Keeping His Promises
That’s why we need Pete Harckham as our State Senator
- Won record investments in school funding, brought an additional $3.2 billion in Foundation Aid to districts, expanded Pre-K programs
- Passed the Reproductive Health Act, ensuring women in New York can make their own reproductive health choices
- Passed landmark legislation to require zero emissions vehicles by 2035
- Protected clean drinking water sources and passed the toughest climate protection law in the nation
- Worked to keep residents safe during the Covid-19 pandemic: held 16 food drives, delivered PPE, handled thousands of requests for assistance
- Continued the middle-class tax cuts for over $4 billion in savings and maintained the STAR program at full benefit for residents
- Kept our community safe with increased funding for law enforcement and gun violence interruption
- Stood up for working families by raising the minimum wage, lowering prescription drug costs and expanding the child tax credit
- Protected the Hudson River by writing and passing landmark legislation banning polluters from dumping radioactive waste
- Passed commonsense gun safety legislature to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous individuals and to protect victims of domestic violence
- Secured record aid for schools, parks, and local law enforcement
About Pete
Pete Harckham was elected to the New York State Senate in November 2018, and re-elected in 2020 and 2022—the culmination so far of a distinguished career in public service. Currently, he is chair of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee.
Through his two full terms in office, Harckham has become one of the most productive members of the New York State Senate. He worked to make the 2% Property Tax Cap permanent; delivered record aid to education; and addressed the opioid crisis by doubling minimum treatment times and reducing barriers to life saving treatment.
Well-regarded as a champion of the environment, Harckham helped pass the toughest climate protection legislation in the nation, and also introduced legislation, later enacted, requiring all new passenger car and truck sales to be zero emission by 2035. Additionally, Harckham has been a leading voice to hold the utilities accountable in the wake of failed responses to natural disasters.
In addition to his professional work, Harckham served on the President’s Council for the Northern Westchester Hospital, was a board member for the United Way of Westchester and Putnam, the Junior League of Northern Westchester Community Advisory Council and the Livable Communities Council.
Today, Pete resides in South Salem, NY with his partner of many years Jin-Hee Stevens. He is the proud father of two adult daughters, Emma and Kate.
Pete Harckham was elected to the New York State Senate in November 2018, and re-elected in 2020 and 2022—the culmination so far of a distinguished career in public service. Currently, he is chair of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee.
Through his two full terms in office, Harckham has become one of the most productive members of the New York State Senate. He worked to make the 2% Property Tax Cap permanent; delivered record aid to education; and addressed the opioid crisis by doubling minimum treatment times and reducing barriers to life saving treatment.
Well-regarded as a champion of the environment, Harckham helped pass the toughest climate
protection legislation in the nation, and also introduced legislation, later enacted, requiring all
new passenger car and truck sales to be zero emission by 2035 and allowing municipalities to
build solar canopies and jumpstart community renewable energy projects. Earlier this year,
Governor Kathy Hochul placed Harckham’s landmark wetlands legislation protecting Class C
streams statewide, which will safeguard fragile drinking water resources, into her proposed 2023
State Budget.
Additionally, Harckham has been a leading voice to hold the utilities accountable in the wake of failed responses to natural disasters, and has been there for residents during the Covid-19 pandemic. To date, he has held 13 food drives to fight hunger, assisted thousands of residents with unemployment claims and delivered PPE to first responders and municipalities throughout
the 40th Senate District.
In 2015, Harckham was appointed Assistant Director of the Office of Community Renewal, responsible for the roll out and implementation of a special allotment of $4.3M in CDBG funding for Westchester municipalities. Afterwards, he served for two years as the Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge project.
From 2008 to 2015 Harckham served on the Westchester County Board of Legislators (BOL), where he was a leading voice for protecting the environment, maintaining vital services and investing in our families. He was the BOL’s Majority Leader from 2010 through 2013.
Before being elected to the BOL, Harckham served as board president of A-HOME, a not-for-profit housing corporation that builds affordable housing in northern Westchester, and worked as a communications professional on Madison Avenue for major advertising agencies. He also helmed his own communications and marketing firm, and founded K&E Farms, a small horse farm in Katonah, NY, where he donated conservation easements from the farm to the Westchester Land Trust. Both his prior residence and farm were converted to solar power.
In addition to his professional work, Harckham served on the President’s Council for the Northern Westchester Hospital, was a board member for the United Way of Westchester and Putnam, the Junior League of Northern Westchester Community Advisory Council and the Livable Communities Council.
Today, Pete resides in South Salem, NY with his partner of many years Jin-Hee Stevens. He is the proud father of two adult daughters, Emma and Kate.
Endorsements
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