Jay Schneiderman
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Jay H. Schneiderman is the current Suffolk County
Legislator for the Second Legislative District, originally inaugurated in January 2004. He was first elected to the Legislature in the 2003 election, and re-elected for a second and third term in 2005 and 2007. He previously served as the Supervisor for the Town of East Hampton from 2000 to 2004
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. He has two children.
After graduating from high school, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry from Ithaca College
and then obtained a Master of Arts degree in Education from the State University of New York at Cortland
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After taking his degree Schneiderman taught science, mathematics, and music in East End schools, managed his family’s business in Montauk, and later formed a property management company.
In 1991 Schneiderman became a member of the Town of East Hampton Zoning Board of Appeals, and was appointed to its chairmanship in 1996. He served in that capacity until 1999 when he was elected to the first of two terms as East Hampton Town Supervisor, and re-elected in 2005, 2007 and 2009.
Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came...
Legislator for the Second Legislative District, originally inaugurated in January 2004. He was first elected to the Legislature in the 2003 election, and re-elected for a second and third term in 2005 and 2007. He previously served as the Supervisor for the Town of East Hampton from 2000 to 2004
East Hampton (town), New York
The Town of East Hampton is located in southeastern Suffolk County, New York, at the eastern end of the South Shore of Long Island. It is the easternmost town in the state of New York...
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Biography
A Long Island native, Schneiderman lives in MontaukMontauk, New York
Montauk [ˈmɒntɒk] is a census-designated place that roughly corresponds to the hamlet with the same name located in the town of East Hampton in Suffolk County, New York, United States on the South Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 3,851 as of 2000...
. He has two children.
After graduating from high school, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry from Ithaca College
Ithaca College
Ithaca College is a private college located on the South Hill of Ithaca, New York. The school was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music. The college has a strong liberal arts core, but also offers several pre-professional programs and some graduate programs. The college is...
and then obtained a Master of Arts degree in Education from the State University of New York at Cortland
State University of New York at Cortland
The State University of New York College at Cortland, also officially called SUNY Cortland or informally known as Cortland State, is a coeducational university located in Cortland, New York...
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After taking his degree Schneiderman taught science, mathematics, and music in East End schools, managed his family’s business in Montauk, and later formed a property management company.
In 1991 Schneiderman became a member of the Town of East Hampton Zoning Board of Appeals, and was appointed to its chairmanship in 1996. He served in that capacity until 1999 when he was elected to the first of two terms as East Hampton Town Supervisor, and re-elected in 2005, 2007 and 2009.