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Riverhead Town Supervisor

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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.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Kenneth T RothwellRepublican, Conservative

    • Pledges to focus on lowering residents' taxes.
    • Supports making town departments more self-sustaining.

  • Jerome HalpinDemocratic, Taxpayers First

    • Pledges to lessen the tax burden on homeowners.
    • Proposes an early retirement incentive for town employees.

Economy & jobs

  • Kenneth T RothwellRepublican, Conservative

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

  • Jerome HalpinDemocratic, Taxpayers First

    No documented position found.

Government & transparency

  • Kenneth T RothwellRepublican, Conservative

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

  • Jerome HalpinDemocratic, Taxpayers First

    • Secured an $8,000-plus cut to his own salary.
    • Proposes supervisor office hours for residents.

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 3 issues covered in this race.