Charles J. Sanders
Charles J. Sanders is running for Assessor, Town of Southold
BACKGROUND
- Sanders, 57, of Greenport, a registered Republican, is seeking his third term as assessor. He is running on the Republican and Conservative lines. He also was a Southold trustee.
- He is a lieutenant colonel in the New York Army National Guard and was deployed to Kuwait in May, his fourth deployment. He was a corporal in the Marine Corps Reserve from 1991 to 1998 and has been a member of the New York Army National Guard since 2008.
- Sanders is a licensed associate real estate broker and a former post commander with Southold American Legion Post 803.
 
ISSUES
- Sanders is expected back from deployment in January, according to Peter Ganley, Southold GOP chairman, and is on a leave of absence from his assessor position. He is unable to actively campaign while deployed, Ganley said.
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