City, town & village

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor

Vote for: 1
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The town supervisor is the town's chief executive and financial officer and presides over the town board.

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James T. Hoyle

Democratic

Data analyst · Glen Head

The gist

Proposes road repairs with timelines and contractor oversight
Supports more transparency in the town budget
Pledges to modernize Oyster Bay Town Hall
Pledges smarter town spending for taxpayers

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Proposes road repairs with timelines and contractor oversight
Glen Head Dem James Hoyle runs for Oyster Bay supervisor
News coverage · Long Island Press (Schneps Media) · Apr 7, 2026 · longislandpress.com
“fixing roads and infrastructure with clear timelines and contractor oversight”
Supports more transparency in the town budget
Glen Head Dem James Hoyle runs for Oyster Bay supervisor
News coverage · Long Island Press (Schneps Media) · Apr 7, 2026 · longislandpress.com
“Hoyle said he wants greater transparency with the budget and more transparency from the board.”
Pledges to modernize Oyster Bay Town Hall
Glen Head Dem James Hoyle runs for Oyster Bay supervisor
News coverage · Long Island Press (Schneps Media) · Apr 7, 2026 · longislandpress.com
“saying he is running to modernize the Town Hall, improve the town's accountability, and deliver better value for taxpayers”
Pledges smarter town spending for taxpayers
Glen Head Dem James Hoyle runs for Oyster Bay supervisor
News coverage · Long Island Press (Schneps Media) · Apr 7, 2026 · longislandpress.com
“This campaign is about moving Oyster Bay forward with modern government, smarter spending, and a commitment to every neighborhood.”

Joseph S. Saladino

Republican, ConservativeIncumbent

The gist

Led town property tax freezes from 2019 through 2025
Supports restricting long-term town borrowing
Led creation of an independent town Board of Ethics
Supports full containment of the Grumman-Navy plume

More about Joseph

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Led town property tax freezes from 2019 through 2025
Joseph Saladino has raised 77-times more than Oyster Bay opponent
News coverage · Long Island Press (Schneps Media) · Aug 3, 2026 · longislandpress.com
“He froze taxes from 2018 through 2025 before raising them slightly when the 2026 budget was passed.”
Meet Joe — Supervisor Saladino
Campaign website · Citizens for Saladino · josephsaladino.com
“cutting property taxes in 2018 and freezing property taxes in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025”
Supports restricting long-term town borrowing
Meet Joe — Supervisor Saladino
Campaign website · Citizens for Saladino · josephsaladino.com
“A commitment to restricting long-term borrowing, along with fiscally sound policies and conservative budgeting principles”
Led creation of an independent town Board of Ethics
Meet Joe — Supervisor Saladino
Campaign website · Citizens for Saladino · josephsaladino.com
“From the creation of a new independent Board of Ethics with real and meaningful oversight”
Supports full containment of the Grumman-Navy plume
Meet Joe — Supervisor Saladino
Campaign website · Citizens for Saladino · josephsaladino.com
“has led the fight for the complete hydraulic containment and remediation of the Grumman-Navy plume”

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