City Officials
Elected officials for White Plains — their promises, tenure record, and accountability.
City Council
Victoria Presser
Council PresidentJanuary 2019 – December 2027
Evelyn Alicea-Santiago
Council Member2026-01-05 – December 2029
Thomas Caruso
Council Member2026-03-04 – December 2026
Jeremiah Frei-Pearson
Council MemberJanuary 2024 – December 2027
Valerie Simmons
Council Member2026-02-02 – December 2026
Nick Wolff
Council Member2026-01-05 – December 2029
Former Officials (5)
Richard Payne
Council Membermonth-level start: January 2022 per City Archivist list "White Plains City Council Members 1916 to 2026" (cityofwhiteplains.com DocumentCenter 12107, 3-11-26) (Year Started 2022; elected Nov 2021, Examiner 11-9-21). Re-elected Nov 2025 and took the oath Jan 5, 2026 (agenda + minutes: "newly reelected Richard Payne"), then absent Jan 26 and off the Feb 2 roll call; resignation (employment abroad, announced Dec 2025 per WPCNR May 5, 2026) effective date unpublished. 2026-03-04 is the date his seat was filled by Thomas Caruso (Mar 4 minutes), recorded as term_end for that reason; the city list shows Final Year 2025, which the Jan 5 minutes contradict.
Served until Mar 2026
Thomas Roach
Mayor2011-02-19 – 2026-01-01. Mayor from Feb 19, 2011 (acting) to Jan 1, 2026 per Wikipedia infobox "Thomas Roach (mayor)"; did not seek re-election, succeeded by Brasch (city page: Brasch term began Jan 1, 2026). Not mayor in 2026 meetings.
Served until Jan 2026
Jennifer Puja
Council Membermonth-level start: January 2019 per City Archivist list "White Plains City Council Members 1916 to 2026" (cityofwhiteplains.com DocumentCenter 12107, 3-11-26) (Year Started 2019). month-level end: December 2025 per City Archivist list "White Plains City Council Members 1916 to 2026" (cityofwhiteplains.com DocumentCenter 12107, 3-11-26) (Final Year 2025) and WPCNR May 5, 2026 (left the Council in the last two months of 2025, elected Westchester County Legislator); vacancy filled by Simmons Feb 2, 2026.
Served until Dec 2025
John Martin
Council Membermonth-level start: January 2022 (second stint; elected Nov 2021, Examiner 11-9-21 "Brasch, Martin, Payne Prevail"; city list shows two separate stints since 1994). month-level end: December 2025 per City Archivist list "White Plains City Council Members 1916 to 2026" (cityofwhiteplains.com DocumentCenter 12107, 3-11-26) (Final Year 2025); seat filled by Wolff Jan 5, 2026.
Served until Dec 2025
Nadine Hunt-Robinson
Council Membermonth-level start: January 2014 per City Archivist list "White Plains City Council Members 1916 to 2026" (cityofwhiteplains.com DocumentCenter 12107, 3-11-26) (Year Started 2014). month-level end: December 2023 per City Archivist list "White Plains City Council Members 1916 to 2026" (cityofwhiteplains.com DocumentCenter 12107, 3-11-26) (Final Year 2023); successor Frei-Pearson started 2024.
Served until Dec 2023