Satish Mohan
Encyclopedia
Dr. Satish Mohan was Town Supervisor
of Amherst, New York
from 2006 through 2009.
, Structural
and Environmental Engineering
at University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
, and an entrepreneur who took leave from his position at the university to serve as the Supervisor of the Town of Amherst. Mohan was born in India and moved to the United States to study, and has since become a US citizen. He announced on March 13, 2009 that he did not intend to run for re-election, as he had promised when he was elected.
for the Republican
nomination. He was opposed by the Amherst Republican Committee's endorsed candidate who was a member of the Amherst Board of Education
. Mohan's campaign took out full-page advertisements in the Buffalo News and local weekly newspapers. Mohan won the Republican primary and faced the incumbent Democratic
supervisor as well as a member of the Amherst Board of Education (who remained the race as the candidate of the Conservative and Independence Parties
) in the general election.
In March 2011 Satish Mohan interviewed for the Democratic party nomination for the 26th Congressional District but did not receive the nomination.
As Supervisor, Dr. Mohan kept taxes flat, ending several years of annual 7 to 10 percent tax increases under previous administrations. He found there was a lack of political will among other board members to lower the taxes 15% as he said he would do.
During his tenure as Town Supervisor, he became disenchanted with the Republican Party, and switched his party affiliation to the Democratic Party. He said of the Republicans, "They are supporting business blindly without care for the other 98 percentage of the population." GOP Chair Marshall Wood said: "I'm not sure exactly what this means - time will tell - but he hasn't shown a willingness to work with anybody," adding that he doesn't expect that to change when Mohan becomes a Democrat
Police said Supervisor Mohan was involved in a minor hit and run car accident, where he sideswiped another vehicle, and was charged with leaving the scene of an accident in August 2009. He later pled guilty to two nonmoving violations, and paid a $75 fine. The judge dismissed the original charges.
, West Lafayette, Indiana
1975, M.S., Civil Engineering, Kansas State University
, Manhattan, Kansas
1959, B. Tech. (Hons), Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
, India
Town supervisor
Town Supervisor is an elective legislative position in New York towns. Supervisors sit on the town board, where they preside over town board meetings and vote on all matters with no more legal weight than that of any other board member .Towns may adopt local laws that allow them to provide for an...
of Amherst, New York
Amherst, New York
Amherst is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 122,366. This represents an increase of 5.0% from the 2000 census. The town is named for Jeffrey Amherst, a British Army officer of the colonial period...
from 2006 through 2009.
Biography
Dr. Satish Mohan is an Associate Professor of CivilCivil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
, Structural
Structural engineering
Structural engineering is a field of engineering dealing with the analysis and design of structures that support or resist loads. Structural engineering is usually considered a specialty within civil engineering, but it can also be studied in its own right....
and Environmental Engineering
Environmental engineering
Environmental engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to improve the natural environment , to provide healthy water, air, and land for human habitation and for other organisms, and to remediate polluted sites...
at University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, also commonly known as the University at Buffalo or UB, is a public research university and a "University Center" in the State University of New York system. The university was founded by Millard Fillmore in 1846. UB has multiple campuses...
, and an entrepreneur who took leave from his position at the university to serve as the Supervisor of the Town of Amherst. Mohan was born in India and moved to the United States to study, and has since become a US citizen. He announced on March 13, 2009 that he did not intend to run for re-election, as he had promised when he was elected.
Supervisor's campaign
Unknown in local political circles, Mohan entered the Supervisor's election campaign by engaging in a primary electionPrimary election
A primary election is an election in which party members or voters select candidates for a subsequent election. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the next general election....
for the Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
nomination. He was opposed by the Amherst Republican Committee's endorsed candidate who was a member of the Amherst Board of Education
Board of education
A board of education or a school board or school committee is the title of the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or higher administrative level....
. Mohan's campaign took out full-page advertisements in the Buffalo News and local weekly newspapers. Mohan won the Republican primary and faced the incumbent Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
supervisor as well as a member of the Amherst Board of Education (who remained the race as the candidate of the Conservative and Independence Parties
Independence Party of New York
The Independence Party is an affiliate in the U.S. state of New York of the Independence Party of America. The party was founded in 1991 by Dr. Gordon Black, Tom Golisano, and Laureen Oliver from Rochester, New York, and acquired ballot status in 1994...
) in the general election.
In March 2011 Satish Mohan interviewed for the Democratic party nomination for the 26th Congressional District but did not receive the nomination.
Town Supervisor
Following the October Surprise storm, Dr. Mohan negotiated one of the better local prices for storm cleanup contracts.As Supervisor, Dr. Mohan kept taxes flat, ending several years of annual 7 to 10 percent tax increases under previous administrations. He found there was a lack of political will among other board members to lower the taxes 15% as he said he would do.
During his tenure as Town Supervisor, he became disenchanted with the Republican Party, and switched his party affiliation to the Democratic Party. He said of the Republicans, "They are supporting business blindly without care for the other 98 percentage of the population." GOP Chair Marshall Wood said: "I'm not sure exactly what this means - time will tell - but he hasn't shown a willingness to work with anybody," adding that he doesn't expect that to change when Mohan becomes a Democrat
Police said Supervisor Mohan was involved in a minor hit and run car accident, where he sideswiped another vehicle, and was charged with leaving the scene of an accident in August 2009. He later pled guilty to two nonmoving violations, and paid a $75 fine. The judge dismissed the original charges.
Academic credentials
1978, Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Purdue UniversityPurdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
, West Lafayette, Indiana
West Lafayette, Indiana
As of the census of 2010, there were 29,596 people, 12,591 households, and 3,588 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,381.1 people per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 74.3% White, 17.3% Asian, 2.7% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.03% Pacific...
1975, M.S., Civil Engineering, Kansas State University
Kansas State University
Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...
, Manhattan, Kansas
Manhattan, Kansas
Manhattan is a city located in the northeastern part of the state of Kansas in the United States, at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River. It is the county seat of Riley County and the city extends into Pottawatomie County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 52,281...
1959, B. Tech. (Hons), Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Kharagpur
Kharagpur is an industrial city in India. It is located in the Midnapore West district of the state of West Bengal.Kharagpur was chosen as the location of the first campus of the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology . The IITs are the premier technical education institutes in India and...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...