Tim Foley Concedes Race for Democratic Nomination for Board of Legislators to Jenn Puja

After an active campaign for the Democratic nomination for a seat on the Westschester County Board of Legislators, Scarsdale’s Tim Foley conceded the election to Jenn Puja of White Plains.

The Democratic Primary was held on Tuesday June 24, 2025. Since the only contest on the ballot in Scarsdale was Foley vs. Puja it proved difficult to draw enough locals in Scarsdale to support Foley who is well known here. Puja currently serves as a Councilwoman on the White Plains Common Council.

As of Thursday June 26, the tally on the Westchester County Board of Elections website shows 40% of the vote for Foley vs. 60% for Puja. He had 1,602 votes to her 2,458. There were only a total of 4,102 votes. Apparently Puja is well known in White Plains and their population outnumbers Scarsdale.

In an email to thank his supporters, Foley said the following:

Dear friends—
To help me prepare for tonight, my daughter Eleanor passed on the advice that her P.E. Teacher had given to her 4th grade class: “Win with grace; lose with grace.”

I want you to know I took that advice when I called Councilwoman Jenn Puja tonight and congratulated her on becoming the Democratic nominee for County Legislator District 5.

Throughout this campaign, I have been in awe of so many of you who showed up to support me. You gave money, you gave time, this week you gave literal sweat, you pushed yourself out of your comfort zone, you believed in me enough to ask your friends and neighbors to believe in me too. Sincerely, thank you. I owe you more than I can ever repay.

We are dealing with the chaos, the corruption, and the cruelty of the Trump Administration every day, and we need to find our own way to push back however we can. Our reclaiming of our American Dreams can take many forms and there are many tactics to employ, and we need ALL of them right now.

But one of them is to work together to win the County Elections this November. From County Executive Ken Jenkins, to Tom Roach for County Clerk, to our judicial nominees, to Jenn Puja for County Legislator, we need to work together to elect good, strong, competent Democratic leadership up and down the ballot.

We can and should send a clear message that even though national Democrats may seem adrift, and so much of institutional Washington seems to have gone crazy, when it comes to Westchester, we take care of business electorally, and then we deliver accountable, responsible government our residents can believe in.

With gratitude,
Tim Foley