Primary Day is September 10 and Republican primaries will be held in the Monroe County towns of Hamlin and Clarkson and in Clarendon, Orleans County. Polls are open 12 noon until 9 p.m.
Clarkson Town Justice In the Town of Clarkson, Robert Rejewski and Allyn Hammel are facing off in a Republican primary for Town Justice. Robert Rejewski says he has wanted to run for the position for many years and feels that now the time is right and that he has many valuable skills to bring to the job. “My line of business is teaching and leading,” Rejewski says and explains that he has a very much, “hands-on” in his approach, and will make his decisions based on the facts. “I have been involved in law and policy my entire life, including teaching it to others throughout my professional career.”
Rejewski is currently an instructor for the nuclear power industry. He says he understands people and will serve with integrity and fairness.
“A judge has to be fair. I have the integrity and will make judgements based on the facts. I think I can do a fair job for the people.”
If he is elected Town Justice, Rejewski says it will be important for him to get all the education he can regarding his position. He would also like to visit other courts and see how judges there conduct business so that Clarkson residents would be getting, “… the best of the best,” in his decisions.
“I am a team builder,” Rejewski adds. “I would like to build a team back into the Clarkson court.
Rejewski has the Democratic endorsement for the post.
Incumbent Allyn Hammel is seeking a fourth term as Clarkson Town Justice. “I enjoy the job and the challenges it presents each and every day,” he says. Hammel, who has lived in Clarkson for 37 years, and has two adult children, says he is a community-minded person.
“I like working with people,” he says and adds that he tries to make sure his decisions have a positive effect on people’s lives. “I feel I’ve done a good job and would like to continue,” he says.
If re-elected, Hammel would like to have more interaction with teenagers and young adults. He says he would like to more frequently speak to driver education classes to make students aware of the consequences they might face if they make poor decisions like texting or talking on the phone while driving.
He explains that the court also works with young adults within the school system and that his goal is to have a positive effect, “… to help them make better choices.”
Hammel has over 32 years in law enforcement service, over 40 years of service with the Brockport Fire Department, over 25 years as a member of the Brockport Lions Club and nine years as a member of the Brockport School Board of Education.
He is a current trustee of the Monroe County Magistrates Association, and a past president and vice president of the Monroe County Magistrates Association. Hammel says he believes in public service. “It’s important for people to know that if they want to make their community a better place, they have to be actively involved in the events that take place in the community.”
Hammel has the Conservative and Independence party endorsements.
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