The founder of the snack Pirates Booty has tried and is trying to forcibly take over a small town in Long Island. I am surprised there is not already a thread. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/nyregion/sea-cliff-mayor-pirates-booty-election.html Hold My Snacks: Pirate’s Booty Founder Attempts a Seaside Coup A snack food magnate declared himself mayor of the Village of Sea Cliff, on Long Island. The voters said otherwise. A little after 10:30 p.m., the results were in: 1,064 votes for Ms. Villafane; 62 write-in votes for Mr. Ehrlich. Ms. Villafane said she wanted a return to normalcy. “I will not tolerate any further attempts to undermine the governance of this Village,” she wrote in a text message. But Mr. Ehrlich was undaunted. “I’m still the mayor,” he said, adding that he wanted to meet with the governor to enforce his claim. As for the current administration, he said he will sue them for $390 million for impeding his business opportunities. Speaking with an authority that only he recognized, he said, “I plan on taking their homes.”
“Despite his wealth, Ehrlich said Thursday he plans to remain active in local political politics. As a write-in candidate, Ehrlich had virtually no chance of winning Tuesday. Asked whether he might take another shot at running for mayor in two years, using more conventional methods that could land him on the ballot, he said: "No, I'm mayor now. Why do I have to wait two years? I am mayor at this moment. I can write an executive order." ”
