Arthur S. Long
Neighborhood Party · NY
Latham & Watkins partner who advises banks on financial regulation, with over 30 years of law practice and a clerkship for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. His priorities are bringing village debt and spending under control and wider citizen participation in village decisions.
Where Arthur S. Long stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Spending Reduction (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 support
Published a letter criticizing the rising cost of the village flood project, which grew from $39 million in 2023 to an estimated $48.5 million.
March 17, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: pelhamexaminer.com
Published a letter urging the Village of Pelham to rethink its finances before overriding the state tax cap, noting village debt had more than tripled since 2021.
January 29, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: pelhamexaminer.com
Questioned the village board about the cost of the planned flood-control pumps and underground reservoir at Julianne's Playground, which he put at about $30 million.
May 2, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: pelhamexaminer.com
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Published a letter opposing the village's $8,500 blight study of Wolfs Lane, arguing it could be used to justify seizing private businesses by eminent domain.
February 17, 2026
Source: pelhamexaminer.com
Criticized the village for automatically enrolling new residents in the Sustainable Westchester energy program, saying its rates were mostly higher than Con Edison's since 2019.
October 8, 2025
Source: pelhamexaminer.com
Urged a no vote on Pelham Manor's Proposition 3 to move village elections to November, arguing the same change in the Village of Pelham led to uncontested races.
October 28, 2024
Source: pelhamexaminer.com
Published a letter arguing that Pelham Manor had sound legal grounds to appeal a court ruling on a petition to move its elections to November.
August 30, 2024
Source: pelhamexaminer.com
Endorsed Republican John De Chiaro for Pelham town justice in a published letter, saying trial experience matters most for the job.
November 1, 2023
Source: pelhamexaminer.com
Spoke at a Village of Pelham public hearing in support of laws banning recreational marijuana shops and on-site use lounges in the village.
October 26, 2021
Source: pelhamexaminer.com
Past race Arthur S. Long ran in:
- Pelham Village Trustee · November 3, 2026 · Pelham village, New York