State Assembly, the State Senate, and Westchester County Executive from 2018. He won the 2024 Democratic primary over incumbent Rep. Jamaal Bowman and has represented NY-16 since January 2025. He serves on the House Foreign Affairs and Small Business Committees and has introduced bills on election interference, small-business research funding, and electric-vehicle battery safety.[1][2][3]
George Latimer was born November 22, 1953, in Mount Vernon, New York, and describes himself as a third-generation Westchester native, according to his official biography.[1][3] He graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1970, earned a B.A. from Fordham University in 1974 (history and theology, per Ballotpedia), and received a Master of Public Administration from New York University's Wagner School in 1976.[1][3] He worked for more than 20 years as a marketing executive at corporate subsidiaries of Nestle and ITT, according to his official biography; Ballotpedia also lists Benchmark Hospitality.[1][3]
Latimer won his first race for public office in 1987, a seat on the Rye City Council.[3] In 1991 he was elected to the Westchester County Board of Legislators, becoming the first Democrat to win the 7th District seat, and he served until 2004, including as Minority Leader and as the board's first Democratic chairman.[3] He was elected to the New York State Assembly in 2004 and, according to his official biography, authored more than 20 new laws there.[1][3] In November 2012 he was elected to the State Senate, representing the 37th District, and served until 2017.[1][3]
Latimer was elected Westchester County Executive in 2017 and took office in January 2018 as the county's ninth County Executive; he was re-elected in November 2021.[1][3] He defeated incumbent Rep. Jamaal Bowman in the June 25, 2024 Democratic primary, 58.6% to 41.4%, and won the general election that November over Republican Miriam Flisser, 71.3% to 28.3%.[1] In the House he serves on the Foreign Affairs and Small Business Committees and belongs to the Congressional Labor Caucus, Congressional Reproductive Freedom Caucus, Equality Caucus, New Democrat Coalition, and Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition.[2]
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
