Your Tax Dollars Built EV Chargers. They Could Have Bought 1,800 Families a Home.

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Watch: Your Tax Dollars Built EV Chargers. They Could Have Bought 1,800 Families a Home.

I have knocked on almost 4,000 doors across District 16. I have stood on porches, in apartment hallways, at kitchen windows, and on sidewalks from one end of this district to the other. I have had thousands of conversations with the people who live here, who pay taxes here, who are trying to build a life here.

You know what not one person said to me?

"Dan, I really need an EV charging station."

Here is what they did say.

They said rent went up again and they do not know how much longer they can stay. They said they have been trying to buy a home for years but they cannot save up the down payment because every time they get close, costs go up and savings go flat. They said the flooding on their block has been happening for years and nobody is doing anything about it. They said they do not know who their county legislator is. And they said they had no idea there was even a race happening this year.

That last one still gets me every time.

So let me tell you what the Westchester County Board of Legislators decided to do with $45 million of your tax dollars while the families of District 16 were saying all of those things at their doors.

They approved $45 million for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

Not down payment assistance for first-time buyers. Not flood mitigation for the Warburton corridor. Not road repairs for the streets that have been deteriorating for years. EV chargers.

I want to be clear that I am not against electric vehicles. I am against misplaced priorities. And I want to show you exactly how misplaced this one is.

The average first-time homebuyer in Yonkers needs approximately $25,000 to cover a down payment and closing costs. That is the number standing between thousands of families and homeownership. They have the income. They have the credit. They have the desire. They just cannot get over that $25,000 hurdle in a market where the cost of living keeps rising and savings never quite catch up.

If that $45 million had been directed into a county down payment assistance program, we could have helped approximately 1,800 Yonkers families buy their first home. Do the math yourself. $45 million divided by $25,000 per grant equals 1,800 families.

• 1,800 families building equity instead of watching rent climb.

• 1,800 families with a foundation to pass something down to their children.

• 1,800 generational wealth stories that start right here in District 16.

This matters because homeownership is not just a housing issue. It is an economic issue. Research consistently shows that homeowners build significantly more wealth over time than renters. Owning property means building equity every month rather than paying into someone else's investment. It means having an asset that appreciates. It means having something real to pass down to the next generation. When we block working families from homeownership, we are not just making housing harder. We are cutting off the most reliable path to financial stability that exists for ordinary people.

I have spent over a decade as a licensed real estate broker helping Yonkers families navigate this market. I have seen firsthand what homeownership does for a family and what being permanently priced out of it does to them. This is not an abstract policy position for me. I have sat at those tables. I know what is at stake.

I am also a former FDNY firefighter. I spent nearly five years running into situations that most people run away from. I have a certain tolerance for being told something cannot be done and deciding to do it anyway. That is exactly the energy I am bringing to this race.

The people of District 16 deserve a county legislator who looks at a $45 million expenditure and asks the right question before signing off. That question is: does this serve the families of this district, or does it serve somebody else's agenda?

When it comes to EV chargers versus down payment grants, the answer from 4,000 doors is clear.

I am running to make sure that question gets asked. Every. Single. Time.

Watch the video, share it with your neighbors, and visit electdandamico.com if you are ready to be part of this campaign.

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