"I have a great deal of experience, and I think that is very important but successful experience should be mandated," Sommer said. "I think my background shows that I have successful experience in every board or commission that I have been on."
He is one of three candidates vying for two three-year seats in the Board of Selectmen in the Monday, May 3, election; the other two are incumbent John Duval and newcomer Howard Rosenberg.
Sommer served as a selectman from 2007 to 2010 and before that was a member of the School Committee and the Redevelopment Authority. He ran unsuccessfully for selectman in 2019.