Election Brings New Talent To Boards, Commissions
This report correctsÃÂ and completes informationÃÂ from the Town Clerk that ran in the November 17 print edition regarding the Planning & Zoning Commission and elected alternates.
Local municipal election results November 7 mirrored polling outcomes that were seen across Connecticut and the nation, with Democrats taking over majorities on virtually every elected Newtown panel.
This week, newly re-elected Town Clerk Debbie Aurelia Halstead provided a certified list of newcomers and incumbents who won re-election to the local political process.
A ceremonial public swearing-in event has been scheduled for 4 pm on Sunday, November 19, in the Edmond Town Hall Theatre, although the officials will be all taking office December 1, per Charter stipulation.
Official poll results showed a number of slight modifications to totals that were previously published, but variances only increased a number of candidate's totals by one to three votes. The official tallies below include all absentee and Election Day Registration (EDR) totalsÃÂ with winning candidates designated by *:First Selectman:
*Dan Rosenthal (D) - 3,874
ÃÂ Will Rodgers (R) - 2,471
Douglas Andrew Clure
(R petitioning) - 192
Board of Selectmen:
*Maureen Crick Owen (D) - 3,644
*Jeff Capeci (R) - 2,714
Legislative Council District 1:
*Judit DeStefano (D) - 1,269
*Chris Eide (D) - 1,166
*Paul Lundquist (D) - 1,334
ÃÂ Joseph Girgasky (R) - 938
ÃÂ George Guidera (R) - 1,011
*Jay Mattegat (R) - 1,075
Legislative Council District 2:
*Dan Honan (D) - 1,419
Clinton DePaulo (D) - 1,124
*Jordana Bloom (D) - 1,207
*Ryan Knapp (R) - 1,248
*Daniel Wiedemann (R) - 1,145
Matthew Mihalcik (R) - 1,049
Legislative Council District 3:
*Robert Pickard (D) - 994
*Chris Smith (D) - 1,117
*Kelley Johnson (D) - 1,158
*Phil Carroll (R) - 1,100
ÃÂ Rance Thompson (R) - 974
ÃÂ Dennis Kokenos (R) - 965
Town Clerk:
ÃÂ Valerie Dudeck Hart (D) - 2,663
*Debbie Aurelia Halstead (R) - 3,260
Ann LoBosco (R) - 381 write-in
Board of Finance:
*Keith Alexander (D) - 3,647
*James Gaston (D) - 3,962
*Steve Hinden (D) - 3,393
*Roger Cyr (D) - 3,565
*Mark Boland (R) - 3,583
*Sandy Roussas (R) - 3,570
ÃÂ Armel Kouassi (R) - 3,066
ÃÂ Robert Licata (R) - 3,078
Board of Education:
*Debbie Leidlein (D) - 3,218
*Michelle Embree Ku (D) - 3,291
*Daniel Cruson, Jr (R) - 3,041
*Daniel Delia (R) - 2,511
ÃÂ Deborra Zukowski (R) - 178 write-in
Board of Assessment Appeals:
*Marianne Brown (R) - 4,164
Planning & Zoning Commission:
*Barb Manville (D) - 3,698
*Don Mitchell (D) - 3,415
ÃÂ Frank Corigliano (R) - 3,102
P&Z Alternates:
*Margot Snellback (D) - 3,497
*Dave Rosen (D) - 3,530
ÃÂ Fredrick Taylor (R) - 3,174
*Roy Meadows (R) - 3,225
Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA):
ÃÂ (four-year term)
*Alan Clavette (D) - 4,069
*Barbara O'Connor (R) - 3,825
(filling vacancy - two years)
Stephen Singlak (R) - 2,994
*Jane Sharpe (R) - 3,606
*Prerna Rao (D) - 3,175
ZBA Alternates:
*Joe Bojnowski (D) - 3,439
*Christina Paradis (D) - 3,527
ÃÂ Charles Gardner (R) - 3,082
*Robin Buchanan (R) - 3,330
Police Commission:
*Andy Sachs (D) - 3,641
*Scott Cicciari (R) - 3,205
ÃÂ David Ruhs (R) - 2,976
Edmond Town Hall BoardÃÂ of Managers:
*Jen Guman (D) - 2,885
*Jen Chaudhary (R) - 3,009
(filling vacancy - two years)
*Herb Rosenthal (D) - 4,502