2026 New York General Election

Arthur S. Long
Neighborhood Party
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.

Pelham Village Trustee — November 3, 2026 general election

Long criticized the trustees for not challenging Village Mayor Chance Mullen or his deputy Mike Carpenter over the decision to commission what he described as a “fake blight study” to support an effort to promote development of several land parcels abutting the Picture House, including two gas stations. “I have practiced law for over 30 years and have worked with well-functioning boards that ask probing questions of management as opposed to being a rubber stamp, including in difficult financial circumstances,” Long wrote.

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Arthur S. Long is a partner at Latham & Watkins, where he advises banks on financial regulation. He previously clerked for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

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Arthur Long's Campaign Statement: the Village of Pelham 'is on an ...

In a series of email exchanges with the Pelham Examiner, the new candidates explained why they were running. Arthur Long, an attorney at Latham & Watkins who ran unsuccessfully for the Board of Trustees in 2019, said the village is at a “tipping point.”

Arthur previously ran for the Village of Pelham Board of Trustees in 2019 but did not win.

Encourage participation and a free exchange of ideas – if you come to a Board meeting because of a bad decision like the Picture House RFQ, we won’t ask you to limit comments to “two or three minutes”; we’d rather hear you speak than us
Require that any new development serve a public purpose, be in scale, and not worsen issues with our infrastructure and our schools
Find a way to restore appropriate parking to those who have lost it

Neighborhood Party candidates describe Village of Pelham’s current path as unsustainable, announce platform for getting back on track

Proposes requiring new development to serve a public purpose, fit its surroundings, and avoid worsening impacts on infrastructure and schools.

- Proposes requiring new development to serve a public purpose, fit its surroundings, and avoid worsening impacts on infrastructure and schools.

Housing & Urban Development

Create an overall plan for needed infrastructure improvements, such as flood mitigation, not just borrow and spend, willy-nilly, year after year
Bring openness to Village decisions
Encourage participation and a free exchange of ideas – if you come to a Board meeting because of a bad decision like the Picture House RFQ, we won’t ask you to limit comments to “two or three minutes”; we’d rather hear you speak than us

Bring openness to Village decisions
Encourage participation and a free exchange of ideas – if you come to a Board meeting because of a bad decision like the Picture House RFQ, we won’t ask you to limit comments to “two or three minutes”; we’d rather hear you speak than us
Require that any new development serve a public purpose, be in scale, and not worsen issues with our infrastructure and our schools

“I have practiced law for over 30 years and have worked with well-functioning boards that ask probing questions of management as opposed to being a rubber stamp, including in difficult financial circumstances,” Long wrote. “I believe strongly in citizen participation, which means citizens participating for limited terms and listening to all constituencies.”

Supports open Village decision-making and public participation, including allowing residents to speak at board meetings without a two- or three-minute limit.

- Supports open Village decision-making and public participation, including allowing residents to speak at board meetings without a two- or three-minute limit.

Public Services

As of October 23, 2026, Arthur S. Long did not have a website or any information online.

Public Safety

Require that any new development serve a public purpose, be in scale, and not worsen issues with our infrastructure and our schools
Find a way to restore appropriate parking to those who have lost it

We are registered Republicans and are not seeking to hide that fact.

Serve without pay and encourage our Mayor and fellow Trustees to do the same
Vote not to exceed the tax cap during our time in office
Create an overall plan for needed infrastructure improvements, such as flood mitigation, not just borrow and spend, willy-nilly, year after year
Bring openness to Village decisions

Plans to restore appropriate parking for residents who lost it.

Proposes an overall infrastructure plan, including flood mitigation, instead of recurring borrowing.

- Plans to restore appropriate parking for residents who lost it.
- Proposes an overall infrastructure plan, including flood mitigation, instead of recurring borrowing.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Only recently, the Board unanimously spent over $100,000 on a loader vehicle that was not in the budget because unexpected revenue “might” come in. Voters in the Village need to elect all three members of the Neighborhood Party slate, so that we can guarantee tax-cap-compliant budgets. Raising taxes higher than the cap requires the vote of the Mayor and four other Trustees (5 total).

Arthur Long’s campaign statement: The Village of Pelham is on an unsustainable path; it’s time for a course correction

We pledge to:

Focus on getting the Village’s finances under control  
Serve without pay and encourage our Mayor and fellow Trustees to do the same
Vote not to exceed the tax cap during our time in office
Create an overall plan for needed infrastructure improvements, such as flood mitigation, not just borrow and spend, willy-nilly, year after year

Pledges to keep Village budgets within the tax cap.

