Editing Sea Cliff, New York (section)

== Government ==
As of April 5, 2021, the Mayor of Sea Cliff was Elena Villafane.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mayor's Corner|url=https://www.seacliff-ny.gov/about-village/pages/mayors-corner|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729003534/https://www.seacliff-ny.gov/about-village/pages/mayors-corner|archive-date=July 29, 2021|access-date=July 29, 2021|website=Village of Sea Cliff NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Conn|first=Mike|date=March 25, 2021|title=Elena Villafane is Sea Cliff's new mayor|work=Herald Community Newspapers|url=https://www.liherald.com/stories/elena-villafane-is-sea-cliffs-new-mayor,131317?|access-date=July 28, 2021}}</ref>

In the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the majority of Sea Cliff voters voted for [[Kamala D. Harris]] (D).<ref name=":52">{{Cite web |last=Welch |first=Will |date=November 8, 2017 |title=How Long Island Voted |url=https://projects.newsday.com/long-island/how-long-island-voted/?election=2016%20General&position=U.S.%20President&region=United%20States |access-date=June 23, 2021 |website=Newsday}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=LaRocco |first=Paul |date=2024-11-12 |title=Map: How Long Island voted for president in Harris-Trump race |url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/elections/trump-harris-election-results-uuvmm1tu |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Newsday |language=en}}</ref>

In March 2025, [[Robert Ehrlich (businessman)|Robert Ehrlich]], the founder of [[Pirate's Booty]], falsely claimed to be the mayor of Sea Cliff during a "tense standoff at Village Hall", making reference to the Citizen Empowerment Act.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://longisland.news12.com/pirates-booty-founder-claims-to-be-mayor-of-new-sea-cliff-village|title=Pirate's Booty founder claims to be mayor of new Sea Cliff village|website=News 12 - Default}}</ref> Village officials refuted Ehrlich's claim.<ref name="auto"/> Ehrlich ran for mayor as a write-in candidate, but lost to Villafane by a vote of 1,064-62.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Li |first1=David K. |title=Pirate's Booty founder stages Long Island mutiny, declares he's mayor and tries to fire village staff |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pirates-booty-founder-stages-long-island-mutiny-declares-mayor-tries-f-rcna197308 |website=NBC News |access-date=March 20, 2025 |date=March 20, 2025}}</ref>