Yorktown Democratic Committee endorses Mirchandani for supervisor

Jann Mirchandani, running for town supervisor for a fourth time, has secured the backing of the Yorktown Democratic Committee.

“Jann is exactly the kind of leader Yorktown needs right now,” the Yorktown Democratic Committee said in a statement announcing its unanimous endorsement. “She doesn’t just talk about bringing people together — she has a proven track record of doing it. Her ability to build consensus is not theoretical; she recently led a task force that closed a $640,000 budget gap by bringing together all stakeholders to find solutions everyone could support.”

A Yorktown resident for more than 20 years, Mirchandani owns Westchester Marketing Cafe and spent years in the financial services industry. She lost to Supervisor Ed Lachterman in November 2025 and had previously lost to him in a special April 2024 election following the sudden death of former Supervisor Tom Diana. She also lost to Diana in November 2023.

The town supervisor was elected in November 2025 for a one-year term to align with new election cycles. The office normally has a two-year term, but the 2025 election filled it for just one year, ending in 2026. The next election for a two-year term will be in November 2026.

Mirchandani said she feels “energized” to run again. She told Yorktown News that she is both “honored and grateful” to receive the endorsement and “seeing the enthusiasm from our district leaders was really humbling.

“Their unanimous support reflects confidence in our shared vision for Yorktown, one focused on fiscal responsibility, strategic infrastructure planning, and transparent governance that puts residents first.”

Her previous campaigns have given her a roadmap for moving forward.

“While I'm proud that we've improved our vote totals each cycle and significantly narrowed the margin, this time I'm balancing my approach,” she said. “I'll continue to offer critiques of current leadership — taxpayers deserve accountability — but my primary focus is articulating my plan to do better for the people of Yorktown.”

Her top priorities are development oversight and fiscal accountability.

“Development should benefit our community, not just developers,” she said. “That means real affordable housing, proper traffic mitigation, and ensuring projects contribute their fair share to town resources.”

She said her slogan, “There is work to do,” emphasizes exactly that.

“It's simple but meaningful. It acknowledges that Yorktown faces real challenges — deferred infrastructure maintenance, overdevelopment pressures, and fiscal decisions that burden homeowners,” she said of her campaign tag-line. “But it's also hopeful — it says I'm not running just to criticize, but to get things done.”

She said Yorktown residents deserve leadership that makes full use of available funds and considers alternative revenue options, rather than relying on budgets that place additional costs on homeowners. She noted that property taxes recently increased by more than 7 percent.

“My biggest issue with this board is the same thing I hear from residents — there seems to be one set of standards for residents and another for developers. No more sweetheart deals that privatize profits while socializing costs,” she said. My approach is simple: if you want to build in Yorktown, you need to contribute to Yorktown — not just take from it.”

Mirchandani said her experiences living in Yorktown, raising her children, and running a business give her an understanding of the challenges faced by families and businesses in the town.

“This campaign is about giving Yorktown residents a real choice. I'm not a career politician — I'm a businesswoman, a mom, and a longtime resident who's deeply invested in this community's future,” she said. “I bring fresh thinking, proven skills, and genuine accountability to the table.”