Schools

B-BP BOE Candidate Race: Newcomer Anthony Sanseviro

Anthony Sanseverio is running unopposed for Molly Licalzi's seat.

With school budget and board of elections happening Tuesday, May 21 Patch offers up insight on the four candidates running for Bayport-Blue Point Board of Education.

There is just one contested race this year. Board President James March is being challenged by Blue Point resident Mike Miller, who's making his second bid for election.

The other two candidates are incumbent trustee Leonard Camarda, who is uncontested for his seat, and newcomer Anthony Sanseviro who will be taking the seat of trustee Molly Licalzi who chose not to see re-election this year.

Patch asked each candidates the same questions to provide readers and voters insight on their background, reasons for running and what they hope to accomplish.     

Full Name: Anthony Sanseviro  

Age:46  

Resident of which town and for how long:  20 years  

Children: Kateri

Do your children attend the public district or a private school?
Public  

Are you a registered member of a political party?
Conservative  

Have you run for any other office, school board or otherwise?
No 

Occupation:  
Help run family insurance agency.

Why are you running

I think I have the business knowledge and fresh thinking approach to help support a great education while maintaining budgets that are lower then the state mandated tax cap levy.  

How do you define the role of a school board trustee

The role I feel as a school board member is to make sure that our administrators who we hired a running the district that meet the needs of the community. We need to ask the tough questions of the people that we hired when we think they do not represent the needs of the community.  

What is the top issue or concern you want to solve as a trustee in the upcoming school year (2013-2014)?

One of the issues is the burden that state testing is putting on our children and teachers. We need see that are kids are not anxious when attending school because of the tests. We also have bargaining unit contracts that need to be addressed in a way that is fair to our employees and responsible to the taxpayer.  

Are you in favor of the state tax levy cap?

Yes I am. I think that it made school boards take a tough approach when solving budgets.  

Why should residents vote you onto the school board?

I love the BBP community and school district and will be proud to represent the community on the school board. I am fair and try to listen to all sides of an argument before coming to a decision. I will take the responsibility granted to me with a fresh positive approach. 


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