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Laura Rothrock

Democratic · NY · Village Trustee, Village of Dobbs Ferry

Dobbs Ferry village trustee since 2025 and president of the Long Island City Partnership business district group, with a master's in city planning from MIT. She is also a director of the village Local Development Corporation and serves on the NY Forward local planning committee.

Where Laura Rothrock stands, based on their records

Supports

Environment and Public Health (3 records), Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records),

Opposes

Government Spending Reduction (3 records)

Track record

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 3 support
  • Voted yes on a resolution opposing Project Maple, a planned expansion of the Algonquin fracked-gas pipeline in New York. It passed 7-0.

    October 28, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: ecode360.com

  • Seconded a deal with Westchester County to install electric vehicle charging stations on village property, with the county paying part of the cost. It passed 7-0.

    September 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: ecode360.com

  • Voted yes on a local law banning gas-powered leaf blowers in Dobbs Ferry starting January 1, 2026, with penalties for violations. It passed 7-0.

    September 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: ecode360.com

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 1 support
  • Introduced the resolution adopting one document that sets out the village's financial goals and money-management policies. It passed 7-0.

    October 14, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: ecode360.com

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
  • Introduced a bond of up to $2 million to rebuild the High Street Bridge. It passed 7-0.

    April 28, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: ecode360.com

  • Voted yes on Dobbs Ferry's 2026-27 village budget, with a tax rate of $6.42 per $1,000 of assessed value. It passed 7-0.

    April 28, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: ecode360.com

  • Seconded and voted yes on moving $4,697 of unspent police budget money to buy real-time incident software from Live Earth for the police. It passed 4-2.

    September 9, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: ecode360.com

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
  • Seconded and voted yes on moving $4,697 of unspent police budget money to buy real-time incident software from Live Earth for the police. It passed 4-2.

    September 9, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: ecode360.com

  • Introduced a local law that set clear, enforceable rules for using Dobbs Ferry's village parks. It passed 6-0.

    September 9, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: ecode360.com

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 1 support
  • As president of the Long Island City Partnership, publicly backed building more housing at Sunnyside Yards to make the city affordable. She said new infrastructure must come with it.

    March 6, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: qns.com

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 2 support
  • Introduced a bond of up to $2 million to rebuild the High Street Bridge. It passed 7-0.

    April 28, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: ecode360.com

  • Seconded a deal with Westchester County to install electric vehicle charging stations on village property, with the county paying part of the cost. It passed 7-0.

    September 30, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: ecode360.com

Track record — General

General · 1 record
  • Was appointed to the Dobbs Ferry Board of Trustees to fill the rest of Deputy Mayor Nicole Sullivan's term, which ends in December 2026.

    September 9, 2025

    Source: ecode360.com

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