Andrew J. Spano (born April 17, 1936) is an American politician who served as

Westchester County Executive The Westchester County Executive is the head of the Executive (government), executive branch of the Westchester County, New York, Westchester County, New York, government. The current County Executive is Ken Jenkins. The county executive has powe ...

from 1998 to 2009. Spano was defeated by challenger

Rob Astorino Robert Patrick Astorino (born May 3, 1967) is an American politician, radio producer, and television host who was the county executive of Westchester County, New York from 2010 to 2017. He was the Republican nominee for Governor of New York in 2 ...

in the November 2009 election. He was elected County Executive in 1997, and reelected in 2001 and 2005. Prior to his election as County Executive, Andrew Spano was Westchester County Clerk from 1982 to 1994. He also served as President of the board of County Executives of America, an organization representing the interests of counties nationwide. From 2014 - 2024, Spano has served as Commissioner of the

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. On January 30, 2024 he retired and Governor

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appointed Essma Bagnuola to replace him.

References

External links

Official Biography of CE Andrew J. Spano

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