Hempstead 2025: Town Supervisor Don Clavin (R) Not Running Again, Both Parties Scramble

Republicans: "Now that Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin, a Republican, has opted to seek a guaranteed judgeship rather than a fourth term, does he resign early to allow the GOP-controlled town board to anoint his successor? And is that successor Nassau Legis. John Ferretti (R-Levittown, Farmingdale), who on Monday declined the nomination for a fifth term as a county lawmaker?

Sources told Newsday's The Point "...that Ferretti's action doesn’t mean current Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray or former Rep. Anthony D’Esposito aren’t in the mix — as well as attorney Tom Alfano, a former state Assemblyman and aide to former Majority Leader Dean Skelos in the State Senate."

Democrats: "Jay Jacobs, the New York State and Nassau County Democratic Party chair, is expected to announce on Thursday the candidate to replace Brown, The Point has learned. Three sources confirmed the candidate is a former NYPD officer with a military background, but none of the sources disclosed the name, except to say it was an Italian-sounding name."

Deadlines: New York State election law requires both parties to submit a replacement candidate for town supervisor by this Friday, after both nominees on their party petitions declined the race last week. Stay tuned!