Joe Bosco to Challenge for 59th House District Seat

Town Councilman Joe Bosco will challenge incumbent Democrat David Kiner for the 59th District seat in the state House of Representatives.

Bosco, a local business owner who is serving his third term on the Council, was nominated at the 59th District convention in the Enfield Room at Town Hall Wednesday night.

"I've gotten to know Joey over the last three years through the Council and budget processes and caucuses, and I've found him to be one of the most honest and direct people," said Carol Hall, a fellow Council member who nominated Bosco. "With Joey, there's no secret agendas, there's no hidden motives - he's an honorable man."

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Deputy Mayor Ken Nelson seconded the nomination, stating, "We're looking for somebody who's going to go to the state and fight tirelessly, not give up and go right to the very end. Joey's the guy."

Bosco will attempt to become the first Republican to hold the 59th seat since Joe Vella in 1972, according to convention chairman Bill Ballard.

"Five years ago, I was probably the most unpolitical person you'd ever met. I got mad, and I did something about it," Bosco told his supporters. "In five years, we showed we're fiscally responsible, we did what had to be done, we worked tirelessly, we moved the town forward, and yet I'm still a non-political guy. With the legislature's spending habits out of control, and the state's economic climate still a mess, I just can't sit back and let David go unopposed in November. He's voted for every tax, and he's never stood up for us. When you're in a hole, you should stop digging. You don't get a bigger shovel - you stop."

Election Day is Nov. 6.