Milford Candidate Profile: Phil Vetro For Board Of Aldermen

MILFORD, CT — Milford's election season is heating and there are plenty of contested races with candidates eager to get their name on the ballot for the city's municipal election. One of those contested races is the race for the Board of Aldermen.

Milford Patch asked candidates in the contested races to answer questions about their campaigns and will be publishing candidate profiles as election day draws near.

Board of Aldermen Chairman Phil Vetro, 60, is running for re-election as a Democrat in the fourth-district.

Are you running for office in Milford? Contact Brian McCready at brian.mccready@patch.com for information on being featured in a candidate's profile and submitting campaign announcements to Milford Patch.

Family: *

Brothers: Carmine, and Michael, Sisters: Angela, and Kathy

Does anyone in your family work in politics or government? *

This includes any relatives who work in the government you'd be representing.

No

Education: *

Graduate of Amity Regional Senior High School

Occupation: *

Contractor, 40 years

Previous or Current Elected or Appointed Office: *

Planning & Zoning Board (8 years) Bd of Alderman (16 years)

Campaign Website: *

Milford Democrats@Milford.Conn.

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

Keeping Taxes Down, and keeping all of the services that Milford Residents Deserve in line.
Keep doing what the Democratic Majority has been doing for the last 9 years under Mayor Blake

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

I have an unprecedented attendance record, and I am on time All of the Time, and I do my homework, and research before every meeting!

List other issues that define your campaign platform:

Any and all issues that come up at our monthly meetings are resolved in a timely fashion, and my campaign promise, is to keep up with my past promises!

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

The folks out there in our Great City know that my accomplishments are too numerous to mention, and I promise to do the same in the future, So Help Me God!

The best advice ever shared with me was ...

Listen to your constituents, and help them in any way you can to understand the workings of our great City, and let them know that you care!

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

If you know me at all, you know that I always return your calls, and get back to you as quickly as possible, and try to resolve any issues that you have!