Islip Town Supervisor
Republican, Independent, Conservative
Angie M. Carpenter (Incumbent)
Background:
REPUBLICAN
Carpenter, 76, is running on the Republican, Conservative and Independence party lines. She is seeking her second four-year term as supervisor after being appointed in 2015.
Policies:
- Carpenter pointed to her record of fiscal responsibility, including improving the town’s bond rating to AAA, “which is the highest a municipality can have and gives a sense of stability for our finances.”
- The biggest issue for Islip residents is “cost of living,” she said. In the future, the town will prioritize infrastructure repairs including road paving.
- She hailed the success of the town’s Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, including Frontier Airlines’ recent expansion of service.
Democratic, Libertarian, Working Families
Thomas E. Murray III
Background:
DEMOCRATIC
Murray, 32, an attorney, is running on the Democratic, Working Families, Libertarian and Serve America Movement party lines.
Policies:
- Murray said he wants to tackle what he sees as environmental and overdevelopment problems in the town.
- He also called for suspending the Bay Shore meter program until the scope is better defined.
- He would work on affordable housing as well as smart growth. “I want to start planning for the future,” he said, adding “the town master plan hasn’t been updated since I was born.”