Putnam Assemblymembers Keep Their Seats

By Holly Crocco

Both of Putnam County’s assemblymembers retained their seats in last week’s election.

In the 94th district, Matt Slater, R-Yorktown, claimed victory against Democratic challenger Daniel Guzman.

In Putnam, Slater received 57 percent of the vote (20,898 ballots) to Guzman’s 43 percent (15,733 ballots). While Westchester was still counting many of its ballots well into the week after a countywide machine malfunction, as of Friday, Slater was leading Guzman 55 to 43 percent in that county.

“I’m incredibly grateful to the residents of the 94th Assembly District for once again placing their trust in me to serve as their voice in Albany,” said Slater, who will start his second term in office in January. “It is an honor and a privilege to represent the communities I call home, and I do not take that responsibility lightly.”

In the 95th district, Dana Levenberg, D-Ossining, was easily re-seated, having received 70 percent of the vote in Putnam, compared to the 30 percent that Republican challenger Laurie Ryan earned (3,710 to 1,577 ballots).

In Westchester, Levenberg’s margin of victory was even greater, at 73 to 27 percent.

Levenberg will also begin her second term in office in January.