Thomas Roach (mayor)

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Thomas M. Roach Jr. (born September 19, 1961)^[1][2] is an American politician and attorney serving as mayor of White Plains, New York. He took office as acting mayor in February 2011 following the resignation of former Mayor Adam Bradley. Roach won a March 2011 special election held to fill the remainder of Bradley's term.^[2]

Thomas Roach
Mayor of White Plains
Incumbent
Assumed office February 19, 2011
Preceded by	Adam Bradley
Personal details
Born	(1961-09-19) September 19, 1961 (age 63) White Plains, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Residence	White Plains, New York
Education	SUNY Albany SUNY Buffalo School of Law
Profession	Attorney
Website	Official website

Early life and background

Roach was born in White Plains. He attended SUNY Albany where he received a degree in political science, and earned his Juris Doctor degree at the SUNY Buffalo School of Law. Upon graduating from law school in 1986, he represented indigent individuals in Bronx County with the Legal Aid Society.

In 1989 he entered the private practice of law in White Plains and has been primarily engaged in civil litigation since then. He was formerly employed with the firm of Mead, Hecht, Conklin, and Gallagher in Mamaroneck. Roach has two children, Henry Roach, and Lawson Roach. He is also a cancer survivor.^[3]

Political career

In 2001, Roach ran for and was elected to the White Plains Common Council as a Democrat. He was reelected in 2005 and 2009.

In November 2010, Roach ran for the New York State Assembly and lost by 112 votes to incumbent Robert Castelli, who had taken office in February of that year following the resignation of former Assemblyman Adam Bradley, who had vacated the office after being elected Mayor of White Plains.^{[4][5][6] [7]}

In February 2011, Bradley announced his resignation as mayor,^[8] following his December 2010 conviction for attempted assault and harassment of his wife, which was later overturned in 2013.^[9] Roach, who was as President of the Common Council at the time, ascended to the Office of Mayor of the City of White Plains.^[10][11] Roach subsequently won a March 31, 2011, special election to fill the remainder of Bradley's term.^[2]

Election results

• 2010 New York State Assembly election, District 89^[12]

Robert J. Castelli (REP - CON - TXP)	...	21,263 (50.1%)
Thomas M. Roach, Jr. (DEM - IND - WOR)	...	21,151 (49.9%)

• March 2011 White Plains mayoral special election^[13][14]

Thomas M. Roach Jr. (DEM - IND - WOR)	...	4,450 (52%)
Bob Hyland (REP - CON)	...	3,020 (35%)
Glen Hockley (POP)	...	1,153 (13%)

• 2013 White Plains mayoral election

2013 White Plains Mayoral Election^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Roach	7,642	69.75
	Working Families	Thomas Roach	338	3.09
	Independence	Thomas Roach	374	3.41
	Total	Thomas Roach (incumbent)	8,354	76.25
	Republican	Cass Cibelli	2,206	20.14
	Conservative	Cass Cibelli	396	3.61
	Total	Cass Cibelli	2,602	23.75
Total votes			10,956	100

• 2017 White Plains mayoral election

2017 White Plains Mayoral Election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thomas Roach	8,757	68.05	−1.70
	Working Families	Thomas Roach	338	2.63	−0.46
	Independence	Thomas Roach	219	1.70	−1.71
	Total	Thomas Roach (incumbent)	9,314	72.38	−3.87
	Republican	Milagros Lecuona	3040	23.63	3.49
	Conservative	Milagros Lecuona	514	3.99	0.38
	Total	Milagros Lecuona	3,554	27.62	3.87
Total votes			12,868	100

2021 White Plains Mayoral Election^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thomas Roach	7,040	100	+27.7
Total votes			7,040	100

• 2021 White Plains mayoral election

References

1. Oluwa, Rasheed (October 23, 2013). "Q & A With White Plains Mayoral Candidate Thomas Roach". Patch Media. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
2. Bailey, John F. (March 31, 2011). "Tom Roach will serve as Mayor for next 2 years, 9 months; Wins Special Election". White Plains CitizeNetReporter.
3. Richard Liebson and Ben Rubin. "Council chief Roach becomes White Plains mayor, says he'll run for election". Journal News. February 18, 2011.
4. Mastro, Ken. "Castelli has lead as Assembly race resumes^{[permanent dead link‍]}." Lewisboro Ledger Archived 2013-01-21 at the Wayback Machine. November 23, 2010.
5. Rentz, Paige. "Castelli up 108, Roach awaits canvas Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine." The Harrison Report. December 9, 2010.
6. Oliva, Zach. "It's Official: Castelli Winner in 89th Assembly Race Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine." Harrison Patch. December 10, 2010.
7. Whittemore, Mike. "Castelli Via Facebook: My Opponent Has Conceded Archived 2011-01-13 at the Wayback Machine." YNN Capital Tonight. December 10, 2010.
8. MyFox New York Staff Report. "White Plains Mayor Adam Bradley Resigns". Fox 5. February 18, 2011.
9. Eyewitness News. "White Plains mayor guilty of attempted assault ". WABC-TV. December 9, 2010.
10. John Bailey. "Mayor Bradley Resigns.Roach Takes Command at Midnight. Special Election Next". White Plains CNR. February 17, 2011.
11. Dina Sciortino. "City's Mayor Steps Down, Council President Steps Up". White Plains Patch. February 17, 2011.
12. "General Election Results, State Assembly: November 2, 2010" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. December 13, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
13. "Election Results: Mayor-White Plains: March 31, 2011". Westchester County Board of Elections. 2011.
14. "City Council president elected new mayor of White Plains". News 12 - Westchester. April 1, 2011. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
15. 2013 Westchester County General Election Canvass Book, https://citizenparticipation.westchestergov.com/images/stories/pdfs/2013CanvassGeneral131105.pdf
16. 2017 Westchester County General Election Canvass Book, https://citizenparticipation.westchestergov.com/images/stories/pdfs/2017canvassGeneral1107.pdf
17. 2021 Westchester County General Election Canvass Book, https://citizenparticipation.westchestergov.com/images/stories/pdfs/canvassgeneral21.pdf

External links

• Tom Roach Campaign Web site

Political offices
Preceded by Adam Bradley	Mayor of White Plains 2011–present	Incumbent