Dave Kerpen D

BACKGROUND

• Dave Kerpen, 48, is a registered Democrat running on the Democratic line. He is an entrepreneur who has founded multiple companies, including one that he says sold for eight figures. 
• He was a Port Washington School District Board of Education trustee from 2017-2020, and he was a math teacher at public schools in Brooklyn and Queens from 2007-10.
• Kerpen received a bachelor's degree from Boston University with a double major in psychology and elementary education. 

ISSUES

• Kerpen wants to cut waste and lower taxes, and eventually eliminate taxes altogether. 
• He said he wants to fix the town's long-maligned buildings department by making the permitting process more efficient. 
• Kerpen says he is passionate about beautifying the town's parks, and turning the area around North Hempstead Beach Park into a revenue center with cafes, restaurants and a minor league baseball team.