Candidates

A native of the East End, Ann has spent her life on ,or in , the waters of Southampton Town. Protection and preservation of the water quality of our bays , ponds and ocean are the preeminent priority for Ann and what led her to serve on the Southampton Town Board of Trustees. Each member of the Board of Trustees has a geographic area of the Town that they are responsible for, Ann’s area is the eastern section of the town, encompassing the hamlets of Water Mill, Bridgehampton, Noyac, Sag Harbor and Sagaponack. Mecox Bay, Sagaponack Pond and the coastal ponds found in the Long Pond Greenbelt are some of the many water bodies found in these hamlets. Acting as a steward of the waterways, protecting beach access, and preserving the maritime traditions of this wonderful place we call home make serving as a Southampton Town Trustee an important role for Ann , especially as our community faces threats from climate change, sea level rise and continued growth. read more »

Dorothy is from a union family, with four years serving Suffolk County Legislative District Six as the Honorable Legislator Sarah Anker's right-hand. As Chief of Staff, Dorothy is an expert in all the local issues and looks forward to continuing their office's good work as your legislator. Dorothy knows the school districts, the best pizza places, and the struggles our young people are facing in the college and job arena.  read more »

Derek Stein is a lifelong Central Islip resident who graduated from Stony Brook University where he studied Political Science and Sustainability. He worked for Presiding Officer Rob Calarco and DuWayne Gregory at the Suffolk County Legislature, overseeing the County's Marine Industry Revitalization Advisory Council among plenty of other responsibilities. In 2022, he worked at the Town of Babylon, administering the Town's Direct Support Program which provided over $8 million in grant funds to small businesses and non-profit organizations. He is also involved with numerous community groups, including Central Islip Connects for Change and the Central Islip Historical Society.  read more »

Sidney Joyner has served as a School Board Trustee in the South Huntington Union Free School District since 2017 and is currently in his second term. He is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., where he mentors high school students and volunteers in community programs. Sidney also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Urban League of Long Island and was appointed as a Commissioner for the Town of Huntington Housing Authority. Sidney serves on the board of the Weeksville Heritage Center in Brooklyn. He is a lifetime member of the NAACP Huntington Branch where he is serves as 3rd Vice President. read more »

Councilman Terence McSweeney is a lifelong resident of the Town of Babylon. Born and raised in North Babylon, McSweeney graduated North Babylon High School in 1996. He and his family recently moved to Babylon Village, where he now resides with his wife and two young daughters. McSweeney has been an active member of the Babylon community for some time. He has been volunteer fireman in North Babylon since 2000. In addition to this, he also spent time in several different roles, including: President of the Parkdale Civic Association in North Babylon (2013-2016), Treasurer of the North Babylon Chamber of Commerce (2015-2016), Trustee of the Suffolk County Parks Department (2014-2018), Ambassador for the Town of Babylon Beautification Program (2014-2018) and Special Assistant to Supervisor Rich Schaffer (2016-2017). read more »

Councilmember Jonathan Kornreich was first elected to the Brookhaven Town Council in March 2021. A long- time civic and community leader with deep roots in the area, he served on the Three Village Board of Education for 14 years and led the Three Village Civic Association for 7 years. Jonathan also served on the executive boards of the Boys and Girls Club of Suffolk County and the North Shore Montessori School. During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, he mobilized a community-wide effort to deliver free groceries to homebound and at- risk neighbors. Guided by a steadfast commitment to his community, Jonathan is determined to improve the quality of life for residents of the 1st Council District. Over the years, Jonathan has worked with residents from all walks of life and has developed an extensive network of relationships that helps provide him a unique perspective to effectively see, understand, and respond to the diverse concerns of the district’s stakeholders. read more »

I am an attorney with 17 years of experience advocating for others and meeting the needs of my community. For over 15 years I have owned my own small business - a law practice. During this time I worked with both large property developers and managers on multi- million dollar transactions and also with single parents who were struggling with everyday needs. I understand that the little problems can be as monumental to a person as the big community problems are to society. read more »

