Dana White
Democratic · NY · Village Trustee, Village of Ossining
Ossining village trustee since 2021 and a freelance writer who earlier served five and a half years as Village Historian. She has been the board's liaison to the Environmental Advisory Council and the Ossining Arts Project and sits on the technical committee for the Route 9 Road Diet.
Where Dana White stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (2 records), Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
Moved a resolution urging the EPA to find that the Hudson River PCB cleanup of General Electric's pollution is not protective and to consider more cleanup. It passed 5-0.
October 16, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Seconded and voted for a resolution opposing Holtec's plan to release over one million gallons of contaminated water from the Indian Point nuclear plant into the Hudson River. It passed 5-0.
August 2, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Moved to seek a state grant to study combining Ossining's firehouses, with the Town of Ossining, to improve safety and efficiency. The study was estimated to cost $37,500. It passed 5-0.
July 21, 2021Supports Government Efficiency
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Seconded and voted to adopt the village's 2026 budget. It set a property tax levy of $26.4 million and a tax rate of $8.36 per $1,000 of assessed value. It passed 5-0.
December 3, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Voted to borrow an additional $40 million in bonds to build the new Indian Brook water treatment plant. The project's top estimated cost was $105.7 million. It passed 4-0.
August 7, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Moved an agreement with Westchester County for a mobile crisis team based at the Ossining Police Department. The team pairs police with mental health workers to answer crisis calls 24 hours a day. It passed 5-0.
June 1, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 2 support
Seconded and voted for a village policy that bars police and village staff from asking about immigration status in most cases and from passing it to federal immigration agents. It passed 5-0.
February 19, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Seconded and voted for a local law revising the village's civilian board that reviews complaints against police (Local Law 1-2023). The change came from the village's police reform plan. It passed 4-0.
February 15, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 3 support
Voted to adopt New York's Pro-Housing Communities pledge, which commits the village to steps like faster permits and more room for new housing. It passed 3-1, with one abstention.
November 6, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Seconded and voted for village support of a property-tax break (a PILOT) of up to 30 years for 108 affordable apartments at 30 Water Street, the former public works site. Units are for households earning 30% to 80% of the area median income. It passed 4-1.
July 20, 2022Supports Housing Affordability
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Voted to adopt the village's 2021 Comprehensive Plan update. She also seconded a zoning law that allowed two-family homes in the two-family district and created downtown overlay zones. Both passed 5-0.
July 7, 2021Supports Housing Affordability
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Moved an agreement with Westchester County for a mobile crisis team based at the Ossining Police Department. The team pairs police with mental health workers to answer crisis calls 24 hours a day. It passed 5-0.
June 1, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Seconded and voted for a resolution asking the federal government to investigate the tactics of ICE and Customs and Border Protection and adopt rules to prevent abuses. It passed 5-0.
February 18, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Seconded and voted for a village policy that bars police and village staff from asking about immigration status in most cases and from passing it to federal immigration agents. It passed 5-0.
February 19, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Moved to seek construction bids for the Route 9 Road Diet, a redesign of Route 9 through the village. It passed 5-0.
September 30, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Moved a zoning law setting rules for electric vehicle charging stations in the village, including signs and lighting (Local Law 21-2024). It passed 4-0.
December 4, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Voted to borrow an additional $40 million in bonds to build the new Indian Brook water treatment plant. The project's top estimated cost was $105.7 million. It passed 4-0.
August 7, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Track record — General
General · 18 records
Moved approval of a special permit allowing extra building density for a waterfront project at 34 State Street and two James Street lots. It passed 4-0.
August 5, 2026
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Seconded and voted for a temporary ban on battery energy storage systems in the village (Local Law 4-2026). It passed 4-0.
April 22, 2026
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Moved to let the Ossining Muslim Community Center use 50 North Malcolm Street for Ramadan prayers and meals, with safety conditions, during a zoning moratorium. It passed 3-2.
February 18, 2026
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Seconded and voted for a temporary ban on new conditional uses, which need special approval, in the village's two-family zoning district (Local Law 7-2025). It passed 5-0.
November 5, 2025
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Moved a zoning law removing residential, hotel, lodging and school uses from the village's Riverfront Development District (Local Law 6-2025). It passed 3-0.
October 15, 2025
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Moved a temporary ban on new land-use approvals for cannabis dispensaries, vape shops and smoke shops (Local Law 5-2025). It passed 5-0.
September 30, 2025
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Moved the village's support for the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Scenic Byway. The resolution also bars new billboards along the byway route. It passed 5-0.
July 16, 2025
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Abstained on a resolution adopting the IHRA working definition of antisemitism as an educational tool for village departments and boards. It passed 4-0, with White abstaining.
June 5, 2024
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Voted for a zoning law allowing cannabis growing, processing and distribution, with a special permit, in two village districts (Local Law 11-2023). It passed 5-0.
November 15, 2023
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Won re-election as an Ossining village trustee with no opposition on Nov. 8, 2022.
November 8, 2022
Source: theexaminernews.com
Moved the adoption of a new village seal to replace the seal showing a Native American in profile, used since after World War II. It passed 5-0.
May 18, 2022
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Moved a local law that set rules for regular bicycles, e-bikes and electric scooters in the village (Local Law 2-2022). It passed 5-0.
May 18, 2022
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Spoke against a 1,000-foot buffer around marijuana dispensaries, saying it came close to zoning them out of existence. "I'm not into limiting free enterprise," she said.
April 11, 2022
Source: theexaminernews.com
Moved to grant an owner's request to rezone 2 Sherman Place from a single-family district to a neighborhood center district. It passed 5-0.
June 2, 2021
Source: villageofossining.civicweb.net
Was sworn in on New Year's Day 2021 for her first term on the Ossining Village Board of Trustees.
January 1, 2021
Source: theexaminernews.com
Received the public backing of then-Mayor Victoria Gearity, who wrote that she voted early for White for village trustee.
October 27, 2020
Source: theexaminernews.com
Stepped down as Ossining Village Historian after serving since January 2015. She recommended Joyce Sharrock Cole as her successor, the village's first African American historian.
July 21, 2020
Source: theexaminernews.com
Was endorsed by the Ossining Democratic Committee in February 2020 for one of two open village trustee seats.
February 13, 2020
Source: theexaminernews.com
Past race Dana White ran in:
- Ossining Village Trustee · November 3, 2026 · Ossining village, New York · incumbent