Elected Officials, Candidates Turn Out For Annual Lyme Democratic Town Committee Picnic

LYME, CT – Congressman Joe Courtney, Secretary of State Denise Merrill, State Representative Matthew Lesser, two potential 2018 gubernatorial candidates (Jonathan Harris and Chris Mattei) along with District 33 probate judge candidate Jeannine Lewis and Lyme First Selectman Steve Mattson were among the speakers at the Annual Lyme Democratic Committee (DTC) Picnic held this past Saturday, August 19.

The event was emceed by John Kiker, the Democratic candidate for Lyme selectman, at the Sunset Hill Vineyard, according to a release. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

The speakers addressed the need to turn out Democrats for the upcoming municipal elections on November 7 and to more actively engage local Democrats year round in their state and local governments.

Lewis, Mattson and Kiker are all up for election in November in Lyme as, respectively, District 33 probate judge, first selectman and selectman.

“As we move toward this November’s election, I believe this is the message you will hear," Mattson said in a release. "Get involved in your town. Love your town. That is the reason I agreed to run for first selectman and I know John shares the same objective as he runs for selectman.”

Kiker said he hoped to encourage more residents to actively participate in discussions and decisions that could potentially affect the town by serving on and attending the meetings of our boards, commissions and committees. He also hoped this would help Lyme remains the beautiful, historic community it is.

The Lyme DTC’s mission is to support and strengthen the Democratic Party in the Town of Lyme and the State of Connecticut. The committee meets on the third Thursday of every month at 7:30 p.m. in the Lyme Town Hall.

The meetings are open to the public and all registered Democrats are encouraged to attend.

Images courtesy John Kiker

Photo 1: Congressman Joe Courtney and Lyme Selectman Candidate John Kiker at the LDTC picnic (photo by Shauna MacDonald)

Photo 2: Lyme First Selectman Steve Mattson (second from left) and District 33 Probate Judge Candidate Jeannine Lewis (speaking) at the LDTC picnic (photo by Shauna MacDonald)