David Gruber, Supervisor, Town of East Hampton

DEMOCRATIC

Gruber, 67, is running on the Independence and Libertarian lines. He is a former Democratic Committee chairman and represents a splinter faction of Democrats who have formed a “fusion” slate of Republicans, Independence party members and unaffiliated voters in the town.

ISSUES:

• Gruber said the No. 1 issue in East Hampton Town is affordable housing and criticized the current administration’s “glacial pace” in building new units.
• He cited declining water quality as a top concern and said he supported town-funded sampling of private drinking wells.
• He stressed the need for the town to immediately complete the replacement of its emergency communications system, an aging system that occasionally has gaps in service.

By Vera Chinese

vera.chinese@newsday.com@VeraChinese

Vera Chinese joined Newsday in 2017 after working as an editor for the East End lifestyle publication northforker and a general assignment reporter for the New York Daily News.