Oyster Bay Town Council (3 Seats Open)

Guida, 39, is running on the Working Families Party line. She is seeking her first four-year term as a council member.

• Guida said she’d work to correct the “fiscal mismanagement” in the town and sees a need to improve the town’s procurement process.
• She’ll invest in infrastructure and focus on alleviating parking issues in Oyster Bay.
• She said she’d like the town to become more environmentally friendly and would focus on revamping the recycling program and finding better ways to hold polluters accountable.

Republican

Labriola, 57, is running on the Republican, Conservative, Independence and Tax Revolt lines. He’s seeking a four-year term after he was appointed to the town board in February to fill a vacancy.

• Labriola cited the current administration’s commitment to not raising taxes and pointed to the proposed 2020 budget, which would keep taxes flat.
• He said he’d continue to improve transparency and develop contract reforms, such as a resolution he helped pass requiring all contract cost overruns be approved by the board.
• He’d work to provide more amenities to residents and cited his role in opening a dozen new dog parks throughout the town.

Republican

Maier, 40, is running on the Republican, Conservative and Independence party lines for her first four-year term. She is a restaurant owner.

• Maier said she wants to bring transparency to the town’s road work so that residents know who to call about problems with the roads and to set a time frame for repairs.
• She said she wants to apply her business experience to the town’s budgeting.
• Maier said she wants to combat opioid addiction and train workers to administer Narcan, a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses.

McCardle, 45, is running on the Democratic and Working Families party lines. She is seeking her first four-year term as a council member.

• McCardle said she would focus on fixing the town’s finances by eliminating wasteful spending, reducing the debt and closely monitoring how money is spent.
• She said she’d push to fix roads and would consider creating a way to let residents upload their complaints about potholes and other needed repairs to a website monitored by town employees.
• She wants to safeguard the town’s water, overseeing the cleanup of the Bethpage plume and working with residents who have seen their water rates rise under New York American Water.

Newhouse, 60, is running on the Democratic and Working Families lines. He is seeking his first four-year term.

• Newhouse said he’d tackle fixing the roads by having all roads assessed and prioritized for repairs. He also would explore using the town workforce to make repairs instead of using contractors.
• He said the town needs to reduce its debt and officials should be transparent about the town’s fiscal health.
• He said there’s a need to eliminate patronage jobs and he would look to conduct an employee audit.

Rabin, 61, is running on the Libertarian line. The attorney is running for his first four-year term.

• As a third-party candidate, Rabin said he would demand more open government because he would not be beholden to the Republican or Democratic parties.
• He said he wants to work with an independent firm to investigate whether town employees are doing their jobs, can justify their salaries and to eliminate “patronage jobs.”
• He said he would try to find ways to repair the town’s roads without increasing debt.

Not registered with a party

Walsh, 52, is running on the Republican, Conservative and Independence party lines. The real estate agent is running for her first four-year term.

• Walsh said she wants to tour communities and listen to residents to hear their complaints.
• She said backup information about Town Board resolutions should be put online a week before the meetings instead of the night before, as it is now.
• She wants to work with civic and business groups to beautify local downtowns and communities to promote business, especially around holidays.