Press Fact SheetThe UNCAMPAIGN

A $49.99 campaign for Bedford Town Supervisor.

Don Scott is running for Bedford Town Supervisor (Bedford, NY) on a self-imposed total spending cap of $49.99 — no fundraising machine, no mailers, no robocalls, no consultants, no door knocking. The campaign builds public civic tools, uses AI openly and with human review, and publishes its spending. The core message: Bedford deserves a choice.

Fast Facts

CandidateDon Scott
OfficeBedford Town Supervisor
LocationBedford, New York (Westchester County)
Election DayTuesday, November 3, 2026
Campaign nameThe UNCAMPAIGN
Spend to date$13.12 (domain registration) — live figure at donforbedford.com/footprint
Spending cap$49.99 total, self-imposed
Does not doNo signs, mailers, robocalls, consultants, paid ads, train-station ambushes, grocery-store pestering, door knocking, or pressure tactics
AI useOpenly disclosed and human-reviewed; never used to invent positions or fake support
Main infrastructureThe website itself — the campaign's tools, records, and argument live there

Five Strongest Story Angles

  1. The $13.12 campaign. A $49.99 cap published against the $118,021 the last winning campaign spent. Proof: /footprint.
  2. AI in the open. The campaign publishes the actual prompts behind its tools and human-reviews every position. Proof: /pages/ai.
  3. The one-party-town problem. A structural argument (citing Yale's David Schleicher) that uncontested local elections are unhealthy. Proof: /blog/the-danger-of-one-party-towns.
  4. Public-record civic tools. A private Voter Report Card (no vote choice shown, nothing stored) and a plain-English guide to the 762-page town code. Proof: /best-of-bedford-voter-report-card, /bedford-how-to-guide.
  5. The pre-written concession speech. Both victory and concession speeches, published before Election Day. Proof: /pages/odds.

Key Links

About Don

Bedford resident since childhood (grew up in Bedford Village, raised his family in Katonah). Former Bedford Town Councilman (5 years); former president of the Katonah-Lewisboro School Board; former Katonah Fire Commissioner; former Wetlands Commissioner. Co-Chair of the Westchester Alliance, a cross-partisan civic group, and active with Braver Angels of New York. Runs a legal-marketing firm in Katonah.

Transparency Notes

AI: AI helped build the site and the tools, and the campaign discloses it. Every position attributed to Don is human-reviewed; AI is not used to invent views or simulate support. Don is the candidate; AI is a tool.

Spending: Spending is published on the Footprint Tracker, which is the source of truth for the current figure. The $118,021 comparison refers to the 2021 winning campaign and is drawn from New York State Board of Elections filings.

Contact / interview requests: Use the “Request a Conversation” button at donforbedford.com/press-kit/ — it reaches the campaign directly and Don follows up to schedule. TODO: a dedicated press email will be listed here once established.