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Kathleen Walsh has lived in the community for over forty years. She was educated in the Middle Country School District and graduated from Newfield High School in 1977. Kathy was raised in Selden with her parents and 5 brothers. Coming from a large blue-collar family, Kathleen learned the value of hard work and the rewards it brings. She became community active while raising her 3 sons. She joined the North Coleman Road PTA when her children entered school, and her passion for community activism grew.

Jay Schneiderman is in his third two-year term in the elected office of Supervisor of the Town of Southampton. The Supervisor is both the chief fiscal and chief operating officer for the town and its 60,000 residents. The Supervisor prepares all the budgets for the town and serves as chairperson of the five-member Town Board. Supervisor Schneiderman’s public service includes six terms as Suffolk County Legislator for the 2nd District from 2004-2015 where he also served as Deputy Presiding Officer. Supervisor Schneiderman also served as East Hampton Town Supervisor from 2000-2003. Supervisor Schneiderman additionally serves as Chairman of the East End Supervisors and Mayors Association. Supervisor Schneiderman is distinguished for his exemplary record on environmental issues, social policy, fiscal management and public safety protection.