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His experiences as a first responder and leader in farm, garden and forest management, he explained, have equipped him with strong leadership, problem-solving and communication skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEveryone has a fundamental need to live in a home where they don&#8217;t have a hole in the roof, so they can take care of the kids, get to go to school and they can make a life for themselves,\u201d said Mr. Shea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Shea said maintaining Riverhead\u2019s rural character, enhancing public safety and mitigating community economic and housing issues would be his main priorities if elected to the Town Board.&nbsp;When it comes to new development, he advocates for more scrutiny of businesses to ensure they are a net positive for Riverhead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you really want to come in here, you really got to say that you love having business here, for [both] the short-term and long-term benefits that it provides, not just for the short-term income net that&#8217;s coming in,\u201d Mr. Shea said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He hopes his campaign encourages higher voter turnout and inspires others \u2014 especially younger and disenfranchised voters \u2014 to be more civically involved.&nbsp;He plans to meet with constituents regularly to learn all their concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe know that the things out there in the federal level in the state level do affect us, right? I\u2019m going to make myself available because I&#8217;m going to have to listen,\u201d said Mr. Shea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Shea said he remains a champion for the environment and would push for more renewable energy projects, green infrastructure and flood resilience measures to prepare Riverhead Town for potential environmental threats in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m a person that&#8217;s first focusing on public safety and public health of all the residents. We need to do something, you need to have coalitions that you work with, you need to have the people that are the administration, the people like the planning department, or any department,\u201d said Mr. Shea. \u201cLike we have the the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.townofriverheadny.gov\/259\/Environmental-Advisory-Committee#:~:text=The%20mission%20of%20the%20Riverhead,%2C%20government%20policies%2C%20and%20incentives.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">environmental advisory committee<\/a>. We need to make sure that we talk with them, to find out things that we can do as a town.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to the security of Riverhead\u2019s immigrant population, Mr. Shea stated he does not support raids, as they undermine the sense of safety necessary to function as a community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s unacceptable behavior going around taking people at their work, outside of a Home Depot, at the schools, which interfere because you slow down the whole process of a community process, having a cohesive community,\u201d said Mr. Shea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Shea\u2019s endorsement by the Long Island Democratic Socialists of America, a division of the national organization of the same name, stirred some controversy early in his campaign. Mr. Shea stated that he joined the organization out of a desire to know more about their perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI wanted to know, because I just got into the Democrats. 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