Thomas Lohmann, Councilman, Town of Smithtown

Tom Lohmann

Republican

BACKGROUND: Lohmann, 61, of Smithtown, ran unsuccessfully for town council in 2017, but was appointed to the council in January to fill the vacancy created when Edward Wehrheim became Town Supervisor. He is also running on the Conservative and Independence party lines. Lohmann is a former investigator with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office and current part-time police officer with the Head of the Harbor Village Police Department. He served 20 years with the NYPD, retiring as a detective in 2002, and later served as regional director for the National Insurance Crime Bureau, a position he left in 2013. He graduated from Suffolk County Community College with an associate degree in criminal justice. He is married with three children.

ISSUES: Lohmann said he would focus on implementing the town's comprehensive plan now being written by an outside consultant. Community input through public meetings, surveys and an advisory board will be integral to the plan’s development, he said. Lohmann, the council’s liaison for the Parks Department, said he would guide planned work at the Smithtown Landing Country Club clubhouse and on town ballfields. He said he would explore an idea to add housing in the Hauppauge Industrial Park to help area companies attract workers. He also said he would build his relationship with the Suffolk County Police Department, whose officers work with town Public Safety officers on special events and issues like underage alcohol and tobacco sales. Under a program he initiated this year, Suffolk police also make monthly reports at council meetings.

By Nicholas Spangler

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