Stratford Candidate Profile: David Harden For Town Council

STRATFORD, CT — The 2019 municipal election is heating up in Stratford and there are plenty of races with candidates eager to serve in elected office.

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

David Harden is running for the Town Council's Fourth District as a Democrat. Harden works in the medical field, has a 16-year-old daughter and currently represents the Fourth District.

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Candidate responses appear as they were received and have not been edited by Patch staff.

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

Safety

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

continue to work with the police department to create a safe environment for the residence

If you are a challenger, in what way has the current board or officeholder failed the community (or district or constituency)?

Clean streets

List other issues that define your campaign platform:

To deal with blight issues maintain streets and flooding issues

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

We've had the streets re-paved and the sidewalks replaced, Economic development within the fourth district

The best advice ever shared with me was ...

To work hard for the people who elected me, Fight negative with a positive reaction

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

It's a pleasure working for the district for over the last four years looking for three additional years to come this is been a steppingstone for my future endeavors in politics I'm looking forward to working out the form to the government as time goes by