Issues

Energy Costs

Legislator Imamura sponsored legislation for Westchester County to join the rate case against Con-Ed challenging additional increases to utility costs. This legislation passed and Westchester spent a year litigating against additional rate increases, successfully bringing the utility rate increase down. Westchester residents should not have to decide between buying food and keeping their lights on, nor should Westchester residents pay for Con-Ed executives to receive multimillion-dollar salaries. Legislator Imamura supports efforts on the state level to further rein in utility costs.

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News 12 – Westchester County leaders fighting back against Con Edison’s proposed rate hikes

Child Care

As a parent of a five-year-old and a two-year-old, Legislator Imamura is committed to reining in the cost of childcare. Childcare costs should not be the equivalent of a second mortgage for struggling families. Legislator Imamura is proud of a $1 million initiative he helped create with the New York Community Trust, providing direct subsidies to childcare workers’ salaries in an attempt to increase the supply of childcare.

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Westfair Business Journal – $1M wage supplement program beginning in Westchester

Immigration

Legislator Imamura is proud to have been one of the drafters of the Westchester County Immigrant Protection Act, one of the strongest immigrant protection laws in the United States. Then Westchester County Executive George Latimer gave David the pen he used to sign the law. Legislator Imamura has since led the fight against the Trump Administration’s attacks on immigrants, including making sure that municipalities know how to handle potential ICE raids and ensuring that immigrant advocacy organizations have sufficient funding.

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The Hudson Independent – Irvington’s David Imamura to Run for Shimsky’s Seat on County Legislature

News 12 – WC legislator sees parallels between Trump’s immigration policy & his own family’s journey

Flood Mitigation

Legislator Imamura serves as Chair of the Saw Mill Watershed Advisory Board, where he coordinates with municipalities the constant effort to fight flooding. He has gotten tens of millions of dollars for flood mitigation and is committed to doing everything the County can to safeguard residents and businesses from flooding. Legislator Imamura organized a tour of major flood sites and secured $1.5 million from the federal government for flood mitigation in Greenburgh.

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Groundwork Hudson Valley – Westchester County Board of Legislators Organizes Saw Mill River Flood Sites Tour

Putting Money In Your Pocket and Protecting Consumers from Scams

Legislator Imamura is committed to trying to control costs and keep the cost of living down in Westchester County. In addition to seeking ways to bring down the costs of housing and childcare (see separate sections), Legislator Imamura initiated a program with the New York State Comptroller’s Office to reach out to individuals in Westchester with unclaimed funds. One of Legislator Imamura’s constituents received over $100,000 because of that outreach and over $5 million was returned to Westchester residents. Legislator Imamura also sponsored a bill passed into law that initiated a complete overhaul of Westchester County’s consumer protection laws. The law expanded what behavior was unlawful to include online and AI scams, and outlawed abusive and unfair acts. New York State later followed the example of Legislator Imamura’s law and expanded their consumer protection laws to match Westchester’s.

Legislator Imamura has also fought to keep taxes down. In the 2025 budget, when he was Majority Leader of the County Legislature, Legislator Imamura joined with his colleagues in voting to reduce the County’s tax increase from 5.27% to 3.7% while restoring funding for childcare and maternal health.

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News 12 – Westchester lawmaker tracks down constituents owed money by NY state following Turn To Tara report

lohud – Some Westchester residents are entitled to portion of $480 million in unclaimed funds

News 12 – Legislation signed to strengthen consumer protection laws in Westchester

lohud – Westchester tightens law to fight consumer scams: What’s being added?

Asian American Outreach

As the first Asian American County Legislator in Westchester’s 400 year history, Legislator Imamura is proud to have initiated multiple initiatives for the County’s Asian American community. Legislator Imamura has worked with multiple school districts to implement Asian American history as part of their school curricula. He also launched a first of its kind in the nation initiative to protect nail salon workers from the toxic fumes in their workplace by having every nail salon in Westchester reviewed for compliance with state laws.

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The Hudson Independent – Shining A Light On Asian Americans’ Influence On American History

News 12 – New York lawmakers launch first-in-the-nation crackdown to protect nail technicians from toxic fumes

Protecting Westchester Residents from Gun Violence

Legislator Imamura is proud to have sponsored a law requiring warning images for guns at points of sale in Westchester County. The second law of its kind in the country, the law requires that gun stores post images warning potential buyers of the dangers of guns and that those images be distributed to applicants for gun licenses. Legislator Imamura believes that gun violence is a public health issue in America and needs to be addressed as such.

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lohud – Westchester set to mandate warning images in gun shops about dangers

Affordable Housing

Legislator Imamura believes that the greatest issue facing Westchester is the cost of housing. The median singe family house in Westchester County sold for over $1.2 million in 2025 and Westchester must do everything it can to increase the supply of housing in the County. Legislator Imamura has voted in favor of hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies for affordable housing and sponsored a law that passed requiring the County to review all County-owned property for potential use for affordable housing. Legislator Imamura also sponsored another law that passed requiring the consideration of local area median income when constructing affordable housing.

Protecting a Woman’s Right to Choose

Legislator Imamura is a strong believer in a woman’s right to choose and is proud to have supported the County’s Clinic Access Law and secured funding ensuring that the County’s police forces understand and implement the law. Legislator Imamura and his wife Kathleen were only able to have children via IVF and are strong supporters of protecting the right to choose, both to choose to have a baby and not have a baby. Legislator Imamura’s wife Kathleen was invited by Senator Chuck Schumer to attend President Biden’s last State of the Union address as his guest in support of IVF while Kathleen was 9 months pregnant. After their daughter’s birth, Legislator Imamura and his wife continued to advocate alongside Senator Schumer for a bill in Washington protecting IVF.

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News 12 – Hudson Valley mother pregnant via IVF is special guest for State of the Union address

Protecting our Environment

Legislator Imamura previously served as Chair of the County’s Environment & Energy Committee. As Chair, he oversaw the passage of multiple bills protecting the environment including a law requiring monitoring lead levels in water in county parks and a law creating an inventory of the County’s sustainable energy sources. Legislator Imamura is committed to safeguarding our environment and passing the earth onto our children and grandchildren.

Protecting Domestic Violence Victims

Legislator Imamura is committed to safeguarding the most vulnerable in our community which often includes victims of domestic violence. Legislator Imamura’s first bill in the County Legislature that was signed into law was a bill requiring that the County government provide free lock changes to domestic violence victims. This came after an incident in New Jersey where a woman asked her landlord multiple times to change her locks after her abusive husband moved out. The landlord did not change the locks and later the woman’s husband used the key to enter the apartment and killed the woman and her children. Legislator Imamura has been proud to stand with domestic violence survivors’ organizations and provide them the funding they need to protect women and men subject to abuse.

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News 12 – Turn to Tara team looks at new domestic violence laws implemented across tri-state following NJ murder-suicide