Richard B. Benkwitt
Republican · NY · Superintendent of Highways, Town of Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant's Superintendent of Highways, appointed by the Town Board in 2018 and elected in 2021. After the 2023 floods he asked for about $4 million more for road repaving, drainage repairs, and new equipment for leaf pickup and snow removal.
Where Richard B. Benkwitt stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Asked the Town Board after the summer 2023 floods to add about $4 million to the next year's highway budget: $1 million for equipment, $1.5 million for drainage work, and $1.5 million for repaving.
August 8, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: theexaminernews.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Asked the Town Board after the summer 2023 floods to add about $4 million to the next year's highway budget: $1 million for equipment, $1.5 million for drainage work, and $1.5 million for repaving.
August 8, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: theexaminernews.com
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Won election as Mount Pleasant Superintendent of Highways without an opponent in November 2021.
November 2, 2021
Source: theexaminernews.com
Was appointed by the Mount Pleasant Town Board in 2018 to serve as interim Superintendent of Highways after longtime superintendent Peter Sciliano retired.
June 3, 2019
Source: theexaminernews.com
Past race Richard B. Benkwitt ran in:
- Superintendent of Highways, Town of Mount Pleasant · November 3, 2026 · Mount Pleasant town, New York · incumbent