- Pledges to keep Village budgets within the tax cap.

Economy

Justice Brandeis’ “sunlight” of disclosure would undermine a cherished policy goal. Although I have sympathy for old-fashioned parenting, such paternalism has no place with respect to adult taxpayers, who should be able to decide more easily whether they want to pay more for energy at a time of sky-high utility bills. The Village should adopt Greenburgh’s disclosures immediately and post them on its website at least quarterly.

Don’t keep Village of Pelham residents in the dark about Sustainable Westchester

Calls for the Village to adopt Greenburgh’s disclosures and post them on its website at least quarterly.

- Calls for the Village to adopt Greenburgh’s disclosures and post them on its website at least quarterly.

Energy & the Environment

Arthur S. Long

As of October 23, 2026, ARTHUR S LONG’s website did not contain information on this issue.

ARTHUR S LONG

Mauricio Mendez

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Everitt P. Speros
Neighborhood Party
U.S. Army veteran of 25 years, known locally as Rhett, who has lived in Pelham since 2007. His priorities are pausing proposed development projects, repealing the business district floating zone, and fixing parking.

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Everitt P. Speros is a U.S. Army veteran with 25 years of service.

Prioritizes repealing the business district floating zone.

Prioritizes pausing proposed development projects.

As of October 23, 2026, Everitt P. Speros did not have a website or any information online.

Everitt P. Speros

As of October 23, 2026, EVERITT P SPEROS’s website did not contain information on this issue.

EVERITT P SPEROS

Everitt P. Speros served in the U.S. Army for 25 years. He is listed as an RTI OCS Course Manager.

Everitt P. Speros is a U.S. Army veteran who served for 25 years.

In addition to my work on the Town board, I have coached my daughter Hannah’s travel soccer team, the Pelham Wolfpack (U15), and my son Henry’s travel teams since the kids were all in Rec Soccer. Previously I served as PTA President of Colonial and head of the Huguenot Parents Committee (both for 2 years). I also co-led the COVID Return-to-School Task Force with Dr. Champ, and am a five-time Pelham Together Summer Intern Mentor. My husband Sid [who is also a lawyer and a second-term Board of Education member] and I have lived in Pelham for over 16 years.

Kristen Burke's campaign statement: Pelham is at its best when neighbors step forward to serve one another, solve problems together and support the community we all love

Kristen M. Burke lives with her husband, Sid, and has two children. She has coached travel soccer teams, including the Pelham Wolfpack, and previously served as president of the Colonial PTA and as head of the Huguenot Parents Committee.

Democratic town council candidate Kristen Burke's statement: 'I have ...

I believe my experience as both a lawyer and Town Councilwoman (as the legal and courts liaison) can be a valuable asset to the Village and its Board. I have worked as the General Counsel at Mercy University for over 11 years (before that as Associate Counsel at CUNY and as a Rackets prosecutor in the Bronx).

Kristen currently works as general counsel at Mercy University. She previously worked as associate counsel at the City University of New York and as a Rackets prosecutor in the Bronx.

Experience
Councilmember Pelham Town · 2020 to now
General Counsel Mercy University · 2016 to now
Associate General Counsel The City University of New York · 2007 to 2015

Kristen M. Burke candidate profile

Kristen has served as a Pelham Town councilmember since 2020.

Kristen M. Burke for Pelham Village Board, New York (2026) | Sway

As of October 23, 2026, Kristen M. Burke’s website did not contain information on this issue.

For the past six years, I have served on the Town Council. I have loved my work for the Town, and I am proud of our Board’s accomplishments, including securing and contracting services for Pelham’s own in-house ambulance within just one year in response to strong community advocacy for the ambulance.

As a Town Council member, helped secure a contract for an in-house ambulance service following community advocacy.

- As a Town Council member, helped secure a contract for an in-house ambulance service following community advocacy.

My Town Council experience provides a valuable platform for improving quality-of-life issues we all face. I intend to continue my work on pedestrian safety, parking and traffic congestion, and sustainability, on the more granular, Village level. Specifically, I hope to continue the work funded by the $100k NYSERDA grant I sought and received, which resulted in a Town Mobility Study, as a step towards a local ride-share program.

My Town Council experience provides a valuable platform for improving quality-of-life issues we all face. I intend to continue my work on pedestrian safety, parking and traffic congestion, and sustainability, on the more granular, Village level. Specifically, I hope to continue the work funded by the $100k NYSERDA grant I sought and received, which resulted in a Town Mobility Study, as a step towards a local ride-share program. This community improvement will help make it much easier to access the train station, allow greater mobility for seniors and other individuals with mobility challenges, and would reduce traffic congestion and parking issues.

