Westchester County Executive

County executive in New York state

Executive of Westchester County

Flag of the County of Westchester

Incumbent
Ken Jenkins

since January 6, 2025

Term length| 4 years
Inaugural holder| William Francis Bleakley
Formation| 1937
Website| Westchester County Executive

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.[1] The Westchester Deputy County Executive serves as the direct subordinate to the County Executive.

## History

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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).[2]

## History of county executives

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William F. Bleakley, first county executive of Westchester County.

Westchester County executives since the creation of the position include:[2]

No.  | Term  | Name  | Party

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1  | 1939–1941  | William F. Bleakley | Republican
2  | 1941–1953  | Herbert Clinton Gerlach  | Republican
3  | 1954–1957  | James Daniel Hopkins  | Republican
4  | 1958–1973  | Edwin Gilbert Michaelian  | Republican
5  | 1974–1982  | Alfred Benedict Del Bello | Democratic
6  | 1983–1997  | Andrew Patrick O'Rourke | Republican
7  | 1998–2009  | Andrew J. Spano | Democratic
8  | 2010–2017  | Rob Astorino | Republican
9  | 2018–2025  | George Latimer | Democratic
10  | 2025–present  | Ken Jenkins | Democratic

## References

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1. ^ Laws of Westchester County §110.11
2. ^ a b Westchester County Archives, Westchester County Executive, retrieved 2007-08-03