Tim Taylor is a 45-year resident of Massapequa, the owner of his own business (Tim's Tree Service), a 1979 graduate of Massapequa High School and the father of five children, all of whom attend public schools in Massapequa.

Taylor's candidacy is based around standard of living issues, especially taxes. He also claims that pay raises for board of education administrators is the main reason the school budget has increased over the past several years.

"Obviously, I want the best education possible for my children but I want to be able to afford to live in Massapequa as well," he told the Massapequan Observer. "My taxes have gone up $1,500 in the past year which I can swing, but if 200 of my customers say I can't trim their trees because of a tax increase, then I may be on the next boat to North Carolina or Pennsylvania."

Taylor is critical of what he calls the "reckless spending of the current school board."

"As the middle class of Massapequa is slowly being squeezed out of town, this current board has no problem raising salaries for their administrators," he claimed. "One particular assistant superintendent's salary has gone from $140,000 to over $228,000 in both pay and benefits package in slightly more than four years. We have five superintendents averaging well over $200,000 per year and many more with skyrocketing salaries. This is one of the primary reasons the budget has gone from $125 million to over $156 million in just over three years. I have never seen this board say no to anyone on the administrative side asking for money. At this current rate our budget should be $200 million within three years and $250 million three years after that. At $250 million our school taxes will more than double and you will see people leaving this fine community much faster than they are today."

In addition to operating his own business, Taylor is a coach and sponsor of Massapequa International Little League. He is also a coach for Massapequa Youth Wrestling.

"As a 45-year member of this community, I am all for the betterment of this community for all Massapequans," he said. "My youngest daughter is three years old, so I have 14 more years in the district. I would never do anything to hurt our fine teachers, but I am totally against the ridiculous pay our administrators are getting from my opponent. I believe we could lose about 15 to 20 bloated salaries on the administrative side without anyone even missing them. This would leave plenty of money to field more athletic teams and get the kids off the streets and on the fields where they belong."