Orange Candidate Profile: Elliot Dubin For Board Of Finance

ORANGE, CT — Election day in Orange is drawing closer, and to help residents make an informed decision on Nov. 5, Orange Patch asked candidates for various elected offices to answer questions about their campaigns and the issues in town.

Elliot Dubin, 42, is an attorney who is running for the Board of Finance. It is the Democrat's first campaign for elected office.

Dubin is married to wife Arti Barnes (pronounced Rthee), 40, and he obtained his B.S. degree from University Nevada, Las Vegas, and his J.D. from Northern Illinois University.

The single most pressing issue facing Orange is _______, and this is what I intend to do about it.

Stabilizing property taxes

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

Fresh eyes, willing to sharing town resources and lowering reserves to an acceptable amount

List other issues that define your campaign platform:

Financial transparency

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

Management [of] many large departments with large budgets and resources. Have many examples of creative solution to meet financial expectation of owners. Additionally, managed [my] own law practice for a while.

The best advice ever shared with me was ...

If it ain't broken fix it anyways

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

I have fresh eyes, with new perspectives for decades old problem of increased property taxes.