Editing Huntington, New York (section)

==Government and politics==
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The town government consists of a town council with four members, all of whom are elected at large. The town supervisor is elected by the entire town. Other elected positions are the Town Clerk, Highway Superintendent, and Receiver of Taxes.<ref name="officials">{{cite web|url=http://huntingtonny.gov/elected_official_list.cfm |title=Elected Officials |work=huntingtonny.gov |publisher=Town of Huntington |access-date=August 10, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117191826/http://www.huntingtonny.gov/elected_official_list.cfm |archive-date=January 17, 2012  }}</ref> A referendum to move to a ward district system on December 22, 2009, failed 81% to 18%.

Until 2017, Huntington was generally controlled by the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], having the same Democratic town supervisor, Frank Petrone, for 20 years prior to 2017. The town board followed suit during these years, generally being controlled by the Democratic Party. In 2017, the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] took control of the town supervisor position with the election of Chad Lupinacci.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Night Tally |url=https://apps2.suffolkcountyny.gov/boe/eleres/17ge/default.htm |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=apps2.suffolkcountyny.gov}}</ref> The Republicans have held this position since. In the 2021 general election,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Night Tally |url=https://apps2.suffolkcountyny.gov/boe/eleres/21ge/default.htm |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=apps2.suffolkcountyny.gov}}</ref> the people of Huntington elected Edmund Smyth<ref>{{Cite web |title=Edmund J. Smyth - Town of Huntington, Long Island, New York |url=https://www.huntingtonny.gov/edmund-j-smyth |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=www.huntingtonny.gov}}</ref> to the supervisor position. Two Republicans were also elected to the town board: Dr. Dave Bennardo<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Dave Bennardo - Town of Huntington, Long Island, New York |url=https://www.huntingtonny.gov/dr-dave-bennardo |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=www.huntingtonny.gov}}</ref> and Salvatore Ferro.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Salvatore Ferro - Town of Huntington, Long Island, New York |url=https://www.huntingtonny.gov/salvatore-ferro |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=www.huntingtonny.gov}}</ref> In the 2023 general election,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Night Tally |url=https://apps2.suffolkcountyny.gov/boe/eleres/23ge/default.htm |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=apps2.suffolkcountyny.gov}}</ref> Brooke Lupinacci<ref>{{Cite web |title=Councilwoman Brooke A. Lupinacci - Town of Huntington, Long Island, New York |url=https://www.huntingtonny.gov/Brooke-Lupinacci |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=www.huntingtonny.gov}}</ref> and Theresa Mari<ref>{{Cite web |title=Councilwoman Theresa Mari - Town of Huntington, Long Island, New York |url=https://www.huntingtonny.gov/Theresa-Mari |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=www.huntingtonny.gov}}</ref> were elected, creating a 5–0 super majority for the Republican Party on the town board. The town clerk position is held by Andrew Raia,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Town Clerk Andrew P. Raia - Town of Huntington, Long Island, New York |url=https://www.huntingtonny.gov/andrew-raia |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=www.huntingtonny.gov}}</ref> and the highway superintendent is Andre Sorentino,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Highway Superintendent Andre Sorrentino - Town of Huntington, Long Island, New York |url=https://www.huntingtonny.gov/highway-superintendent |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=www.huntingtonny.gov}}</ref> both Republicans. The lone Democrat in the Huntington town government is Jillian Guthman,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Receiver of Taxes Jillian Guthman - Town of Huntington, Long Island, New York |url=https://www.huntingtonny.gov/jillian-guthman |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=www.huntingtonny.gov}}</ref> who has served as the receiver of taxes since 2017, when she was appointed to the position by the board, and shortly after re-elected to serve a full term in 2018.{{clear right}}
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|+Huntington Town Board as of January 1, 2024<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.huntingtonny.gov/elected-officials | title=Elected Officials - Town of Huntington, Long Island, New York }}</ref>
!Position!!Name
|-{{party shading/Republican}}
|Supervisor
|Edmund J.M. Smyth (R)
|-{{party shading/Republican}}
|Town Clerk
|Andrew P. Raia (R)
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|Councilman
| Dr. Dave Bennardo (R)
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|Councilman
|Salvatore Ferro (R)
|-{{party shading/Republican}}
|Councilwoman
|Brooke A. Lupinacci (R)
|-{{party shading/Republican}}
|Councilwoman
|Theresa Mari (R)
|-{{party shading/Democratic}}
|Receiver of Taxes
|Jillian Guthman (D)
|-{{party shading/Republican}}
|Highway Superintendent
|Andre Sorentino (R)
|}