Vernon Candidates, Voters Ready For 2021 Local Election

VERNON, CT — Vernon residents and candidates will be heading to the polls Tuesday for the 2021 municipal election. Several seats in local government are up for grabs.

The most notable race is for mayor, in which longtime incumbent Daniel Champagne is being challenged by Democrat Jesse Schoolnik.

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 2. Voters who are in line before 8 p.m. will be able to vote even after the deadline passes.

The town's election division has posted poll locations on its website.

The Secretary of the State website also has compete voting information.

Here is a sample of the major races from the secretary of the state's office:

Mayor

• Jesse Schoolnik (Democrat)
• Daniel A. Champagne (Republican)

Town Council

Democrats

• Nicola Chambers- Holder
• Anne Letendre
• Jennifer Hirschberg-Wise
• Dennis Plevyak
• Teri Lyn Rogers
• Maryann Levesque
• Karen Colt
• Ariana Nieves-Matias

Republicans

• Brian Motola
• Jim Tedford
• Linda Gessay
• Laura Bush
• Bill Campbell
• John O'Connell
• Julie Clay
• Michael Wendus

Board of Education

(4-year term)

Democrats

• Joshua Poloski
• Kevin Brown

Republicans

• E. Mason Thrall III
• Patricia Buxton

(2-year term)

Democrats

• Kristiana Wintress
• Gregory Mark Buonome

Republicans

• Deborah Rodriguez
• Mark Kalina

(Board of Education vacancy)

Democrats

• Jennifer Buckler

Click here for the complete sample ballot.