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Mount Pleasant Town Supervisor

Vote for
1
Term
2 years
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.

Taxes & budget

  • Thomas J. AbinantiDemocratic

    • Proposes alternative revenue to reduce reliance on property taxes.
  • Carl Fulgenzi, Jr.Republican, Vote Affordable

    • Supported using reserve funds to limit property tax increases.

Economy & jobs

  • Thomas J. AbinantiDemocratic

    • Supports zoning changes to expand child care capacity.
  • Carl Fulgenzi, Jr.Republican, Vote Affordable

    • Supports commercial development to expand the town's tax base.
    • Supports the Elwood Avenue business revitalization in Hawthorne.

Roads & infrastructure

  • Thomas J. AbinantiDemocratic

    • Supports making developers pay to fix flooding their projects cause.
  • Carl Fulgenzi, Jr.Republican, Vote Affordable

    • Pledges continued drainage upgrades and grant-funded infrastructure repairs.

Government & transparency

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