Hamden Candidate Profile: Gary Walsh For Board Of Education

HAMDEN, CT — The 2019 municipal election is heating up in Hamden and there are plenty of races with candidates eager to serve in elected office.

Hamden Patch asked candidates to answer questions about their campaigns and will be publishing candidate profiles as election day draws near.

Gary Walsh is running for the Board of Education as a Republican. He has been teaching for 25 years and earned a bachelor's of science degree in business at UConn and a master's of science in education at Southern Connecticut State University. He has two children, ages 12 and 7.

Are you running for office in Hamden? Contact Vinnie Salzo at vincent.salzo@patch.com for information on being featured in a candidate's profile and submitting campaign announcements to Hamden Patch.

The single most pressing issue facing our town/district is _______, and this is what I intend to do about it.

Raising education levels will be achieved through higher student engagement.

What are the critical differences between you and the other candidates seeking this post?

My entire career is in education as a teacher and in school leadership positions.

List other issues that define your campaign platform:

Renovate neighborhood school buildings; no charter schools; no magnet schools

What accomplishments in your past would you cite as evidence you can handle this job?

Lead Teacher in New Orleans and in several schools in Connecticut.

The best advice ever shared with me was ...

Go to work every day with the attitude that this current job is what I want to do and that I will continue to improve daily at this job.

What else would you like voters to know about yourself and your positions?

My greatest happiness is when I can help others to help themselves whether it's my former elementary school students or my current students who are young adults.