Candidate Profile: Alex Gregor For Southampton Town Supervisor

SOUTHAMPTON, NY —Suffolk County residents will be hitting the polls soon to elect local representatives.

The race is on in local town and village races leading up to Election Day, which, this year, falls on Tuesday, November 5. Patch asked those running for office to answer questions about their campaigns and will be publishing candidate profiles in the days leading up to the election.

Alex Gregor, 60, of East Quogue is running for the Southampton Town Supervisor's seat on the Libertarian and Independence lines. His opponents are incumbent Jay Schneiderman, a Democrat, and Gregory Robins, a Republican.

Gregor's wife Megan McAndrew, a novelist, teaches in Stony Brook University's BFA program. His son Simon, 28, is in film school. Gregor attended Southampton High School and earned a Road Master I from Cornell University's Local Roads Program. Gregor has served as the Southampton Highway Superintendent for 10 years and ran an environmental drilling business before being elected.

Check out Patch's full Q&A with Alex Gregor below.

Patch: The single most pressing issue facing our community is _______, and this is what I intend to do about it.

Alex Gregor: Middle class people are being pushed out of Southampton by high taxes and higher real estate prices. I will put a halt to reassessment every two years and focus on keeping working people in their homes.

P: What are the critical differences between you and the other candidates seeking this post?

G: I'm not for sale.

P: If you are a challenger, in what way has the current board or officeholder failed the community?

G: Jay Schneiderman cozies up to the rich at the expense of the vast majority of his constituents.

P: Describe the other issues that define your campaign platform:

G: Clean water for real, not just as a campaign slogan. Keeping young people in the community. Creating incentives for year-round, skilled employers.

P: What accomplishments in your past would you cite as evidence you can handle this job?

G: I've been running the Highway Department for the past 10 years on a shoestring. This has taught me to set priorities and stick to them.

P: The best advice ever shared with me was ...

G: "One day chicken, the next day feathers."

P: What else would you like voters to know about yourself and your positions?

G: I know how to say 'no'.