The Republican candidate for Sennett Town Supervisor is Jeff Herrick, who also won the Conservative ticket.
Sam Tenney / The Citizen
Nancy Bellows, lower right, casts her vote Tuesday afternoon in the Sennett primary election at the town's offices.
Nancy Bellows, lower right, casts her vote Tuesday afternoon in the Sennett primary election at the town's offices.
Herrick won the Republican primary 279-136, a margin of 143 votes over Ed Magdziak. Herrick won on a platform attacking the town's legal expenses, shrinking the budget and government transparency.
“It was a matter of getting out and knocking on doors,” Herrick said, noting he targeted 300 people he knew would support him.
“I thank all the Republicans in town that supported me,” he said. “My opponent, Ed Magdziak, ran an honorable campaign, but he was supported by the local Republican establishment that the people had enough of. They spoke loud and clear.”
Magdziak could not be reached for comment Tuesday night.
Herrick will face Democratic candidate Thomas Gray, also on the Independence Party ticket, in November. Gray heads a pack dedicated to electing people to change the status quo.
Four-term current Sennett Town Supervisor David Sikora, who has led the town for the past eight years, decided after the last election not to run again, citing demands on his time as a major reason. He said the job required at least 20 to 25 hours a week and that state mandates and laws made it increasingly difficult to do the job.
Two state trends in property laws, one moving toward eliminating non-conforming uses in zoning and the other toward 100 percent assessed values, led to property owners and Sennett town officials locking horns over zoning and assessments. Legal fees related to these challenges also affected town finances.
Among town board candidates (two seats), challenger Susan J. Tanner, endorsed by the Republican and Conservative parties, received the most votes with 290 votes as incumbent Sylvia Wilson earned the second spot with 201 Kenneth Champlin had 174.
Democratic challengers Jeffrey L. Gage and John D. O'Connell III, both also endorsed by the Independence Party will seek Sennett's town board seats.
Of three candidates who vied for highway superintendent in the Republican primary, Kristopher Lapointe,interim highway superintendent, earned 181 votes, beating Thomas Defurio, also with the Conservative endorsement; and Howard E. Tanner, endorsed by both Conservative and Independence parties.
For assessor, Michael S. Quigley, also on the Conservative ticket, won the Republican primary 258-116 over Roberts S. Edmunds.
Staff writer Kathleen Barran can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 238 or kathleen.barran@lee.net
“It was a matter of getting out and knocking on doors,” Herrick said, noting he targeted 300 people he knew would support him.
“I thank all the Republicans in town that supported me,” he said. “My opponent, Ed Magdziak, ran an honorable campaign, but he was supported by the local Republican establishment that the people had enough of. They spoke loud and clear.”
Magdziak could not be reached for comment Tuesday night.
Herrick will face Democratic candidate Thomas Gray, also on the Independence Party ticket, in November. Gray heads a pack dedicated to electing people to change the status quo.
Four-term current Sennett Town Supervisor David Sikora, who has led the town for the past eight years, decided after the last election not to run again, citing demands on his time as a major reason. He said the job required at least 20 to 25 hours a week and that state mandates and laws made it increasingly difficult to do the job.
Two state trends in property laws, one moving toward eliminating non-conforming uses in zoning and the other toward 100 percent assessed values, led to property owners and Sennett town officials locking horns over zoning and assessments. Legal fees related to these challenges also affected town finances.
Among town board candidates (two seats), challenger Susan J. Tanner, endorsed by the Republican and Conservative parties, received the most votes with 290 votes as incumbent Sylvia Wilson earned the second spot with 201 Kenneth Champlin had 174.
Democratic challengers Jeffrey L. Gage and John D. O'Connell III, both also endorsed by the Independence Party will seek Sennett's town board seats.
Of three candidates who vied for highway superintendent in the Republican primary, Kristopher Lapointe,interim highway superintendent, earned 181 votes, beating Thomas Defurio, also with the Conservative endorsement; and Howard E. Tanner, endorsed by both Conservative and Independence parties.
For assessor, Michael S. Quigley, also on the Conservative ticket, won the Republican primary 258-116 over Roberts S. Edmunds.
Staff writer Kathleen Barran can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 238 or kathleen.barran@lee.net
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