Fairfield RTM Representative Resigns, Won’t Seek Re-Election

FAIRFIELD, CT — Jennifer Hochberg-Toller, a member of the Fairfield Representative Town Meeting since 2011, announced Thursday that she will not seek re-election and submitted her resignation to the Town Clerk’s office. Hochberg-Toller no longer has a primary residence in Fairfield and cannot serve as an elected official or be a candidate in the upcoming election. Hochberg-Toller had been on the ballot in District 4.

“At the request of DTC leadership, effective today, Ms. Hochberg-Toller has withdrawn her name for the upcoming election and resigned her seat on the RTM,” Democratic Town Committee Chairman Steven Sheinberg said in a news release.

The DTC was informed of Hochberg-Toller’s change of address by Republican leadership on Tuesday night (Oct. 24). Although Hochberg-Toller had been living at her parents’ home in Fairfield, and has continued to stay there intermittently, it is no longer her primary residence, according to the news release.

“Our town charter is clear: any elected official or candidate for a town office must have a primary residence in Fairfield,” Sheinberg said. “We thank Ms. Hochberg-Toller for her years of dedication and service to Fairfield.”