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2 candidates are tracked for Supervisor, Town of North Hempstead on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jennifer S. DeSena and Sean Michael McCarthy. Candidate information follows official Nassau County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Incumbent Supervisor Jennifer S. DeSena (Republican, Conservative) faces Sean Michael McCarthy (Democratic), a retired Nassau County Police Department veteran and Port Washington Police District commissioner, per the town's official website and Long Island Press. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Jennifer DeSena is the incumbent Supervisor of the Town of North Hempstead, first elected in November 2021, per the town's official website. Before elected office she was an attorney, including as an Enforcement Attorney with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and she directed the Manhasset Coalition Against Substance Abuse. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Jennifer S. DeSena.
2026 priorities
- Tax cuts and a tax freeze, per Town of North Hempstead official website, https://www.northhempsteadny.gov/government/supervisor/index.php
- Grant funding for sustainability and infrastructure projects, per Town of North Hempstead official website, https://www.northhempsteadny.gov/government/supervisor/index.php
Sean McCarthy is a Port Washington Police District commissioner and a retired 33-year veteran of the Nassau County Police Department, where he commanded the Third and Sixth precincts before retiring as chief of support services, per Long Island Press.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- A comprehensive review of the town's Master Plan
- Auditing building codes to reduce permitting delays
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-10.
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