Francis Salazar will be running for Brookhaven Town Council this November. Francis is originally from Mahopac NY, in Putnam County. After graduating high school, he attended SUNY Oneonta where he earned his bachelor’s degree in History. He then went on to attend Manhattanville College in Purchase where he received his master’s degree in Education with a focus on Special Education and Social Studies. In 2006 Francis became employed in the Copiague School District as a special education teacher. He served that role for eleven years before being promoted to Dean and then Chairperson of the Social Studies Department. For the last four years he has served as an Assistant Principal in Copiague Middle School. read more »

I’ve been a public servant since 1986 and worked for the Town Of Islip Highway for 20 years and then for the Town of Huntington Highway Office for 10 years. I also served in the U.S. Army for 10 years with 2 Combat Deployments. While in Huntington working directly for the Superintendent of Highway, I learned the following is essential for the office I’m seeking: read more »

I was born and raised in East Hampton and I am the son of Robert and Loretta Lynch. I went to E.H.H.S. and graduated in 1978. I married my wife Regina in 1983 and we raised our 3 boys Stephen, Jimmy and Kyle. We are members of Saint Luke’s Church where my wife has taught Sunday School for over 20 years.  read more »

As the son of an immigrant and a dedicated East Hampton schoolteacher, I learned to work hard and savor the beauty and diversity of our community. I attended John Marshall, the Middle School and East Hampton High School, graduating Class of 1994. Throughout my 42 years, I have been molded by the traditions and values that my family, neighbors, teachers, and friends, bestowed upon me. Rachel and I have made our home in Springs with our four young daughters aged eleven to 15 months. Together we own and operate two local businesses, East Hampton Physical Therapy in downtown Montauk and East Hampton Kayak & Fitness. So I know firsthand the every day struggles working families face. read more »

John Aldred was elected Town Trustee in 2017. For the past 46 years he has worked largely on and around the water as: John graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 1971 with a degree in Zoology. After having returned from Peace Corps service in India, he settled in East Hampton, where he and his wife Gale raised two boys. read more »

Tim has been an East Hampton resident since 2001 residing in the Northwest Woods with his wife, Courtney and three kids: Henry, Burton and Lola — all in East Hampton Public Schools. Tim and his family volunteer at Ditch Plains for AWOW (A Walk on Water) surf therapy for children and adults with special needs.  read more »

Jim Grimes is a fourth-generation resident of Montauk, raising a fifth generation, his three children, with his wife. In 1978 he established James C. Grimes Land Design Inc., a landscape design firm, specializing in re-establishment of local plant communities as well as owning Fort Pond Native Plants Inc. read more »

Bill has a great knowledge of East Hampton’s harbors and beaches and a record of getting things done. He was hired as East Hampton’s first Senior Harbormas-ter in 1989 and promoted to Waterways Management Supervisor in 2000. Bill was deeply involved in the creation of the Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan, the local federally designated “No Discharge Zone”, and our longstanding beach driving regulations.  read more »

Linda Davis Valdez moved to the town of Huntington in 1975. She attended schools in both the Harborfields and Huntington School Districts, and graduated from Huntington High School in 1979. Linda attended Adelphi University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Science. Her concentration was Social and Cultural Studies, and Law and Social Inequality. She was an active member of the Criminal Justice Club. Linda has worked within the Criminal Justice system for approximately 18 years. She is currently employed with New York City Criminal Justice Agency, as a Court Services Coordinator, and Youth Engagement Coordinator. She supervises a Team of Pretrial Associates, who are responsible for interviewing nearly every individual who is arrested for a crime within the borough of Queens. Additionally, Linda works with youth, ages 14-17, and their families, helping them navigate the arraignment process, and subsequent court appearances, while focusing on providing referral services that would help place the youth on a path outside of the justice system. Linda has held a similar role in Kings County.  read more »

Tom Murray grew up in Sayville, New York, a hamlet on the South Shore of Long Island in Suffolk County. As a kid growing up in a small town along the Great South Bay, Tom developed an early appreciation of what it means to have a strong sense of community. Even before he graduated from Sayville High School, where he was student body president, he knew he would come back after college to raise his family with those same small town values.  read more »

Josephine Makowski is a program analyst and software engineer and a longtime IT employee at Suffolk County Community College. Makowski has a bachelor of science degree in information systems and computer programming from Dowling College. Her education and career have allowed her to hone her skills in record management, leadership, organization, problem resolution, and efficiency, according to the press release. read more »

