East Hampton Dems Have New Co-Chairwoman
The East Hampton Town Democratic Committee elected Ilissa Meyer to serve as co-chairwoman with Jeanne Frankl, its longtime leader, last week. Ms. Frankl will retire following the Nov. 7 election.
The committee also elected Afton DiSunno as treasurer at its Feb. 22 meeting.
Ms. Meyer, who has been on the committee for the past five years, lives in East Hampton and co-owns a business with her husband, James Meyer, an equine veterinarian. She has been a member of such groups as the town’s anti-bias task force, where she was secretary-treasurer, and its emergency preparedness committee; the East Hampton/Sag Harbor Citizens Advisory Committee, the Ladies Village Improvement Society, and the East Hampton Sportsmen’s Alliance.
“I’m really exited about this,” Ms. Meyer said yesterday. “I’m excited to be working with Jeanne. East Hampton is the most important thing to me. I love our town.”
East Hampton Democrats, she said, have traditionally been strong advocates for the environment, and she would like that to continue. “We’re on a very good path right now,” she said. “That can only help us, I think, in the long term.”
In a statement, Ms. Frankl said that Ms. Meyer “will add youthful skills and ideas to the leadership as our committee seeks to grow, diversify, and elect forward-looking, compassionate Democrats in East Hampton and Congressional District 1. It is a pleasure to work with her.”