Pete Harckham (D)
Chairman of Committee on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
40th Senate District
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District Office
40 Gleneida Avenue3rd FloorCarmel, NY 10512(845) 225-3025
Temporary Westchester Office
(914) 241-4600
Albany Office
188 State Street
Room 812
Albany, NY 12247
Phone: 518-455-3111
Fax: 518-426-6977
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Peter Harckham grew up in the Hudson Valley, residing in Rockland County for most of his childhood.
He attended Clarkstown High School North, before attending Dickinson College, where he graduated in English.
Harckham began his career in the advertising sector.
Prior to elected office, Harckham served as President for a not for profit housing corporation that builds affordable housing in northern Westchester County.
Prior to that, Harckham served as Vice Chair of the Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation, a San Francisco based private foundation that supports the sustainable management of natural resources.
In 2007, Harckham was first elected to the Westchester County Board of Legislators, winning again in 2009, 2011, and 2013.
He served for four terms as a county legislator, including two terms as Democratic Majority Leader.
He ran unsuccessfully for the New York State Assembly in a 2010 special election.
In 2015 he left the legislature to work in the administration of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as assistant director of the Office of Community Renewal. In that position he helped administer grants in the lower Hudson Valley.
In 2018, Harckham ran against incumbent Republican state Senator Terrence Murphy, who had represented the seat since 2015.
In an overwhelmingly Democratic year, Harckham defeated Murphy, 51% to 49%.
Harckham’s campaign site
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