Suffolk County Legislator, 2nd Legislative District: Ann E. Welker
Ann Welker, Democratic candidate for Suffolk County Legislature District 2, poses for a portrait during a party meeting held at Southampton Inn on Sunday, March 12, 2023. -- slVOTE -- Credit: James Escher
ANN E. WELKER
Democratic
BACKGROUND:
- Welker, 60, of Southampton, is seeking the 2nd Legislative District seat.
- She has been a Southampton Town trustee since 2018 and is an exercise physiologist at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.
- She graduated from Adelphi University with a master’s in sociology and a bachelor’s in business and finance.
ISSUES:
- Drinking water and surface-water quality are the No. 1 issue for Welker. She said she supports a proposal to hold a referendum on a 0.125% sales tax increase to fund a countywide wastewater treatment overhaul.
- She said it is important to decrease the county’s dependence on fossil fuels and supports initiatives such as exploring the electrification of the county’s bus system.
- She stressed the importance of working across party lines and notes that she served in the minority party as a Southampton trustee.
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