The Westchester County executive is the head of the executive branch of the Westchester County, New York, government. The current county executive is Ken Jenkins. The county executive has power to veto acts of Westchester County Board of Legislators.
History The office of Westchester County executive was created in 1937 when voters approved a new county charter giving the county an executive branch to complement the legislative County Board of Supervisors (later the County Board of Legislators).
History of county executives
Westchester County executives since the creation of the position include:
No.TermNameParty11939–1941William F. BleakleyRepublican21941–1953Herbert Clinton GerlachRepublican31954–1957James Daniel HopkinsRepublican41958–1973Edwin Gilbert MichaelianRepublican51974–1982Alfred Benedict Del BelloDemocratic61983–1997Andrew Patrick O'RourkeRepublican71998–2009 Andrew J. SpanoDemocratic82010–2017Rob Astorino Republican92018–2025 George LatimerDemocratic102025–presentKen JenkinsDemocratic
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