Degnan claimed to be a "lifelong Republican" but only registered with the Republican Party in 1996, right before he ran for Village Trustee.
Accountability
Failed Brewster Mayor John Degnan has promised that if elected to higher office, he will work to bring accountability to government. Perhaps he should first explain how his plan to quadruple taxes by installing water meters and hiking fees resulted in a million dollar accounting error! This occurred on his watch, and could have cost taxpayers millions. Read More
Pride of ownership
Failed Brewster Mayor John Degnan often speaks of pride of ownership. If he is referring to using public office for personal benefit, that could help to explain how his brother-in-law received a raise as village attorney while Degnan was in office, how his contracting firm landed village deals, or how his nonprofit received an official village partnership. Read More
Respectability
Failed Brewster Mayor John Degnan swore to run a positive campaign based on issues, yet after all this time, no one knows where he stands. All that's left is his record of failures and a vague statement about returning respectability to government. Why, then, has he been publicly attacking veterans who were restructured into the reserve?. Read More