Bethany, Woodbridge Election Guide

As we look ahead to November’s elections, Bethwood Patch is devoted to bringing you the information you need about every race in town. Here's our start on some of the candidates and issues we'll be covering as November draws near. 

114th General Assembly District

Themis Klarides (R): Since 1999 Themis Klarides has represented the 114^th District, containing Derby, Orange and Woodbridge. She hopes to hold the seat for another two years. Klarides recently wrote a blog post on Bethwood Patch about .

Aldon Hynes (D): Woodbridge resident Aldon Hynes has experience working on other campaigns - such as Howard Dean's presidential campaign and his wife's bid for a state representative seat. He now has a campaign of his own and he , with subjects ranging from  to . 

89^th General Assembly District

Vickie Orsini Nardello (D): The long-time incumbent looks for her tenth term representing Bethany, Prospect and part of Cheshire. I love working with people in my district. I get many phone calls and love to help my constituents solve their problems,” Nardello told the Citizen's News.

Lezlye Zupkus (R): The Prospect resident hopes to unseat Nardello this November. According to the Citizen's News, he previous served on the town's Planning and Zoning Commission and the local Republican Town Committee. 

17th State Senatorial District

Details Forthcoming

U.S. Senate

Chris Murphy (D): The Democratic congressman is  by a 50-20 margin as he tries to win outgoing Sen. Joe Lieberman’s seat.

Susan Bysiewicz (D): The Democratic candidate for senate has her work cut out for her as she tries to lessen U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy’s strong lead .

Sylvester Salcedo (D): The Bridgeport lawyer is known for being one of the few Asian-Americans to run for U.S. Senate in the 2012 election — perhaps now the only one since  — as well as driving to the Mexican border earlier this year to gain a some attention for his campaign.

Lee Whitnum (unaffiliated): The Greenwich resident spark some controversy when  because Gov. Malloy and Rep. Chris Murphy are "lying to the people to pander to the ultra conservative branch of the Jewish community." She announced in June that she would 

Linda McMahon (R): The former WWE executive tried – and failed – in her run for Senate two years ago. This year, she was the Republican favorite after . Her campaign headquarters is .

Chris Shays (R): Despite losing the party nominations to Linda McMahon, .

Kie Westby (R): , the Southbury attorney said that career politicians have had their chance to make changes. "It requires a fresh face, a fresh approach," he said. Although he hasn't officially suspended his campaign, Westby recently announced that he wouldn't submit the signatures required to be part of the Republican primary.

Third Congressional District

U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D): Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro has been in Congress. She’s hoping to add another two to that tally this November. She was recently in Orange to , where she called malnutrition and obesity a "double-edged sword.”

Wayne Winsley (R): The Naugatuck resident faces an uphill challenge against long-time incumbent U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro. Still, Winsley is optimistic and thinks it’s time for a change in the third district.