WPCNR CAMPAIGN 2007. June 18, 2007: Candyce Corcoran, the longtime fixture of the Democratic Party City Committee, phonebank honcho, recreation leader, organizer and activist announced her candidacy for Common Council today in a statement to the media.

Candyce Corcoran is the seventh person currently working to acquire signatures on petitions to appear on the September 18 Democratic Primary ballot. The others are Benjamin Boykin, Milagros Lecuona, Robert Levine, Marc Pollitzer, Dennis Power, and Robert Stackpole.

Ms. Corcoran released this statement:

"After speaking with and listening to hundreds of White Plains Residents over the past few weeks while walking the tree lined streets of our neighborhoods and going up and down the elevators of our apartments to gather petition signatures, I have heard one thing in common, “We can't afford to live in White Plains anymore.”

 I, like these residents, know the reality of seeing your grown children have to relocate due to sky rocketing taxes and a shortage of affordable housing. I have heard the residents of my beloved White Plains express their concerns about how the tax burden is affecting their lifestyles.

Therefore, I have decided that it is the right time to publicly announce my up and running candidacy for the White Plains Common Council Race on the Democrat Line and look forward to a September Primary.

I am a well known figure in White Plains; I Know White Plains, White Plains Knows me.  I have been an energetic and effective community leader, a former Vice President -Wall Street Banker, Organizational Chair of the White Plains Democrat City Committee, and was recently inducted into The National Executive and Professional Registry of Who’s Who. My Community Service/Affiliations and Achievement Awards are too numerous to list here, however, they include working with the White Plains Youth Bureau  as well as Senior Activities and include my strong belief in Open Space and Land Preservation.

I have lived within an 8 mile radius of my birthplace, White Plains Hospital my entire life and I am proud to say that five generations of my family have called White Plains Home.

White Plains Open Space and Tranquil Neighborhoods are becoming only a memory for me.  We urgently need to balance the needs of our neighborhoods with our growing and vibrant downtown.  My financial background makes me well suited to bring much needed financial discipline to city government.

You need an independent thinker and a leader who knows White Plains.  No one will work harder for you than I will."