Edward J. Bateson Running For Fairfield RTM District 1

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 Edward J. Bateson, 57, is running for Representative Town Member in Fairfield.

Occupation: Self Employed

Family: Married with 1 child

Experience: RTM District 1 and Selectman

Family in government: No

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

Taxation and fill pile remediation costs and the Tetreau Administration's corruption scandal that continues to hamstring Fairfield's progress forward.

Critical differences between me and my opponents:

With decades of government experience I know that the services we all value and expect from our Town have a cost and and that cost must be weighed against our taxpayers determination of affordability.

Accomplishments:

I have successfully run my own small business for over three decades.

Other issues:

Fiscally conservative and eager to work with First Select woman Brenda Kupchick to get the Tetreau Administration's public corruption behind us and reform and streamline government and move Fairfield forward.