Jeffrey Bragman, Supervisor, Town of East Hampton

JEFFREY BRAGMAN

Democrat

BACKGROUND:

• Bragman, 70, of East Hampton has served as a town councilman since 2018 and is challenging the incumbent supervisor on the Independence Party line.

• His town board seat expires at the end of the year.

• Bragman is a land-use attorney and has served as an adviser to various town land-use committees.

ISSUES:

• Bragman is running on a platform of transparency and improving ethics. "We could do a better job of inviting in the public and making sure that we listen," he said.

• Focusing on renewable energy is a top priority for Bragman, including a proposal known as Community Choice Aggregation, which would allow East Hampton to work with other towns to procure electricity for residents from renewable sources.

• Bragman said maintaining the community’s character is an important issue, such as restricting the size of new homes and providing housing opportunities for residents.

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.