Trumbull Candidate Profile: Lisa Valenti For Town Council

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

Trumbull Patch asked candidates to answer questions about their campaigns and will be publishing candidate profiles as election day draws near.

Lisa Valenti is running for town council district four as an unaffiliated candidate. She is a realtor and self-employed financial consultant. She is in her second term on the town council and is chairman of the finance committee. Her brother Peter Tesei is the first selectman of Greenwich.

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

Taxes are the main concern of voters. My goal is to look into budget for cost savings.

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

There should be no differences, as we should be volunteering for this job for the betterment of Trumbull.

List other issues that define your campaign platform:

Our priorities should be to provide a safe, affordable town that provides a strong education to the children and try to grow the grand list. Grand list growth needs to be done with out a burden on the schools.

The best advice ever shared with me was ...

Cast your vote with keeping the greater good of all in mind. It may not be the most popular vote but it should be the fairest.

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

To try to make the voters understand the job a council person has. Our powers are limited with the Board of Education and Planning and zoning. We can be their voice and listen to their concerns but there are certain situations where we have no control or vote on an issue.