Two candidates from Hampton Bays running in a special election to fill an open Southampton Town Board seat debated who is best for the job days before early voting was scheduled to begin.
The League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, Shelter Island, and the North Fork hosted the debate on March 3 between Democrat John Leonard and Republican Rick Martel. Moderators peppered the candidates with questions about the mass deportation of immigrants, relations with the Shinnecock Nation, recreational marijuana, development, and how best to address the perennial frustration of traffic.
