Greenwich 2019 Local Elections: Voters Head To The Polls

GREENWICH, CT — The polls are now open and voting has begun in Greenwich's municipal election. The position of first selectman, selectman, and spots on the board of education and the Representative Town Meeting are all up for grabs.

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters who are in line before 8 p.m. will be able to vote even after the deadline passes. You can find your poll location at the Secretary of the State website by inputting your information.

In Greenwich, Republican candidate Fred Camillo and Democratic candidate Jill Oberlander are both running for the position of first selectman. For the position of selectman, Sandy Litvack, a Democrat, is seeking re-election against his Republican challenger Lauren Rabin.

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Cos Cob resident Lynne Giordan cast her vote Tuesday afternoon at Town Hall with her 14-year-old daughter, Ciarra, in tow. She said she hoped everyone exercises their right to vote before the polls closed at 8 p.m.

"It's [our] right as an American, and it's an important right to exercise," Giordan said. "It's important to get your vote counted."

Giordan said she voted for Camillo, being both a fan of his policies and personality.

"We grew up together, so I know him very well," Giordan said. "I like what he stands for and his platform."

Cos Cob resident Rosemary Briganti also said she voted for Camillo due to both his experience as a state representative and her familiarity with him on a personal level.

"I've known him since he was about 19 years old," Briganti said. "I think he will do a good job here [in Greenwich]."

Briganti also voted at Town Hall with her husband, Dominic, something they make a point to do together every year. She said it was important that residents come out and vote Tuesday so they could "keep the town the way it is."

Frank Baratta, who is running for a seat on the RTM in District 2, took time in the afternoon to speak with voters outside Town Hall and show his support for Oberlander and the Democratic Town Committee.

"We're very hopeful," Baratta said, "but we're also very happy that we feel we have two very good candidates running. We feel very honored; it's a great feeling to have that no one will lose today, so to speak."

Police Lieutenant John Slusarz, who was stationed at Town Hall for most of the morning and afternoon, said both the voters and candidates he encountered Tuesday were positive and happy.

For the position of town clerk, Carmella Budkins, a Republican, is seeking re-election against her Democratic challenger Mary Saleeby. For tax collector, Howard Richman, a Democrat, is seeking re-election against his Republican challenger Heather Smeriglio.

For the Board of Estimate and Taxation, the choices are Elizabeth Krumeich, David Weisbrod, Leslie Moriarty, Miriam Kreuzer, Laura Erickson and Jeffrey Ramer, all Democrats, and Leslie Tarkington, Karen Fassuliotis, Michael Mason, Bill Drake, Andy Duus and Debra Hess, all Republicans. Voters choose any six candidates.

For the Board of Education, the choices are Karen Hirsh, Christina Downey and Gaetane Francis, all Democrats, and Joe Kelly and Karen Kowalski, both Republicans. Voters choose any four candidates.

For the Board of Assessment Appeals, the choices are Jeff Reardon, Jack Kriskey and Mark Pruner, each Republicans, and Joseph Huley, a Democrat. Voters choose any three candidates.

The choices for constables are Donnie Romeo and Dawn Fortunato, both Democrats, and Bob Dustin, John Thompson, Martin Blanco and Donna Maloney. Voters choose any four candidates.

1st District

In the first district, the choices for the Representative Town Meeting are Andrea Edwards Anthony, Katharine Ashworth, Joshua Hamilton Brown, Carl G. R. Carlson, Edward Dadakis, Laura Feda, Alison Ghiorse, Dean C. Goss, Dean L. Goss and Judith Goss, Alanna Hynes, Frederick Lee Jr., William Lewis Jr., Jaysen Lee Medhurst, Elizabeth "Sanders" Mills, Ryan Oca, Daniel Quigley, Robert Robins, Helma Varga, Marla Weston, Maxwell Wiesen and Lihong Zhang. Voters choose any 19 candidates or less.

2nd District

In the second district, the choices for the Representative Town Meeting are Frank Baratta, Michael Basham, Duncan Burke, Nancy Burke, Donald Conway, Jessica Delguercio, Laura Gladstone, Kenneth Greenberg, Jill Kelly, Michele Klosson, Katherine LoBalbo, Kristine Lowe, Brad Markowitz, Mary Ellen Markowitz, Cecilia Morgan, Wilma Nacinovich, Lorelei O'Hagan, Averardo "Aldo" Pascarella, Pragati Soni, Eileen Toretta, Erika Walsh and Douglas Wells. Voters choose any 14 candidates or less.

3rd District

In the third district, the choices for the Representative Town Meeting are Louise Bavis, Martin Cristian Blanco, Elias Judd Cohen, Thomas Philip Conelias, Ed Lopez, Rosalind Nicastro, Sylvester Pecora Sr., Adam Rothman, Steven Paul Rubin and Allison Walsh. Voters choose any 10 candidates or less.

4th District

In the fourth district, the choices for the Representative Town Meeting are Javier Alejandro Aleman, Robert Tuthill, Ronald Francis Carosella, Donald Vitti, Andrea Casson, Lucy Von Brachel, Elizabeth "Liz" Eckert, Bonnie Zeh, Robert McKnight Jr., Alex Popp Jr., Maria Madeleine Popp, Romulo Samaniego, Diego Sanchez, Josiane Schaffner-Parnell, Ryan Smith, Samarpana Tamm and John Thompson. Voters choose any 17 candidates or less.

