Shelter Island town supervisor: James Dougherty
Photo credit: Doug Kuntz | Shelter Island Town Supervisor James Dougherty, a Democrat, is seeking re-election. (July 29, 2009) Read more about James Dougherty
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JAMES DOUGHERTY
DEMOCRATIC
BACKGROUND: Dougherty, 72, is also running on the Independence, Working Families and Island Action lines. He is seeking his second term. He has lived on Shelter Island for 17 years. He holds degrees from Dartmouth College and Columbia Law School. He is a former chief executive of Supermarket General Corp. and headed the Shelter Island Open Space Committee...