I’m also leading a project to improve pedestrian safety near the Glover Field complex, which has involved collaboration from numerous municipalities. It’s a complicated project, but it’s work I’m deeply committed to seeing through so our children have safer access to our athletic fields.

Plans to continue work on pedestrian safety, parking, and traffic congestion at the Village level.

Hopes to continue work on the mobility study toward a local rideshare program.

Leads a project to improve pedestrian safety near the Glover Field complex.

- Plans to continue work on pedestrian safety, parking, and traffic congestion at the Village level.
- Hopes to continue work on the mobility study toward a local rideshare program.
- Leads a project to improve pedestrian safety near the Glover Field complex.

While there are currently three attorneys serving on the Town Board, there are none on the Village Board. My expertise will enable me to advise the Village in key areas, most significantly on the complex flood mitigation project, and also with labor and employment matters, contracts, and policy review. These are areas I deal with daily, navigating the milieu of federal, state and local laws that are often conflicting and ever-changing and ensure our community continues to thrive.

Plans to advise the Village on its complex project to reduce flooding.

- Plans to advise the Village on its complex project to reduce flooding.

Kristen M. Burke

As of October 23, 2026, KRISTEN M BURKE’s website did not contain information on this issue.

KRISTEN M BURKE

It has been one of the great honors of my life to serve as a Trustee for the Village of Pelham, and I am proud to seek re-election to continue the work of moving our village forward with purpose, transparency, and care. Pelham is more than the place I live. It’s where three generations of my family have called home, where I met my husband as a teenager, and where we chose to raise our twins through Pelham schools, athletics, and community programs.

I am a proud graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park (Go Terps!) with a BS in Accounting. Since then, I obtained certifications in Public Accounting, Project Management and Gas Distribution.

Krystal Howell’s campaign statement: ‘My love for this village runs deep, and so does my commitment to serving every resident with respect and empathy’

Krystal Howell earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Maryland, College Park. She met her husband as a teenager, and they chose to raise their twins through Pelham schools and community programs.

Krystal Howell's candidate statement for Village of Pelham trustee

My professional experience has prepared me to meet this moment. I have 25 years of experience in the energy sector, with expertise in construction and project management, contractor oversight, budgeting, financial, planning and analysis, safety and environmental compliance, emergency response support, and capital and operations/maintenance program management. As a CPA and construction sector leader, I have managed large portfolios, supported work exceeding $2 billion annually, and coordinated with engineering, estimation and operations, environmental health and safety, supply chain, union personnel, and contractors, and led teams responsible for significant infrastructure and field operations.

Krystal Howell is a certified public accountant and construction sector leader with experience in the energy sector.

Krystal is a certified public accountant and construction sector leader with experience in the energy sector.

New Trustee Krystal Howell (right) is sworn in by Mayor Chance Mullen. Krystal Howell was sworn in as a new member of the Village of Pelham Board of Trustees on Tuesday evening after running unopposed in November for the seat vacated by Kim McGreal.

December 13, 2024

Krystal Howell sworn in for first term on Village of Pelham Board of Trustees

Krystal Howell sworn in for first term on Village of Pelham Board of Trustees

Krystal was elected unopposed to the Village of Pelham Board of Trustees in November 2024 and is serving her first term.

As of October 23, 2026, Krystal Howell’s did not have a website or any information online.

I lead with three core principles: respect, empathy, and action. I will apply my depth of knowledge and experience along with these guiding principles in the Trustee role. Through this lens, I will help lead the Village of Pelham’s infrastructure and storm resiliency improvements, support our amazing local businesses, and create more inclusive spaces to bring all members of this wonderful community together all while exercising fiscal responsibility.

Krystal Howell’s candidate statement for Village of Pelham trustee: ‘I lead with three core principles: respect, empathy and action’

Plans to create more inclusive community spaces while exercising fiscal responsibility.

- Plans to create more inclusive community spaces while exercising fiscal responsibility.

Krystal Howell, Okey Obudulu, Teisa Salmon, Ella Stern, Veronica Stern and Jeff Watkins have agreed to lead the Village of Pelham Steering Committee on Local Policing, according to an email Monday from Mayor Chance Mullen. The committee is the village’s first step in fulfilling Governor Andrew Cuomo’s executive order requiring municipalities “to develop an action plan to build trust among residents and ensure accountability in local policing,” Mullen said. That plan must be approved by the village board by next April.

