Robert CreightonWin or lose the Republican primary in September, Councilman Robert Creighton, 75, will be on the ballot in November as a candidate for town supervisor. Last night Robert Creighton received the endorsement of the Smithtown Conservative Committee assuring him a position on the ballot.
Last year Creighton switched his party affiliation from Conservative to Republican. Many saw Creighton’s switch as his first step in his pursuit of the town’s top job. During his time in office Creighton has been an advocate for business.
Creighton first ran for office in 2007 as a one-term councilman wanting to bring “peace” to the Town Board. He ran for a second term and was re-elected in 2011 to a four year term which ends Dec. 31, 2015. In addition to advocating the expediting of Smithtown’s permitting process, he has proposed allowing the storage of thousands of “Sandy” damaged vehicles on private property in Kings Park and building a town park on 55 acres of state parkland in Kings Park.
In addition to Robert Creighton, Smithtown Conservatives endorsed incumbents Kevin Malloy and Thomas McCarthy for town council, Vincent Puleo for town clerk and Glenn Jorgensen for highway superintendent.