Mattituck Resident Seeking Democratic Nomination For Southold Town Supervisor

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Mattituck resident, Damon Peter Rallis, recently announced he will be actively seeking the Democratic nomination as a candidate for the Southold Town Supervisor in 2015, according to his Facebook page.

Rallis is fifth generation North Fork native with vast experience in local government, its laws, and its history, a post on his Facebook page reads.

He has been an employee of the Town of Southold since 2001 and is ‘well-versed’ in planning, zoning, and building, with expertise in both local codes and state building codes.

Throughout his career as a civil servant, Rallis has been involved in policy-making decisions, as well as code creation, enforcement and interpretation, and general public service.

“I have been publicly expressing my interest in running for supervisor for more than a year now, so I really didn’t think it would be a major news event,” he told SoutholdLocal. “There was no real strategy behind creating a Facebook page announcing my intention, except that I wanted to separate my personal life from my political aspirations. I simply created a public Facebook page and my phone started ringing.”

He is hoping to take the seat currently taken by Supervisor Scott Russell, who has served two four year terms since 2005, according to a SoutholdLocal report.

He has two sons, is a Scout Cubmaster in Greenport and is a congregant at the Mattituck Presbyterian Church, according to the report.