Bridget A. Bennett
Republican · NY · Deputy Mayor and Village Trustee, Village of Pelham Manor
Pelham Manor Deputy Mayor and Police Commissioner, a trustee since 2018, who runs a home-building business and once taught business at Lehman College. Her priorities are keeping the village debt-free and within the state tax cap, and road safety.
Where Bridget A. Bennett stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Voted with the board to ask the state to drop Boston Post Road in the village from its truck route list, a first step toward banning tractor-trailers. She cited safety, pollution and road noise.
July 20, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: pelhamexaminer.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted for Pelham Manor's 2026-27 budget, which raised property taxes 2.85% and kept the village just under the state tax cap. It passed 4-1.
March 24, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: pelhamexaminer.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted with the board to ask the state to drop Boston Post Road in the village from its truck route list, a first step toward banning tractor-trailers. She cited safety, pollution and road noise.
July 20, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: pelhamexaminer.com
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Received the Pelham Recreation Department's Dr. John Marshall Award for her contributions to local recreation programs.
November 12, 2024
Source: pelhamexaminer.com
Won re-election to the Pelham Manor Board of Trustees with 999 votes, defeating Democratic challengers Kate Pringle and Mark Cardwell.
March 19, 2024
Source: pelhamexaminer.com
As police commissioner, received an officer's formal complaint about the police chief. The board then brought in outside counsel and an independent investigator, and the chief retired.
June 8, 2021
Source: pelhamexaminer.com
As police commissioner, oversaw the village's state-required police reform review. The board adopted the report 5-0; it called for few changes and did not adopt body cameras.
March 29, 2021
Source: pelhamexaminer.com
Was sworn in for a second term as a Pelham Manor trustee and named the village's police commissioner, the first time the mayor, deputy mayor and police commissioner were all women.
October 5, 2020
Source: pelhamexaminer.com
Past race Bridget A. Bennett ran in:
- Pelham Manor Village Trustee · November 3, 2026 · Pelham Manor village, New York · incumbent