First Selectman Steve Vavrek Encourages Voters

From the Office of Steve Vavrek, First Selectman: We just listened to a very gracious Hillary Clinton speech about living with the results, working together, keeping new voters engaged and that the best days are still to come.

I couldn't agree more.

Recently, 86.3% of Monroe registered voters came out to voice their opinion. Not only for President, but US Congress and Senate and Connecticut House and Senate as well.

Folks whether or not you agree or disagree with the personalities or the politics of the people elected.....we all must find ways to open our minds, our hearts and yes our souls and pray, meditate and hope ALL of our elected officials do the same by working together, keeping new voters engaged and understand that the best days are still to come.

Let us work on what divides us. Let us talk through issues that we may seem to disagree on. Let us understand that while people are different, we MUST respect one another. When there is hate...don't hate back....Where there is love...love back.

Whether we are Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, Green, Christians, Jewish, Muslim, Atheists or Agnostics, Gay, Straight, Transgender, Bisexual, Black, White at the end of the day we are the people who live in America, the best country in the world because the freedoms we have....

To all of the hundreds of new voters and the thousands of people who vote because it is our duty to do so, continue to stay involved, never feel your voice will not be heard, let your ideas be known to insure the best days are still to come.

Steve Vavrek, First Selectman

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