Tom Auchterlonie, Patch Staff

ABOUT TOM

tom@patch.com

914-625-8684

twitter.com/ChapKiscoPatch

Birthday: November 22

Originally from: Mount Kisco, NY

Bio: Tom Auchterlonie is the Local Editor for Chappaqua-Mount Kisco Patch. He grew up in Mount Kisco and has long been fascinated with local news in northern Westchester.

He has written for The Record-Review in Bedford and for The Daily Orange, the student newspaper of his alma mater, Syracuse University.

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Politics

How would you describe your political beliefs?

Center-left on about 55-60 percent of national issues, centrist on the rest. Overall, I consider myself a centrist at the state and local level.

Religion

How religious would you say you are? Casual, observant, devout, non-religious? 

Christian but secular.

Local Hot Button Issues

What do you think are the most important issues facing the community?

Development and zoning, both residential and commercial.

Where do you stand on each of these issues?

I feel personally that we need to welcome development in the area but also make sure that it doesn't have a negative impact on the quality of life.