Groton 2021 Local Elections: Voter Guide

GROTON, CT — Groton residents will head to the polls on Nov. 2 to cast votes for the municipal election.

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 2. 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.

You can request an absentee ballot here or you can visit your town clerk's office. All voters are eligible to check the top box that lists "COVID-19" as a reason for requesting an absentee ballot.

The following candidates are on the ballot in Groton local elections:

Town Council

Democrats: Juliette Parker, Melinda Cassiere, Edward Jacome, Bruce Jones, Aundre Bumgardner, David McBride, Porta Bordelon, Rachel Franco, Juan Melendez

Republicans: Diane Barber, Kathy Chase, John Scott, Robert Boris, Scott Westervelt, Bill Furgueson, Jennifer White

Town Clerk

Democrat: Betsy Moukawsher

Board of Education (Full Term)

Democrats: Mike Whitney, Beverly Washington, Ian Thomas, Katrina Fitzgerald

Republicans: Andrea L. Ackerman, Thomas Frickman, Dean Antipas

Board of Education (Two-Year Term)

Democrat: Matthew Shulman

Republican: Thomas Frickman

Representative Town Meeting

District 1

Democrats: Roscoe Merritt, Sheila Perry, Joe Baril, Adam Puccino

Republicans: Kathy Chase, Karin Adams

District 2

Democrats: Edward Jacome, Beverly Washington, Syma Ebbin

Republicans: Harry A. Watson, Robert Boris

District 3

Democrats: Portia Borderlon, Jill Rusk, Ian Thomas, Autumn Hanscom

Republican: Neal B. Gardner

District 4

Democrats: Lian Obrey, Jamie Veazie-Williams, Susan Hainline, Kristen Powers, Shawn Powers

Republican: Robert Bailey

District 5

Democrats: Gary Welles, Melina Cassiere, Mike Whitney, Matt Ivey

Republicans: John Scott, Susan Deane-Shinbrot

District 6

Democrats: Alfred Fritzsche, Richard Semeraro, Katrina Fitzgerald, James Gustavson

Republicans: Diane Barber, Dean Antipas, Thomas Frickman, Emma Giunipero

District 7

Democrats: Emily Ray, Clarence Casper, Bruce Jones, Jacqui Copp

Republicans: Lynn Crockett-Hubbard