Valerie Simmons
Democratic · NY · Common Council Member, City of White Plains
White Plains Common Council member since February 2026, retired after 36 years in community and public-housing work, most recently as a White Plains Housing Authority property manager. She focuses on affordable housing and equitable redevelopment of the White Plains Galleria Mall.
Where Valerie Simmons stands, based on their records
Supports
Social Programs and Welfare (2 records), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Voted to put about $300,000 into the city's home repair loan fund for low- and moderate-income residents (the Community Development Rehabilitation Program). It passed unanimously.
August 3, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofwhiteplains.com
Seconded and voted for the city's purchase of the City Center parking garage for about $11.1 million in borrowed money. The deal pays off old garage bonds after parking revenue fell short of the debt payments. It passed unanimously.
April 6, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofwhiteplains.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Voted, as part of the council's consent agenda, for a resolution committing the city to work with the school district on My Brother's Keeper, a program to close opportunity gaps for young people of color.
August 3, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: cityofwhiteplains.com
Voted to put about $300,000 into the city's home repair loan fund for low- and moderate-income residents (the Community Development Rehabilitation Program). It passed unanimously.
August 3, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: cityofwhiteplains.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Seconded and voted for the city's purchase of the City Center parking garage for about $11.1 million in borrowed money. The deal pays off old garage bonds after parking revenue fell short of the debt payments. It passed unanimously.
April 6, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cityofwhiteplains.com
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Voted for a zoning change letting underground self-storage businesses open in the downtown core district by special permit, on sites of at least two acres. It passed 7-0.
August 3, 2026
Source: cityofwhiteplains.com
Stepped aside (recused herself) from two council votes: pay for a White Plains Housing Authority job, and the council's no-objection to a county agency tax break for a new parking garage on East Post Road.
May 4, 2026
Source: cityofwhiteplains.com
Was appointed to the White Plains Common Council on 2026-02-02 to fill the seat left by Jennifer Puja's resignation, and took the oath that night.
February 2, 2026
Source: cityofwhiteplains.com
Voted at her first council meeting to appoint Michael Peter Rubin as a White Plains City Court judge; the council approved him unanimously.
February 2, 2026
Source: cityofwhiteplains.com
Past race Valerie Simmons ran in:
- City Council Member (Unexpired 1-Year Term), City of White Plains · November 3, 2026 · White Plains city, New York · incumbent