Polls open Tuesday morning for voting in Newtown's 2013 municipal election, and Democrats and Republicans alike are waiting to see which candidates will lead Newtown for the next two years.
We've assembled all the info you need to help make your final decision, based on questionnaires published in Newtown Patch over the past week, interviews with the candidates published over the past few months, and profiles provided by the candidates and their parties. (Candidate profiles may vary based on how much information candidates supplied to Patch.)
Click through below and browse to learn more about the candidates in each town office, from Patch and the party's websites.
Board of Education
- Keith Alexander (Republican)
- David Freedman (Republican, Two Year)
- Kathy Hamilton (Republican)
- Debbie Leidlein (Republican)
- Michelle Embree Ku (Democrat)
- Laura Main (Democrat)
Legislative Council District 1
- Robert Merola (Republican)
- George Ferguson (Republican)
- Joe Girgasky (Republican)
- Ross Carley (Democrat)
- Paul Lundquist (Democrat)
- Thomas Dwyer (Democrat)
Legislative Council District 2
- Ryan Knapp (Republican)
- Mary Ann Jacob (Republican)
- Dan Wiedemann (Republican)
- Daniel Honan (Democrat)
- Eric Paradis (Democrat)
- Lisa Romano (Democrat)
Legislative Council District 3
- Anthony Filiato (Republican)
- Neil Chaudhary (Republican)
- Phil Carroll (Republican)
- Daniel Amaral (Democrat)
- Jane Bojnowski (Democrat)
Board of Finance
- John Kortze (Republican)
- Harrison Waterbury (Republican)
- John Godin (Republican)
- Joseph Kearney (Republican)
- Michael Portnoy (Democrat)
- James Filan (Democrat)
Planning and Zoning Commission
- Frank Corigliano (Republican)
- David Ruhs (Republican, Alternate)
- Fredrick Taylor (Republican, Alternate)
- Donald Mitchell (Democrat)
- Rudolph Pozek (Democrat, Alternate)
Town Clerk
Zoning Board of Appeals
- Barbara O'Connor (Republican)
- Jane Sharpe (Republican, Alternate)
- Roy Meadows (Republican, Alternate)
- Alan Clavette (Democrat)
- Herb Rosenthal (Democrat, Alternate)
Police Commission
Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers
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