Patch Candidate Profile: Sky Cole, Ridgefield Zoning Board of Appeals

RIDGEFIELD, CT — The 2023 municipal election is heating up in Ridgefield and there are plenty of races with candidates eager to serve in elected office.

Ridgefield Patch asked candidates to answer questions about their campaigns and will be publishing candidate profiles as Election Day draws near.

Carpenter Sky Cole, 73, is running for election to the Ridgefield Zoning Board of Appeals as an alternate on the Democrat ticket. He has two children who have been educated in Ridgefield schools and at the University of Connecticut.

Does anyone in your family work in politics or government?

No

Have you ever held a public office, whether appointive or elective?

Zoning Board of Appeals and Justice of the Peace

Why are you seeking this office?

I've enjoyed fulfilling my sense of civic responsibility for the dozen or more years I've been on the Zoning Board of Appeals, but now I feel I would be better fulfilling my civic responsibility by giving others the chance to do the same but stay available to sit in if one of the full members is cannot make a meeting.

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

Fifty years as an independent contractor helped get my elected initially, and the years since on the Board

What is the best advice anyone ever gave you?

'Any fool can do it right; you have to know what you're doing to correct your mistakes'.