Meet our 2013 Democratic Candidates

The Newtown Democrats have an all-star lineup of some of the most qualified candidates to ever run for town office. We have looked back at history a bit to see what formula really seemed to work best for Newtown. It wasn’t surprising to see that the best system of civility, economics, taxes and education was when there was a more balanced political makeup of officials. No one person or one party has all the answers. Diversity of thoughts, opinions and ideas bring us a greater spectrum from which to solve problems and move forward. That’s what the Newtown Democratic candidates mean when they say RESTORE BALANCE.  Remember when we had a Blue Ribbon high school? Remember when we had a 3-3 balanced Board of Education? Remember when taxes were better?  Remember when we had a 7-5 and 6-6 Legislative Council?  BALANCE.  Today, Newtown needs the breadth of its citizenry to address the challenges. There are many important issues, including economic development, education, and taxes.  RESTORING party BALANCE with exceptional Democratic candidates moves us forward in that direction.

The Newtown Democratic Town Committee is pleased to support our outstanding slate of candidates for the November 5th election:

Board of Selectmen                               James Gaston, Sr.

Town Clerk                                           Ann M. LoBosco Benore

Legislative Council District #1                 Thomas Dwyer

                                                            Ross Carley

                                                            Paul Lundquist

Legislative Council District #2                 Daniel Honan

                                                            Eric Paradis

                                                            Lisa Romano

Legislative Council District #3                 Daniel Amaral

                                                            Jane Bojnowski

Board of Finance                                   James Filan

                                                            Michael Portnoy

Board of Education                                Laura Main

Board of Education                                Michelle Embree Ku

Planning & Zoning                                 Donald Mitchell

Planning & Zoning - alternate                 Rudy Pozek

Police Commission                                Andy Sachs

Zoning Board of Appeals                        Alan Clavette

Zoning Board of Appeals - alternate       Herb Rosenthal

Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers   Mary Fellows

Please go to the Newtown Democratic Town Committee website at www.newtownctdemocrats.org and read about our superior candidates.