News & Press Releases

As Chair of both the Rockland County Legislature’s Environmental Committee and the County’s Task Force on Water Resources Management, the latter of which is a unique and crucial partnership between the Legislature and County Executive Ed Day, I know it’s crucial that Rockland lead by example.

Davidson campaign momentum continues to grow with commanding fundraising lead, 30+ endorsements from elected officials and Democratic party leaders

“One De­mo­c­rat who has al­ready filed to chal­lenge Lawler is cur­rent Rock­land County leg­is­la­tor Beth David­son… David­son in­tro­duced her­self to the Pa­tri­ots Park crowd as the “proud child of a union card car­ry­ing pub­lic school teacher and U.S. Navy vet­eran.” She called Lawyer “a rub­ber stamp for Don­ald Trump and Elon Musk,” say­ing “Lawler is re­spon­si­ble for rob­bing 233,000 in 17th Dis­trict of their health care.””

“During her kick-off campaign on Wednesday for New York’s 17th District race in the 2026 midterms, Beth Davidson drew a large crowd at the restaurant Nyack Social. And it is sure to be one of the most contentious in the country as the result will impact the small margin of control in the divided House of Representatives, as well as President Trump’s plan for legislation.”

“Rockland County Legislator Beth Davidson has gotten an early boost for her 2026 congressional campaign with the endorsement of former Rep. Mondaire Jones, the last Democrat to hold the seat and last to run for it.”

Davidson said that every Jewish person “deserves to feel safe in their communities and not have to hide who they are or change who they are.” She said the increase in antisemitism since the Oct. 7 attack has been “deeply upsetting,” pledging that she would always push back and do what she can to ensure that Jews feel safe.

Democratic House candidate Beth Davidson’s campaign has raised more than $200,000 after launching her campaign this week as she seeks to flip a Hudson Valley congressional seat.

Campaign momentum continues with strong fundraising start, 30+ local endorsements in the first two days

“Rockland County Legislator Beth Davidson launched a bid for New York’s competitive 17th Congressional District on Tuesday, making her the most prominent Democrat to join the race so far.”

“Beth Davidson, a well-connected Democratic legislator from Rockland County, became the most serious candidate to date to jump into the race for Mr. Lawler’s suburban New York City swing seat…”

“Davidson already appears to have wide support from Democrats in Rockland County, a part of the district that also features all of Putnam County and portions of Westchester and Dutchess counties. Davidson touted the support of “over 30 Rockland County elected officials and Democratic party leaders,” including New York Assemblyman Pat Carroll and several other county legislators.”

“A local New York legislator said Tuesday she is jumping into the race for Rep. Mike Lawler’s (R-N.Y.) seat in an attempt “to flip” it.”

Rockland County Legislator has a history of working across party lines to cut taxes and combat gun violence.