Thomas E. Mitchell
Democratic · NY · Village Trustee, Village of Tarrytown
Tarrytown village trustee since a December 2021 appointment, and former chief operating officer of a Manhattan international school. His stated priorities include easier travel for drivers, walkers and cyclists, and keeping the village safe and affordable.
Where Thomas E. Mitchell stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (5 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records), Civil Rights (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Mixed record
Housing Affordability (3 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 5 support
Made the motion, passed 6-0, adopting a climate vulnerability assessment and adaptation plan that lists the village's at-risk assets and steps to protect them.
April 20, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: tarrytownny.gov
Seconded the motion, passed 6-0, to renew Tarrytown's community electricity buying program with Sustainable Westchester and make 100% renewable power the default supply.
June 2, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: tarrytownny.gov
Made the motion, passed 6-0, urging the EPA to find that the Upper Hudson River PCB cleanup is not protective enough and to start planning more cleanup.
October 21, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: tarrytownny.gov
Made the motion, passed 6-0, adopting a climate action plan for village operations with set goals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
July 15, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: tarrytownny.gov
Made the motion, passed 4-0, urging state lawmakers to pass a packaging waste reduction act and to expand New York's bottle deposit law.
April 1, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: tarrytownny.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Made the motion to adopt Tarrytown's 2026-27 budget, with $34.5 million in general fund spending and a 6.5% rise in the property tax levy to about $22 million. It passed 6-0.
April 20, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: tarrytownny.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Seconded the motion, passed 6-0, to renew Tarrytown police participation in the Greenburgh-area joint SWAT team for five years, through 2031.
November 17, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: tarrytownny.gov
Made the motion, passed 4-0, asking the state to add 20 mph school speed zones on Broadway near three schools where students walk and cross the road.
April 1, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: tarrytownny.gov
Voted for a local law lowering Tarrytown's village-wide speed limit from 30 to 25 miles per hour on streets without other posted limits. He asked for data on crash reduction first. It passed 7-0.
October 3, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: tarrytownny.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 3 support · 1 oppose
Seconded and voted for a local law opting Tarrytown into New York's Good Cause Eviction Law, which limits large rent hikes and evictions without a valid reason. It passed 7-0. Earlier that night he had said to delay closing the hearing.
September 15, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: tarrytownny.gov
Made the motion, passed 7-0, rejecting a request to rezone parts of 50 Prospect Avenue, an office property, so that apartments could be built there.
April 7, 2025Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: tarrytownny.gov
Made the motion, passed 7-0, to apply for New York's Plus One ADU program, which gives grants to homeowners earning up to area median income to build or fix an accessory apartment.
January 6, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: tarrytownny.gov
Voted with a 4-2 majority to change the zoning code so homeowners can add an accessory apartment (a studio or one-bedroom) to a single-family home they live in, as a pilot program.
February 8, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: thehudsonindependent.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Made the motion, passed 4-0, to give the domestic partners of unmarried village employees the same dental and vision coverage that spouses get.
June 20, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: tarrytownny.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Voted for a local law creating a zoning district for battery energy storage systems and applying it to a lot at 120 White Plains Road. It passed 6-0.
July 21, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: tarrytownny.gov
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Joined Mayor Karen Brown and fellow trustees at the 'No Kings' rally in Tarrytown, where thousands protested Trump administration policies.
March 29, 2026
Source: thehudsonindependent.com
Made the motion, passed 7-0, creating Tarrytown's Cultural Heritage Recognition Committee to celebrate the village's diverse cultures. He later served as the board's liaison to it.
June 16, 2025
Source: tarrytownny.gov
Was named to receive a Preservation Award from the Historical Society serving Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown for his work preserving the history of the area's African American families.
August 20, 2024
Source: riverjournalonline.com
Brought Alvin Ailey's Revelations dance workshop to Tarrytown as part of the village's Juneteenth celebration.
June 17, 2023
Source: thehudsonindependent.com
Seconded and voted for a local law setting zoning rules for cannabis shops in Tarrytown, limiting them to retail zones. It passed 7-0.
January 3, 2023
Source: tarrytownny.gov
Voted with the full board, 7-0, to opt Tarrytown out of allowing on-site cannabis lounges. Retail cannabis dispensaries stayed allowed.
December 20, 2021
Source: tarrytownny.gov
Was appointed by Mayor Karen Brown to fill her vacant trustee seat and sworn in on December 6, 2021. He had been chief operating officer of the Lyceum Kennedy International School in Manhattan since 2010.
December 6, 2021
Source: thehudsonindependent.com
Before joining the board, was appointed by the Tarrytown trustees as a member of the village Comprehensive Plan Management Committee. The vote was 5-0.
March 16, 2020
Source: tarrytownny.gov
Past race Thomas E. Mitchell ran in:
- Tarrytown Village Trustee · November 3, 2026 · Tarrytown village, New York · incumbent