A lawyer, entrepreneur, and dedicated community leader on-and off-Island, Benjamin seeks to bring his unique skill set to the Town Board for the benefit of the Island he has cherished for over three decades. Benjamin is a problem solver with extensive experience building communities and working with others, including those with divergent views. His goals are to help the Board navigate the Island’s problems in a more efficient manner and to foster a more open and cooperative relationship between the Board and the public. read more »

Annmarie Seddio has been a full-time resident of Shelter Island since 2000. Ms. Seddio graduated from Hofstra University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, as well as, an Associates Degree in Mathematics. Ms. Seddio was appointed in April 2014 and then elected in Nov 2014 as the Shelter Island Receiver of Taxes. Ms. Seddio is running unopposed for her third consecutive 4-year term as the Shelter Island Receiver of Taxes.  read more »

William Holst grew up in Smithtown, where his parents were local merchants. His father and mother owned and operated Smithtown Florist and Kings Park Florist for decades and Bill during his teenage years worked in the family businesses. He graduated Smithtown Central High School in 1970 and went on to graduate New York University, receiving a B.A. in 1974. Bill received recognition as an “NYU Founders’ Day Scholar”. Bill served in the United States Army from 1975 to 1978. He was a “Distinguished Honor Graduate” of the Defense Information School at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indiana and served at Fort Knox, Kentucky and at Camp Zama, Japan. During his military service Bill was awarded the Army Commendation Medal on two occasions.  read more »

Bill has been a Southampton Town Trustee since 2009. Being a Town Trustee is perhaps one of the most important services a citizen of our community can undertake. Established in 1686, the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of Southampton is the oldest continually elected board in North America. Their continuing charge is the stewardship of more than 25,000 acres of undivided lands consisting mostly of Southampton’s shores, water ways, marshes, and bottomlands.  read more »

A lifelong resident of Long Island, I have been a homeowner since 1974 with homes, cooperative apartments, and condominium apartments in Nassau and Suffolk Counties and in Bethesda, Maryland where I lived for a few years. In 2010, I moved out to Southampton and continued full time work with my NYC based company. As a senior healthcare operations executive, my work took me to different locales rather than corporate Headquarters, and I flew out of JFK Airport each Monday morning; it really didnt matter where I lived. I took this opportunity to choose a place where I thought I would stay in retirement, and that is exactly what happened. At the end of 2018, I retired from all work including part time consulting.  read more »

Departmental Address: Department of Medical Education, Southampton Annex, 330 Meeting House Lane, Southampton, New York 11968 Education and Postgraduate training: Cornell University, Master of Health Administration 2021 St. Barnabas Hospital, Neuromuscular Skeletal Medicine Residency 07/2007-06/2008 Long Beach Medical Center, Family Medicine Residency 07/2001-06/2004 New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1996-2001 University of Massachusetts, cum laude 1989-1993 read more »

Margaret Friedlander has been a resident of Hampton Bays since 1992 and is a proponent of nature-based toxic free land care practices and native planting to preserve biodiversity and as a form of environmental stewardship to help keep our drinking water, ground water, and waterways clean. Fact-based research powers her passion for environmental stewardship and an authentic appreciation of our marine environment. She is deeply committed to collaboratively identifying and implementing existing and innovative solutions to combat the many environmental challenges facing residents of Southampton. read more »

I love the North Fork, but fear for its future. Southold is facing a wave of unprecedented challenges, and we need to regain control of our town’s destiny. Change is inevitable, but development pressures and big-money investors are shutting out young and working-class people, stressing our natural beauty and diminishing our quality of life - the things that make this place unique. We must protect our natural resources while providing affordable housing opportunities, but we must do sustainably. We can achieve this goal, but it will take commitment, foresight, and the ability to make tough decisions. We can’t simply build our way out of the affordable housing crisis. read more »

Dan is a candidate for a second term as a Southold Town Justice, having been elected to preside in 2019. His tenure in the Justice Court is informed by his practice of law in Mattituck for the past 37 years, his prior public service as a Councilman on the Town Board and his municipal law experience having served as Village Attorney for Greenport. Most importantly, he has been a resident of the North Fork since 1986, where he and his wife of 42 years, Karen, raised three grown daughters.  read more »