Former North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman said in an email to supporters that he is exploring other options in public service, including the office of town supervisor. 

Kaiman, a Democrat who held the town supervisor post from 2004 through 2013, said “there appears to be a good deal of support and encouragement for me to make a run for North Hempstead town supervisor and I am considering it.”

The Great Neck resident currently serves as the Suffolk deputy county executive, a position he has held since 2017. The Suffolk executive, Steve Bellone, has served in his current role since 2012 and is term-limited from running for the position again in this year’s elections.

Kaiman was also a candidate for New York’s 3rd Congressional District, where he finished second in the August Democratic primary behind Robert Zimmerman.

North Hempstead is currently run by Jennifer DeSena, a registered Democrat who caucuses with Republicans and is up for re-election this year. 

Kaiman said it would be a “great honor” to serve in Congress, but acknowledged there are numerous challenges.

Before working as deputy executive, Kaiman served as the head of NIFA, a state oversight board that controls Nassau County’s finances. 

He also served as an adviser to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on the Superstorm Sandy recovery effort. 

Prior to being elected supervisor, he served as a Nassau County District Court judge for three years.