Glen Cove Mayor
Republican, Independent, Conservative
Reginald A. Spinello
Background:
INDEPENDENCE
Spinello, 67, is running on the Independence, Republican and Conservative party lines. He served as mayor for two terms from 2014 through 2017 after one term as a city councilman.
Policies:
- Spinello said that under his tenure, the city began development of the Garvies Point commercial and residential waterfront project.
- He said his administration spearheaded the downtown Village Square revitalization.
- Spinello said his administration “turned a deficit into a surplus” and received two credit upgrades from Moody’s bond-rating service.
Democratic, Working Families
Timothy J. Tenke (Incumbent)
Background:
DEMOCRATIC
Tenke, 57, is running on the Democratic and Working Families party lines. Tenke is running for a second two-year term. He previously served six terms as a city councilman.
Policies:
- Tenke said that during his tenure he has “nearly tripled the amount of drinkable water in Glen Cove by reopening water wells that had long been neglected and remediated contamination in others.”
- He said he has “presented two balanced budgets and will continue to uphold his fiduciary duties to the residents of Glen Cove.”
- He said he has made the community safer by tripling the size of the harbor patrol, adding a new hook and ladder fire truck to Glen Cove’s fleet, and adding a dispatcher to improve police department response time.