Joe Siebert Running For Fairfield RTM District 5

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.

Democrat Joe Siebert, 61, is running for RTM.

Occupation: Manager, Client Services, Charter Communications

Family: Married with Daughter who attended Fairfield Public Schools, earned a 4 year College Degree and just gained full time employment with a Boston based Digital Marketing firm.

Experience: RTM

Family in government: No

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

Supporting Public Education. Specifically, Special Services. I will always support the Education Budget, and which helped my daughter excel in High School and graduate from College with a 3.4 GPA.

Critical differences between me and my opponents:

I am a Democrat who works hard to find common ground and compromise with my fellow Republicans.

Accomplishments:

I was one of 2 Democrats who voted in favor of our First Selectman's 2021 Budget because I felt that voting against it would put further burden on the Education Budget and which makes up approximately 70% of the Town Budget.

Other issues:

Fiscal responsibility, support for our ever growing Senior population. Road paving, and Rooster River flood relief.

What else would you like voters to know about you?

I am a 26 year resident of Fairfield. I love my town and will continue to serve, if elected, to make Fairfield a place that attracts young families to reside here and experience the value of a quality education and town services that myself and my family have received for their relatively reasonable tax dollar, and that is hard to find elsewhere in Fairfield and surrounding NY suburban communities.