Leading village police steering panel: Krystal Howell, Okey Obudulu, Teisa Salmon, Ella Stern, Veronica Stern, Jeff Watkins

Agreed to lead the Village of Pelham Steering Committee on Local Policing, which was formed to develop a trust and accountability plan.

- Agreed to lead the Village of Pelham Steering Committee on Local Policing, which was formed to develop a trust and accountability plan.

During my first term, I have faithfully translated residents’ concerns into practical, community-centered solutions. I supported pedestrian safety efforts, including the hiring of a Traffic Safety Officer, advocated for our village’s needs with other levels of government, and collaborated with neighboring municipalities on shared quality-of-life issues.

Supported pedestrian-safety efforts, including hiring a Traffic Safety Officer.

- Supported pedestrian-safety efforts, including hiring a Traffic Safety Officer.

I supported pedestrian safety efforts, including the hiring of a Traffic Safety Officer, advocated for our village’s needs with other levels of government, and collaborated with neighboring municipalities on shared quality-of-life issues. I have also been proud to support the Downtown Improvement Grant and related efforts that strengthen our local business district, attract investment, and help ensure that Pelham’s small businesses remain vibrant, welcoming, and central to village life.

Supports the Downtown Improvement Grant and related efforts to strengthen Pelham's local business district.

- Supports the Downtown Improvement Grant and related efforts to strengthen Pelham's local business district.

I am also deeply committed to Pelham’s sustainability and storm resilience efforts. Flooding is not just a safety and infrastructure issue. For so many of our neighbors, it’s become a significant threat to their homes, families, and peace of mind. I have spent many hours working with engineers, construction experts, municipal bodies, and regional partners to better understand our stormwater challenges and advocate for thoughtful, long-term solutions.

I have spent many hours working with engineers, construction experts, municipal bodies, and regional partners to better understand our stormwater challenges and advocate for thoughtful, long-term solutions. As we plan for the future, I will continue pushing for responsible investments that protect residents, strengthen infrastructure, and ensure that no neighborhood in our village is left behind.

Advocates for long-term stormwater solutions and investments that protect residents and strengthen infrastructure.

- Advocates for long-term stormwater solutions and investments that protect residents and strengthen infrastructure.

Krystal Howell’s

As of October 23, 2026, KRYSTAL HOWELL’s website did not contain information on this issue.

KRYSTAL HOWELL

My name is Paul Anzilotti, and I am running for Village of Pelham Trustee. As a lifelong resident, I have been fortunate to grow up in this community and even more fortunate that my wife Ann Marie and I have been able to raise our two children here. It is only natural that I want to help improve the quality of life in the community I have always called home.

Paul Anzilotti’s campaign statement: the Village has needs that ‘cannot be ignored, and they must be addressed through careful planning, realistic cost estimates, and responsible financial management’

Paul Anzilotti is originally from Pelham. He and his wife, Ann Marie, have raised two children.

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I am an engineer with more than 35 years of experience in the construction industry. Throughout my career, I have gained extensive expertise in reviewing plans and specifications, estimating project costs, negotiating contracts, budgeting, planning, and managing construction projects. I have also worked with numerous municipalities throughout the tri-state area, including the Village of Pelham, helping address their infrastructure needs.

Paul works as an engineer in the construction industry.

Bring openness to Village decisions
Encourage participation and a free exchange of ideas – if you come to a Board meeting because of a bad decision like the Picture House RFQ, we won’t ask you to limit comments to “two or three minutes”; we’d rather hear you speak than us
Require that any new development serve a public purpose, be in scale, and not worsen issues with our infrastructure and our schools
Find a way to restore appropriate parking to those who have lost it

Pledges to require new development to serve a public purpose, fit its scale, and not worsen impacts on infrastructure or schools.

- Pledges to require new development to serve a public purpose, fit its scale, and not worsen impacts on infrastructure or schools.

Anzilotti, an engineer in the construction industry, wrote that his goal as a trustee would be “to achieve a budget that will provide good value while maintaining a high level of services for the community. I understand this is not an easy task, and it requires a careful balance, but it must be defined and controlled.”

Plans to pursue a budget that maintains community services while providing value and controlling costs.

- Plans to pursue a budget that maintains community services while providing value and controlling costs.

As of October 23, 2026, Paul Anzilotti did not have a website or any information online.

