George S. Latimer

Who is George S. Latimer?

George Latimer is a member of the New York State Senate, for the 37th district first elected in 2012. He is a Democrat. He previously served on the Rye city council, in the Westchester County legislature, and in the New York State Assembly.

Born in Mt. Vernon, New York to Stanley and Loretta Latimer, he attended local public schools. He graduated with a B.A. from Fordham University in the Bronx in 1974 and received a Master's Degree in Public Administration from New York University's Wagner School in 1976. He worked for two decades as a marketing executive in the hospitality industry for major organizations, including subsidiaries of Nestle and ITT.

Electorally, Latimer first ran for public office in 1987, and won a seat on the Rye City Council, finishing first in a field of 6 major party candidates. A Democrat in heavily Republican Rye, Latimer was elevated in 1991 to the Westchester County Board of Legislators, the first-ever Democrat to win the 7th District seat - Rye City, Larchmont Village, Mamaroneck Town and Village. He was re-elected in 1993, 1995 and 1997; in January 1998, Democrats won a majority of seats in the County Board for the first time in 90 years.