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Riverhead Town Supervisor

Kenneth T Rothwell

Candidate for Riverhead Town Supervisor

Republican, Conservative

Background

Rothwell has served on the Riverhead Town Board since his 2021 appointment and was reelected in 2025; he is a licensed funeral director and a volunteer firefighter.

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Documented positions

Taxes & budget

Economy & jobs

  • Supports attracting high-tech development to broaden the tax base.

    Listed among his priorities in his 2025 Town Board reelection campaign, alongside clean water access, veterans programs and support for police.

    Riverhead GOP nominate Kenneth Rothwell for town supervisor

    News coverage · Riverhead News-Review · riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com

    “attracting high-tech developments that can bring in a more sustainable tax base”
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Government & transparency

  • Opposes closed-session handling of the retirement incentive proposal.

    He criticized the substance of Supervisor Halpin's early retirement proposal and its introduction in executive session.

    Riverhead supervisor pitches early retirement program for town workers

    News coverage · RiverheadLOCAL · May 27, 2026 · riverheadlocal.com

    “You want to do this, you want to have these discussions, then you do it in the open”
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Kenneth T Rothwell for Riverhead Town Supervisor, New York · The Gist