5th District

In the fifth district, the choices for the Representative Town Meeting are Jennifer Baird, Joseph Benoit Jr., Edward Broadhurst III, Nancy Cooper, Stephanie D'Alton Barrett, Stephen Dolan, Allison "Icy" Frantz, Paul Herman, Lucy Krasnor, Hale Hunter McSharry, Anna Monteiro, Paul Olmsted, Danyal Ozizmir, Christopher J.A. "Skip" Parker Jr., Bruce Pflug, Patricia "Patty" Roberts, Allison Rogers, Ashley M.B. Smith, Joan Button Thakor, Peter Van Duyne, Kathryn Louise Walker, Catherine Whitaker. Voters choose any 18 candidates or less.

6th District

In the sixth district, the choices for the Representative Town Meeting are Thomas Byrne, Marilyn Ross Cahn, Robert Cenci, Carol Ducret, Candace Garthwaite, Coline Jenkins, Gunnar Klintberg, Leander Krueger, Arline Lomazzo, Brian Maher, Stephen Meskers, Jo Ann Dagy O'Hara, Barbara O'Neill, Monica Prihoda, Victoria Quake, David Rudolph, Gary Segal, David Snyder, Janet Stone McGuigan, Alexis Voulgaris and Victoria Martin Young. Voters choose any 20 candidates or less.

7th District

In the seventh district, the choices for the Representative Town Meeting are Debbie Appelbaum, Kimberly Morgan Blank, Ellen Brennan-Galvin, Mary "Nanette" Burrows, Thomas Cahill, James Edwin Cecil, Jill Cobbs, Denis Matthew Cronin, Alice Duff, Kimberly Song Fiorello, Elizabeth "Betsy" Galindo, William Galvin III, Hilary Adams Gunn, Lucia D. Jansen, Scott Kalb, Kamran Ahmad Kashef, Elizabeth "Wynn" McDaniel, Henry Orphys, Doreen Pearson, Elizabeth Anne Perry, Luke Szymczak, Mike Warner. Voters choose any 20 candidates or less.

8th District

In the eighth district, the choices for the Representative Town Meeting are Hector Arzeno, Lisa Becker Edmundson, Peter Berg, Francis "Kip" Burgweger Jr., Jill Marie Capalbo, Randy Caravella, Adele Caroll, Neil Caton, M. Irene Dietrich, Philip Dodson, John Eddy, Christine Edwards, Jennifer Freitag, Dana Gordon, Carlton Milo Higbie IV, Laura Kostin, Richard Margenot, Carol Marino-Zelenz, Janet McMahon, Linda Moshier, Cheryl Moss, Robert Byford Moss, Andrew Oliver II, Caryn Rosenbaum, Mary "Molly" Saleeby and Alison Soler. Voters choose any 26 candidates or less.

9th District

In the ninth district, the choices for the Representative Town Meeting are Phyllis Alexander, Seth Bacon, Michael Brescia, Claudia Carthaus, Barbara Darula, Melissa Evans, Betsey Frumin, Donna Gaudioso-Zeale, Anna Noel Jones, Mark Robert Kordick, Deborah Krautheim, Abbe Large, Brian Malin, Lauren O'Keefe, Brian Richard Raney, Ferdinando Schiro, Jonathan Shankman, Lillian "Sharon" Shisler, Joanne Steinhart, Patricia "Patti" Strazza "DeFelice," Jane Weisbecker and Carol Zarrilli. Voters choose any 21 candidates or less.

10th District

In the tenth district, the choices for the Representative Town Meeting are Natalie Adee, Gerald Anderson, Granit Balidemaj, David Blob, Peter Jude Collins, Allyson Tucker Cowin, Mareta Hamre, W. Brooks Harris, Katherine Hynes, Sara Kessler, Rachel Khanna, Lawence Malkin, Nancy Marshall, John Mastracchio, Diana Dale Singer, Alan Small, Sheryl Sorbaro, Jane Sprung, Louisa Stone, Joanna Swomley, Sophie Marr Veronis and Svetlana Wasserman. Voters choose any 20 candidates or less.

11th District

In the eleventh district, the choices for the Representative Town Meeting are Victoria Bostock, Adam Brodsky, Thomas Devaney, Susan Fahey, Tracy Freedman, Karen Giannuzzi, Margaret Heppelmann, Susan Khanna, Dana George Neuman, Richard Neuman, David Oliver, Gregg O'Neill Pauletti, Ralph Penny, Brad Radulovacki, Stuart Reider, Kimberly Dawn Johnson Salib, Michael Spilo, Cathryn Fineman Steel, Ronald Strackbein, Elisabeth "Lisa" Stuart, Thomas Meade West and Gregory Zorthian. Voters choose any 23 candidates or less.

12th District

In the twelfth district, the choices for the Representative Town Meeting are Hajime Jonathan Agresta, Thomas Agresta, Francia Alvarez, Craig Amundson, Glen Canner, Jeffrey Warren Crumbine, David De Milhau, Ryan Michael Fazio, Mary Connolly Flynn, Barbara Hindman, Mary Keller, Paula Legere Mickley, Aaron Leonard, Robert May, Miriam Mennin, Ellen Murdock, Jocelyn Riddle, Joseph Smith Jr., Jane Sulich, Donald Whyko and Andrew Winston. Voters choose any 22 candidates or less.

Connecticut offers Election Day registration, but those who arrive need to be registered by 8 p.m. in order to vote. Unlike previously registered voters standing in line before 8 p.m. to registrar won't guarantee the ability to vote.