Jason A. Richberg

JASON A. RICHBERG

Democratic

BACKGROUND:

• Richberg, 41, of West Babylon, was elected in 2020 to the county legislature, where he currently serves as minority leader.
• He was clerk for the county legislature from 2015 to 2020. Before that, he was chief of staff for county Legis. DuWayne Gregory.
• He earned a bachelor’s in political science from Wilberforce University and a master’s in organizational leadership from Claremont Lincoln University.

ISSUES:

• He supports a water quality referendum that would widely expand the use of sewers throughout the county and protect the aquifer. He also wants to diversify the county’s energy sources.
• He wants to expand use of a “land bank” program that helps clean up abandoned properties and move them back to tax rolls.
• He says his role is “chief advocate” for his district and wants to expand GED and apprenticeship programs and affordable housing units.