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.

Long, Speros and Anzilotti launch bids for seats on Village of Pelham Board of Trustees, first contested election since 2019

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.

Pelham village, New York (November 3, 2026) - Elections Simplified

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.

2026 New York General Election

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.