WPDCC Member

On July 23, 2026, Cait Conley (Democrat) gave remarks as a guest speaker at an open meeting of the White Plains Democratic City Committee (“WPDCC”). As a decorated combat veteran, her next and perhaps most important mission is to prevail and declare a resounding victory in the November general election for New York’s 17th Congressional District (NY-17) in the U.S.

There is an old adage that is sometimes attributed to Benjamin Franklin: "If you want something done, ask a busy person." If I have ever met an individual who personifies this quote, it would be Council Member Evelyn Alicea-Santiago, who has long made her mark on White Plains, and hasn't slowed since taking office. The WPDCC sat down with Council Member Alicea-Santiago: mom, teacher, advocate, and one of White Plains' newest Common Council members, for a wide-ranging conversation about her...

As an aging Millennial, I have reached the point in my life where I can safely say, "When I was your age…" When I was your age, cell phones only could make phone calls. When I was your age, social media meant we all had to learn how to use HTML and had to rank our "Top 8 Friends". When I was your age, the President was running on "hope and change," and a few years later the biggest scandal anyone could name was the color of his suit (who knew tan was such an issue?!) Now, looking back to my...