Jared S. Behr
Jared S. Behr is running for Supervisor, Town of Oyster Bay
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JARED S. BEHR
Democratic
BACKGROUND:
- Behr, 38, of Plainview, is making his first bid for political office.
- He is a personal injury attorney and former Suffolk County assistant district attorney,
- He graduated from New York University and the Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center.
ISSUES:
- Behr said he wants to strengthen the town ethics code, disband the current ethics board and replace the ethics counsel.
- His priorities include investing in road maintenance townwide, developing additional housing that is affordable for younger families and focusing on transit-oriented development.
- He said he wants to hold a public referendum on the creation of town board districts so that council members represent specific areas of the town rather than being at-large representatives.
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