Southampton Town Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst confirmed this week that she recently obtained a real estate broker’s license through Saunders Realty in Bridgehampton—though she said she still intends to run for reelection next year and has not ruled out a run for another elected office in the future.
Nonetheless, she noted that her tenure at Town Hall will last no more than the next three years, since the town limits a supervisor to four terms in office. Ms. Throne-Holst is in her third term.
“Either way, I’m term-limited out after ... 2017. That’s only three years out—and I’m a single mom with four kids, two of whom are still in school,” Ms. Throne-Holst said. “It’s on the back burner while I’m in this office ... but I’d be remiss if I don’t start to think about my future. And it does not mean that is my only consideration.”
The supervisor said that obtaining a real estate license is not necessarily a signal that she will not seek another elected office once her time in Southampton Town Hall is done.
She also said she believes there would be no conflicts of interest in her role as supervisor due to her affiliation with Saunders. But her experience with land use issues from her time at Town Hall, she said, could be valuable to her as a real estate agent, both to the Saunders company and to the town as a whole.
“I’m well-poised to advise people on things they can do to protect their properties, or protect their historic integrity, or work with the town for preservation,” she said.
MICHAEL WRIGHT
27east on Oct 15, 2014