Politics & Government

Election 2011, Jon Semlear, Incumbent Town Trustee

Semlear is seeking 10th term.

Jon Semlear is an 18-year member of the Southampton Trustees and is seeking re-election on the Republican, Conservative, Independence and Working Families lines.

Semlear, 51, has been a bayman, operating pound nets in Peconic Bay, since graduating college. He studied marine affairs and coastal zone management at the University of Rhode Island and holds a degree from Southampton College in environmental studies.

Semlear, who resides in Noyac, is a 30-year member of the .

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Semlear in his own words:

I have a life-long passion for Southampton Town waters and have been a trustee for 18 years. My education is conducive to the job and I am a working bayman, spending seven days a week on the bay. My years on the board have given me an opportunity to make a lot of contacts and establish valuable working relationships with government agencies. I think that enables me to do an efficient job as a trustee and I love doing it.

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