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Thomas Roach
Mayor of White Plains

Incumbent

Assumed office
February 19, 2011
Preceded byAdam Bradley
Personal details
Born (1961-09-19) September 19, 1961 (age 62)
White Plains, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceWhite Plains, New York
EducationSUNY Albany
SUNY Buffalo School of Law
ProfessionAttorney
WebsiteOfficial website

Thomas M. Roach Jr. (born September 19, 1961)[1][2] is an American politician and attorney serving as mayor of White Plains, New York. He took office as acting mayor in February 2011 following the resignation of former Mayor Adam Bradley. Roach won a March 2011 special election held to fill the remainder of Bradley's term.[2]

Early life and background[edit]

Roach was born in White Plains. He attended SUNY Albany where he received a degree in political science, and earned his Juris Doctor degree at the SUNY Buffalo School of Law. Upon graduating from law school in 1986, he represented indigent individuals in Bronx County with the Legal Aid Society.

In 1989 he entered the private practice of law in White Plains and has been primarily engaged in civil litigation since then. He was formerly employed with the firm of Mead, Hecht, Conklin, and Gallagher in Mamaroneck. Roach has two children, Henry Roach, and Lawson Roach. He is also a cancer survivor.[3]

Political career[edit]

In 2001, Roach ran for and was elected to the White Plains Common Council as a Democrat. He was reelected in 2005 and 2009.

In November 2010, Roach ran for the New York State Assembly and lost by 112 votes to incumbent Robert Castelli, who had taken office in February of that year following the resignation of former Assemblyman Adam Bradley, who had vacated the office after being elected Mayor of White Plains.[4][5][6] [7]

In February 2011, Bradley announced his resignation as mayor,[8] following his December 2010 conviction for attempted assault and harassment of his wife, which was later overturned in 2013.[9] Roach, who was as President of the Common Council at the time, ascended to the Office of Mayor of the City of White Plains.[10][11] Roach subsequently won a March 31, 2011, special election to fill the remainder of Bradley's term.[2]

Election results[edit]

Robert J. Castelli (REP - CON - TXP) ... 21,263 (50.1%)
Thomas M. Roach, Jr. (DEM - IND - WOR) ... 21,151 (49.9%)
Thomas M. Roach Jr. (DEM - IND - WOR) ... 4,450 (52%)
Bob Hyland (REP - CON) ... 3,020 (35%)
Glen Hockley (POP) ... 1,153 (13%)
2013 White Plains Mayoral Election[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas Roach 7,642 69.75
Working Families Thomas Roach 338 3.09
Independence Thomas Roach 374 3.41
Total Thomas Roach (incumbent) 8,354 76.25
Republican Cass Cibelli 2,206 20.14
Conservative Cass Cibelli 396 3.61
Total Cass Cibelli 2,602 23.75
Total votes 10,956 100
2017 White Plains Mayoral Election[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Thomas Roach 8,757 68.05 −1.70
Working Families Thomas Roach 338 2.63 −0.46
Independence Thomas Roach 219 1.70 −1.71
Total Thomas Roach (incumbent) 9,314 72.38 −3.87
Republican Milagros Lecuona 3040 23.63 3.49
Conservative Milagros Lecuona 514 3.99 0.38
Total Milagros Lecuona 3,554 27.62 3.87
Total votes 12,868 100
2021 White Plains Mayoral Election[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Thomas Roach 7,040 100 +27.7
Total votes 7,040 100

References[edit]

  1. ^ Oluwa, Rasheed (October 23, 2013). "Q & A With White Plains Mayoral Candidate Thomas Roach". Patch Media. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  • ^ a b c Bailey, John F. (March 31, 2011). "Tom Roach will serve as Mayor for next 2 years, 9 months; Wins Special Election". White Plains CitizeNetReporter.
  • ^ Richard Liebson and Ben Rubin. "Council chief Roach becomes White Plains mayor, says he'll run for election". Journal News. February 18, 2011.
  • ^ Mastro, Ken. "Castelli has lead as Assembly race resumes[permanent dead link]." Lewisboro Ledger Archived 2013-01-21 at the Wayback Machine. November 23, 2010.
  • ^ Rentz, Paige. "Castelli up 108, Roach awaits canvas Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine." The Harrison Report. December 9, 2010.
  • ^ Oliva, Zach. "It's Official: Castelli Winner in 89th Assembly Race Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine." Harrison Patch. December 10, 2010.
  • ^ Whittemore, Mike. "Castelli Via Facebook: My Opponent Has Conceded Archived 2011-01-13 at the Wayback Machine." YNN Capital Tonight. December 10, 2010.
  • ^ MyFox New York Staff Report. "White Plains Mayor Adam Bradley Resigns". Fox 5. February 18, 2011.
  • ^ Eyewitness News. "White Plains mayor guilty of attempted assault Archived 2010-12-16 at the Wayback Machine". WABC-TV. December 9, 2010.
  • ^ John Bailey. "Mayor Bradley Resigns.Roach Takes Command at Midnight. Special Election Next". White Plains CNR. February 17, 2011.
  • ^ Dina Sciortino. "City's Mayor Steps Down, Council President Steps Up". White Plains Patch. February 17, 2011.
  • ^ "General Election Results, State Assembly: November 2, 2010" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. December 13, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  • ^ "Election Results: Mayor-White Plains: March 31, 2011". Westchester County Board of Elections. 2011.
  • ^ "City Council president elected new mayor of White Plains". News 12 - Westchester. April 1, 2011. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  • ^ 2013 Westchester County General Election Canvass Book, https://citizenparticipation.westchestergov.com/images/stories/pdfs/2013CanvassGeneral131105.pdf
  • ^ 2017 Westchester County General Election Canvass Book, https://citizenparticipation.westchestergov.com/images/stories/pdfs/2017canvassGeneral1107.pdf
  • ^ 2021 Westchester County General Election Canvass Book, https://citizenparticipation.westchestergov.com/images/stories/pdfs/canvassgeneral21.pdf
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    Preceded by

    Adam Bradley

    Mayor of White Plains
    2011–present
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