Former Mayor Miriam Flisser to Run for County Board of Legislators

Former Scarsdale Mayor Miriam Levitt Flisser will run for Westchester County Legislature in November. At the Westchester Republican Party convention on May 30, Flisser received the nomination to run for the 5th district seat that includes Scarsdale, most of White Plains and a part of Harrison.

She was nominated by Scarsdale Republican Party Chairman Steve Fuchs and seconded by White Plains Republican Chair Brian Maloney.

A resident of Scarsdale for 38 years, Flisser was a Village Trustee for four years and served as Fire Commissioner and Police Commissioner. A pediatrician with a practice in Bronxville, she is married to Harvey Flisser, who was a teacher at the Middle School for 25 years. Their 3 adult children are all graduates of the Scarsdale school system.

In her nomination acceptance speech, she said:

I am honored to accept your nomination as the Republican Nominee for the 5th District; Scarsdale, White Plains and West Harrison, in the Westchester County Legislature.

As a pediatrician, and Chief of Staff at Lawrence Hospital, I have served thousands of families across our County. I understand their needs and their frustrations with our government agencies. As Scarsdale's Mayor, Police Commissioner, and Fire Commissioner I have deep executive and legislative experience – most importantly in developing and sticking to a budget that at once serves our citizens' needs, and also shows fiscal restraint and responsibility. I look forward to bringing all of these experiences to focus on key issues:

• Supporting the drive to keep our taxes down.
• Encouraging development and job growth
• Fighting to maintain local control over zoning decisions.

I am also looking forward to this campaign on a more personal level. I came this this country as a young child from war-torn Europe. The Country, this State, and this great County gave me the opportunity to succeed, professionally, and personally.  Winning this seat and serving will allow me to express my gratitude, through public service, to the voters and citizens of our great County, where I have lived, worked, and raised my family, for 38 years.

Democrat Bill Ryan has held the seat for eight terms and was also the Chairman of the Westchester County Board of Legislators. He made a failed bid this year to get the Democratic nomination for County Executive to run against Republican nominee Rob Astorino. The party chose New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson and Ryan announced he would not seek another term on the Board of Legislators.

Flisser will run against the Democratic nominee for the 5th district, White Plains City Councilman Ben Boykin. The salary for the position is $49,000 per year.