Incumbent County DA Wins Democratic Endorsement

WHITE PLAINS, NY — The incumbent Westchester County district attorney was endorsed Wednesday by the Westchester Democratic Party. Anthony Scarpino Jr. narrowly won over challenger Mimi Rocah.

Scarpino won about 51 percent of the vote at the county party convention from Democrats from across Westchester.

"It is a tremendous honor to receive the endorsement of the Westchester County Democratic Committee," he said in a prepared statement. "I am grateful to Chairman Reggie Lafayette, his executive committee and all the Democratic district leaders for participating in this critical process and for the faith they have placed in me to represent this party as the Democratic nominee for Westchester district attorney."

Scarpino, a Bedford resident, is in his first term as county district attorney. He has served as a judge in Mount Vernon and Westchester County Court judge. He was elected to the state Supreme Court in 1993, stepping down in 2015 to join a private law firm

Rocah, a former federal prosecutor, took credit for coming "within a hair's breadth" of winning, securing 48.4 percent of the vote.

"These numbers are a resounding call for change and for a new DA who will do better for all of Westchester," she said in a press release. "For an incumbent who has been a political insider for 30 years to come away with this low a percentage of the vote shows just how out of touch and vulnerable he is."

Rocah, a Scarsdale resident, served as assistant U.S. attorney fo the Southern District of new York and was appointed by Preet Bharara to run the Westchester office of the Department of Justice under President Barack Obama for more than five years.

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