Alex Plitsas Running For Fairfield RTM District 7

FAIRFIELD, CT — It's election season in Fairfield, and Patch is here to help you get to know the candidates running for local office in 2021 before voters head to the polls Nov. 2.

Questionnaire responses appear as submitted by candidates.

Republican Alex Plitsas, 36, is running for RTM Representative in Fairfield.

Occupation: Aerospace & Defense And Hi-tech Consultant

Family: Wife - Lisa Tirri Plitsas

Twin Daughters - Isabella & Sophia Plitsas

Experience: Fire Commissioner

Family in government: No

The single biggest issue in town is ______, and I plan to do this about it:

Obstructing progress. Partisanship has taken the place of being reasonable. You’re not always going to agree but saying no for the sake of sake no while failing to act in the best interest of those who you represent needs to stop.

Critical differences between me and my opponents:

I have served as an executive in both government and in the private sector. I have spent quite a bit of time working in and around town Government which gives me a unique perspective on how things operate and where they can improve

Accomplishments:

I have served in U.S. Army special operations, I am an Iraq combat veteran, I served in Afghanistan as a defense civilian intelligence officer, and finished up my government service as the chief of sensitive activities in the office of the Secretary of Defense. Since that time, I have served as the head of operations for an aerospace and defense company here in Connecticut as well as at the worlds largest hedge fund based in Westport. For the last 4 1/2 years, and I have been building out and running the aerospace & defense and high-tech & electronics practice for a management and IT consulting firm. I spend most of my days doing problem-solving and figuring out how to make companies operate more efficiently. It’s the mindset that I would bring to town Government.

Other issues:

- Taxes

- Budget

- Education

What else would you like voters to know about you?

I’m your neighbor. I have two beautiful girls in Fairfield public schools. I’ve lived in many places but I’ve never been as happy as I have been in Fairfield.