Maria DeRose
Democratic · NY · Village Trustee, Village of Mamaroneck
Mamaroneck village trustee since 2024 and head of North American operations for a global regulatory life-sciences firm. Her priorities are moving the Army Corps flood-mitigation project forward and cutting unnecessary village spending.
Where Maria DeRose stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (3 support · 3 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Voted for a stricter stormwater law that tightens how building projects must control rain runoff and moves the rules into the zoning code. It passed 5-0.
March 23, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
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Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Brought forward a resolution, passed 4-1 over the mayor's no vote, making the village manager solely responsible for seeking and managing flood grant money and requiring monthly public progress reports.
January 26, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: mamaroneckobserver.org
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 support · 3 oppose
Cast the lone no vote on an 18-month contract paying LMC Media at least $184,350 a year to film village meetings and events. It passed 3-1.
August 10, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: mamaroneckobserver.org
Voted for the village's $13.4 million capital budget for 2026-27, part of a $74.8 million multi-year plan. It passed 4-0.
June 22, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: mamaroneckobserver.org
Cast the lone no vote against the village's 2026-27 budget, which passed 4-1 with a 2.79% property tax increase. She said she objected to some raises for non-union staff.
April 27, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: mamaroneckobserver.org
Seconded a local law letting the village exceed the state property tax cap for its 2025-26 budget if needed, then voted for that budget. Both passed 4-0.
April 28, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: public.destinyhosted.com
Voted no on a six-month pilot of a free electric shuttle from the train station to Harbor Island Park, costing about $7,437 a month. It passed 3-2.
March 10, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Made the motion, passed 4-0, to let the village manager hire a second assistant village manager to focus on flooding and transportation.
January 13, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Seconded a local law, passed 5-0, making massage businesses renew their special permits every two years and pass a police inspection before renewal.
March 23, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Seconded the motion, passed 4-0, creating a Quality-of-Life Task Force of police, building and public works staff to patrol for code violations such as garbage, illegal occupancy and parking.
January 26, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 6 support
Pressed for clearer limits on how a new flood and storm-sewer fee could be spent, then voted for the law creating it. The law passed 5-0 and keeps the money in a separate account.
September 8, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: mamaroneckobserver.org
Voted for the village's $13.4 million capital budget for 2026-27, part of a $74.8 million multi-year plan. It passed 4-0.
June 22, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: mamaroneckobserver.org
Voted for a stricter stormwater law that tightens how building projects must control rain runoff and moves the rules into the zoning code. It passed 5-0.
March 23, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: public.destinyhosted.com
Brought forward a resolution, passed 4-1 over the mayor's no vote, making the village manager solely responsible for seeking and managing flood grant money and requiring monthly public progress reports.
January 26, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: mamaroneckobserver.org
Voted with a 3-0 board to raise village water rates by 25% to pay for a state-required water filtration plant.
November 10, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: mamaroneckobserver.org
Made the motion, passed 4-0, creating a seven-member resident Flood Mitigation Committee to help find flood solutions and teach residents about green infrastructure.
April 28, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: public.destinyhosted.com
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Before becoming a trustee, served on the village Flood Mitigation Advisory Committee and the Board of Ethics, and chaired the mayor's ad hoc parking committee.
September 30, 2026
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Voted for a local law banning battery energy storage systems larger than 80 kWh in the village, saying it was better to err on the side of caution. It passed 5-0.
April 27, 2026
Source: public.destinyhosted.com
Proposed at a board work session that the village pause new multi-family buildings while it reviews zoning, parking and stormwater rules. The mayor agreed, and staff were told to plan a consultant study.
April 28, 2025
Source: public.destinyhosted.com
Argued at a board work session that the village's ban on gas leaf blowers was hard to enforce and out of step with nearby towns. She suggested Rye's rules, which vary by lot size, as a fair compromise.
April 14, 2025
Source: public.destinyhosted.com
Made the motion, passed 4-0, for a local law extending the village's pause on applications for battery energy storage systems while consultants studied the rules.
April 14, 2025
Source: public.destinyhosted.com
Seconded the motion, passed 5-0, to drop Westhab as developer of the Hunter Tier affordable housing project and end that selection process. The board found the process tainted by secret contacts with the developer.
March 24, 2025
Source: public.destinyhosted.com
Past race Maria DeRose ran in:
- Mamaroneck Village Trustee · November 3, 2026 · Mamaroneck village, New York · incumbent