I am proudly supporting Jon Kaiman for Town Supervisor on Election Day because I know that he will be loyal to the residents of the Town of North Hempstead and will do what is best for our community.
His opponent, Jen DeSena, has had the opportunity to demonstrate where her loyalties lie, and it’s not with us. We see this most dramatically in her endorsement of the serial liar George Santos. Yes, we were all fooled by Santos. But the rest of us didn’t go out and tell the world that he was our “friend” and “a true leader.”
DeSena did not do her homework before telling 200,000 people to vote for him because she wasn’t thinking about the implications of what she said or about her responsibility to those who trusted her and who assumed she knew what she was talking about. She was thinking about following the directions given to her by the county and state party, because that’s who funds her and that’s where her loyalties lie. She’s not going to do what’s best for us–she’s going to do what’s best for her party.
I don’t want my local politicians to be making decisions based on what someone who doesn’t even live here has to say. I want our Town Supervisor to be a steward of the town, which is why I’ll be voting for Jon Kaiman. He has always put the town first, as I’ve seen from my own personal experience: My elderly parents are able to get rides to doctors’ appointments because of Project Independence, which Jon Kaiman started. He helped to restore the formerly neglected Stannards Brook Park, which I live near and is now used and appreciated. He brought 311, which I use when I have questions about local services, to our town.
I encourage everyone to come out and vote on Nov. 7. Local elections are our chance to make our voices heard and to directly influence the direction of our town. We can choose a puppet, like Jen DeSena, or we can choose a leader and advocate, like Jon Kaiman.
Anita Sethi
Port Washington