Meet The Candidate: Adam Grossman For Southampton Town Justice

SOUTHAMPTON, NY — Suffolk County residents will be heading to the polls Tuesday to elect local representatives and make their voices heard.

Residents will weigh in on the race to represent one of the 18 legislative districts in Suffolk County, vote for Suffolk County District Attorney and Sheriff — and choose their local town elected officials.

In advance of the election, Patch asked candidates to answer questions about their campaign — and the results will be published as candidate profiles in the days leading up to the vote.

Adam B. Grossman is running on the Democratic and Clean Water lines for one of two open seats for Southampton Town Justice. Grossman is running alongside Democratic and Clean Water candidate Shari P. Oster and facing off against Republican and Conservative candidates Patrick Gunn, running on the Republican and Conservative lines, and Barbara Wilson, running on the Republican, Conservative and Working Families lines.

Following is Patch's full Q&A with Adam Grossman:

Adam B. Grossman

<b>Age (as of Election Day)</b>

56

<b>Position Sought</b>

Southampton Town Justice

<b>Party Affiliation</b>

Democratic

<b>Family</b>

Karl Grossman, father, Janet Grossman, mother

<b>Does anyone in your family work in politics or government?</b>

No

<b>Education</b>

BA, Dowling College 1987, Juris Doctor, Pace University School of Law, 1991

<b>Occupation</b>

Attorney

<b>Previous or Current Elected or Appointed Office</b>

Chairperson, Southampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals, 2017 to the present, Vice Chairperson, 2010-2016, member since 2002

<b>Campaign website</b>

adamgrossmanforsouthamptontownjustice.org

<b>Why are you seeking elective office?</b>

I wish to expand my 18 years of service to the Town of Southampton on the zoning board of appeals, including as chairperson since 2017, by being elected Southampton Town Justice

<b>The single most pressing issue facing our (board, district, etc.) is _______, and this is what I intend to do about it.</b>

As a judicial candidate, I am prohibited from speaking about political issues. I intend to be a fair and impartial Southampton Town Justice if I am elected.

<b>What are the critical differences between you and the other candidates seeking this post?</b>

As a judicial candidate, I can talk about my experience as an attorney who has practiced law for 28 years, and how my work both as a private attorney, and as a member of the zoning board of appeals for 18 years, has provided me with the legal skills and knowledge to be ready for the important position of Southampton Town Justice on Day One.

<b>If you are a challenger, in what way has the current board or officeholder failed the community (or district or constituency)</b>

As a judicial candidate, I am prohibited from discussing other candidates, except to say that based on my experience, I am qualified to serve as Southampton Town Justice. This year I was found qualified as a candidate for Southampton Town Justice by the Judicial Screening Committee of the Suffolk County Bar Association.

<b>What accomplishments in your past would you cite as evidence you can handle this job?</b>

If anyone wants to see how I handle myself as a public official, they can go to the Southampton Town website, and watch any meeting of the Southampton Town zoning board of appeals that I have chaired for many years. I serve as a fair and impartial chairperson of the zoning board of appeals, and I intend to serve as a fair and impartial Southampton Town Justice if elected.

<b>The best advice ever shared with me was:</b>

You learn more from listening to others than talking to others. This was advice that my grandfather gave me when I was very young.

<b>What else would you like voters to know about yourself and your positions?</b>

I was raised in Sag Harbor, and I have lived in Hampton Bays for the last 20 years. I am devoted to my local community, and I am proud of my many years of service to Southampton Town. I am asking for the support of all voters, regardless of political affiliation, in early voting, absentee voting, or voting on Election Day, November 2, 2021. I will be on the Democratic line (Row A) and the Clean Water Party line. I am asking for your support, and your vote.