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Former Yorktown Supervisor Siegel to Run for Office

Susan Siegel will seek the Democratic nomination and run for the position of Supervisor.

Former Yorktown Supervisor Susan Siegel, who served one term as supervisor when she was elected in 2009, will seek the Democratic Town Committee's nomination for town supervisor for this year's election.  

"I'm seeking the nomination because I believe that Yorktown voters should have a choice in November," she said in a statement. "Our community is better served when voters are given the opportunity to compare and contrast competing candidates."

Siegel, who continued to follow local politics and issues when she lost the 2011 election, said she will discuss her concerns about the town and future plans during her interview with the Democratic Town Committee members. 

She said she hopes the nominating committee would see she is a "strong, vital" candidate who would be "good for the community."

Siegel ran as a Republican in 2009 and defeated former Supervisor Don Peters. While running for re-election in 2011, she lost the primary election and the Republican Party line to current Supervisor Michael Grace. She unsuccessfully run on the Conservative Party line and as a third party candidate for the Better Government Party line during the three-way race between her, Grace and Peters. 

"It's one thing to have lofty visions. We all do. What’s more important, though, is that voters be given the opportunity to determine which candidate is more likely to be successful in realizing those visions," Siegel said. 

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Mel May 21, 2013 at 10:14 am
I agree. Yet another case of don't fix what's not broken...
kmr303 May 18, 2013 at 11:38 am
First of all, I don't understand why teachers are paying for anything out of pocket when the supplyRead More lists that parents receive at the end of the summer are as long as their arms. Secondly, SOCIETY lets the kids down?!?!? I think the school taxes in Yorktown should be sufficient so that the teachers don't have to pay any out-of-pocket expenses. SOCIETY does not let the kids down, it is those who are in control of the school tax monies who let the kids down. Perhaps the administrators should take salary cuts, or maybe we should even eliminate some of those administrative positions. No teacher should have to pay for supplies out of pocket.