Joseph S. Saladino

BACKGROUND

• Saladino, 64, is a registered Republican and is running on the Conservative and Republican party lines in the general election. 
• He is seeking a fifth term as Oyster Bay Town supervisor. He was first appointed to the position in 2017 while serving as a state assemblyman and was elected later that year.
• He is a graduate of the New York Institute of Technology.

  ISSUES

• Saladino said he doesn’t agree with New York State’s approach to high-density development and said local stakeholders should be involved more closely in the creation of new housing. 
• He said he will continue to push for the complete cleanup of Bethpage Community Park, the former dumping ground of Grumman Aerospace. 
• He said his priorities include advancing initiatives that restore the shellfish population in local harbors, including through the creation of a shellfish hatchery.