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Pirate's Booty founder stages Long Island mutiny, declares he's mayor and tries to fire village staff

NBC Bay Area 21 Mar 2025
Elena Villafane, the incumbent mayor of Sea Cliff, defeated Pirate’s Booty Snacks founder Robert Ehrlich, 1,064-62, on Tuesday in the village, which is about 26 miles northwest of midtown Manhattan.
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Election Loser Declares He’s Mayor, Tries to Fire Staff

Political Wire 21 Mar 2025
Elena Villafane, the incumbent mayor of Sea Cliff, defeated Robert Ehrlich, 1,064-62, on Tuesday in the village, which is about 26 miles northeast of midtown Manhattan.”.
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Pirate booted out: popcorn mogul’s coup in New York village falls flat

The Guardian 21 Mar 2025
Pirate’s Booty Snacks founder Robert Ehrlich claimed to be tiny Long Island community’s mayor – voters disagreed.
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Slog AM: Trump Tries to Kill Education Department, Heathrow Grounds Flights, Pirate's Booty Founder Flounders in ...

The Stranger 21 Mar 2025
If that group sounds familiar, it's because Robert F ... Pirate's Booty Snacks founder Robert Ehrlich entered the mayoral race in the tiny New York town of Sea Cliff with only one week until the election.
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Pirate’s Booty founder Robert Ehrlich compares himself to Anne Frank after blowout election loss — ...

New York Post 20 Mar 2025
Robert Ehrlich, the self-described “Captain of Booty,” chalked up his Sea Cliff election loss to “voter suppression” on Wednesday — a day after notching just 62 write-in votes to incumbent Mayor Elena Villafane’s 1,064.
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With Freedom Caucus, voice of Maryland GOP finally heard | READER COMMENTARY

Baltimore Sun 20 Mar 2025
As a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, I applaud the members who created the Freedom Caucus (“Could Maryland’s Freedom Caucus invigorate the GOP — or deliver a second term for Gov. Wes Moore?” March 16) ... Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
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Sea Cliff Mayor Elena Villafane reelected over write-in candidate Robert Ehrlich

Newsday 19 Mar 2025
Write-in candidate Robert Ehrlich, founder of the popular snack food brand, received 62 votes ... Ehrlich invoked an obscure New York law, the Citizen Empowerment Act, to claim the mayoralty, village officials said.
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Seaside town under siege from snack magnate 'plotting a coup' | Daily Mail Online

The Daily Mail 19 Mar 2025
The normally quiet village of Sea Cliff, New York, was upended by a bizarre political drama when Pirate's Booty creator Robert Ehrlich declared himself mayor before a single vote was cast.
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Village election results: Sea Cliff Mayor Elena Villafane among incumbent winners

Newsday 19 Mar 2025
Write-in candidate Robert Ehrlich, owner of the Pirate's Booty snack food brand, received 62 votes ... Freeport Mayor Mayor Robert T ... Write-in candidate Robert Ehrlich, owner of the Pirate's Booty snack food brand, received 62 votes.
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Pirate’s Booty founder declares himself winner of Long Island village’s mayoral election — 30 minutes ...

New York Post 19 Mar 2025
Robert Ehrlich’s wild declaration came a week after the 66-year-old political newcomer drew headlines for storming Sea Cliff’s village hall to announce he’s now in charge of the tiny, 5,000-person community.
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A snack-down for local mayor inspired by Trump

Newsday 18 Mar 2025
In a story widely munched on by news and social media, Robert Ehrlich, founder of the company that makes Pirate’s Booty snacks, recently showed up with three other men at Sea Cliff Village Hall, ...
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Derek Thompson and Ezra Klein on Abundance

The Atlantic 18 Mar 2025
Subscribe here. Apple Podcasts . Spotify . YouTube . Overcast . Pocket Casts ... Demsas ... And it’s no accident, I think, that Rachel Carson’s book and [Robert] Caro’s book also happened to come out at the same time that [Paul] Ehrlich wrote The Population Bomb.
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Police called to Sea Cliff Village Hall after Robert Ehrlich, Pirate's Booty founder, claims he's the ...

Newsday 15 Mar 2025
The Nassau County Police Department responded to a tense scene at Sea Cliff Village Hall earlier this week after Robert Ehrlich, founder of the company that makes the Pirate's Booty snack, claimed to be the new mayor, officials said.
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Pirate’s Booty founder stages ‘attempted coup’ over old beef after declaring himself mayor of small ...

New York Post 15 Mar 2025
Robert Ehrlich, 66, alongside a three-man crew, stormed into Sea Cliff’s village hall Monday, declaring that he was its new mayor and everyone was fired before he demanded an office.
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Pirate’s Booty founder declares himself mayor of small Long Island village using obscure state law

New York Post 14 Mar 2025
Robert Ehrlich, 66, is using a little-known New York law to declare himself mayor of a village within the village of Sea Cliff, Long Island ... Neither Robert Ehrlich nor Elena Villafane responded to The Post’s requests for comment.
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