We pledge to:

Focus on getting the Village’s finances under control
Serve without pay and encourage our Mayor and fellow Trustees to do the same
Vote not to exceed the tax cap during our time in office
Create an overall plan for needed infrastructure improvements, such as flood mitigation, not just borrow and spend, willy-nilly, year after year
Bring openness to Village decisions

Parking and traffic are also important concerns for residents and local businesses. The elimination of a vital parking structure has reduced available parking and contributed to increased congestion in our shopping district. I want to collaborate with local businesses, property owners, residents, and fellow Village officials to identify opportunities for additional parking and practical improvements to traffic flow.

Pledges to create an overall infrastructure plan that includes flood mitigation rather than repeated borrowing.

Wants to work with residents, businesses, property owners, and village officials on parking and traffic-flow improvements.

- Pledges to create an overall infrastructure plan that includes flood mitigation rather than repeated borrowing.
- Wants to work with residents, businesses, property owners, and village officials on parking and traffic-flow improvements.

We pledge to:

Focus on getting the Village’s finances under control
Serve without pay and encourage our Mayor and fellow Trustees to do the same
Vote not to exceed the tax cap during our time in office
Create an overall plan for needed infrastructure improvements, such as flood mitigation, not just borrow and spend, willy-nilly, year after year

Regardless of how much unexpected revenue comes in, the Mayor and his rubber stamp Board are continuing – and exceeding – their historical spending patterns. Spending in anticipation of unexpected revenue, moreover, is wholly inconsistent with “building up the Village’s reserves.” (You may hear from Mayor Mullen and his Trustees that this is what they are doing with tax increases; don’t believe it.) Given the Comptroller’s report, any unexpected revenue should be allocated to the general fund so Pelham may operate like more fiscally responsible peers; instead, those funds flew out the door before they ever came in.

Paul Anzilotti
Arthur Long
Rhett Speros

Editor’s note: This press release was provided by Paul Anzilotti, Arthur Long and Rhett Speros, candidates for the Village of Pelham Board of Trustees.

Village of Pelham’s fiscal peers are now Yonkers and Peekskill

Pledges not to exceed the tax cap while in office.

Calls for allocating unexpected revenue to the general fund.

- Pledges not to exceed the tax cap while in office.
- Calls for allocating unexpected revenue to the general fund.

The proposed flood remediation project is a particularly important example as this project is essential to the community. Current estimates suggest that, without changes to the proposed approach, the project could increase Village debt by approximately $35 million. Before committing taxpayers to this level of financial obligation, we must thoroughly evaluate the project, explore alternative solutions, carefully assess costs, and pursue solutions that address our infrastructure needs without overburdening taxpayers.

Calls for evaluating alternatives and costs before committing to the proposed flood-remediation project.

- Calls for evaluating alternatives and costs before committing to the proposed flood-remediation project.

Paul Anzilotti

As of October 23, 2026, PAUL ANZILOTTI’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- Wants to work with residents, businesses, property owners, and village officials on parking and traffic-flow improvements.

PAUL ANZILOTTI

Russell L. Solomon
Democratic · Incumbent
Village of Pelham Trustee since 2020 and the board's police liaison, and an executive creative director at the accounting firm Armanino. His priorities are expanding the pedestrian safety program and fixing stormwater flooding.

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Item # 3 - Oath of Office for Village Trustees, Annual Organizational Meeting and Mayoral Appointments to Land Use Boards, Appointments of Committee Chairpersons, and Assignment for Village Board of Trustee Liaisons
Swearing in of Elected Officials
Village Trustee Hanan Eldahry
Village Trustee Krystal Howell
Village Trustee Russell Solomon
Note: Appointments by the Mayor of Village officials and staff, and appointments by the Mayor to Land Use Boards, require Village Board of Trustees approval.

Village of Pelham Board of Trustees Organizational Meeting agenda packet

As of October 23, 2026, RUSSELL L SOLOMON did not have a website or any information online.

RUSSELL L SOLOMON

As of October 23, 2026, RUSSELL L SOLOMON’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Russell L. Solomon is an executive creative director at the accounting firm Armanino.

Russell L. Solomon has served as a Village of Pelham trustee since 2020.

Russell L. Solomon works as an executive creative director at the accounting firm Armanino.

Russell currently serves as a Village of Pelham trustee and has held the office since 2020.

Russell currently works as an executive creative director at the accounting firm Armanino.

Russell has served as a Village of Pelham trustee since 2020.

Russell currently serves as a Village Trustee in Pelham, a position he has held since 2020.

Russell serves as a Village of Pelham trustee and has held the office since 2020.

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