Wallingford Election 2023: Craig C. Fishbein Running For Town Council

WALLINGFORD, CT — The 2023 municipal election is heating up in Wallingford with plenty of races on the ballot.

Voters will head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 7 and cast their ballots for the position of mayor, along with seats on the Town Council and Board of Education.

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

Craig C. Fishbein, 58, is running for re-election to the Wallingford Town Council as a Republican.

Does your campaign have a website? If so, include the URL here.

https://www.FishbeinForCouncil...

Education.

Bachelor of Science in Marketing (1997); Juris Doctor (2001)

What is your occupation?

Trial Attorney (22 Years)

Do you have a family? If so, please tell us about them.

Married for 31 years to Rhonda Fishbein

Does anyone in your family work in politics or government?

No

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

Member of Wallingford Town Council for Seven Terms; State Representative for the 90th General Assembly District for Four Terms.

Now we'd like to ask a few questions about your reasons for running and your general views on politics and government. First, why are you seeking this office?

To continue my quest for smaller government, lower taxes, and less interference in the day-to-day affairs of our law-abiding citizens.

Please complete this statement: The single most pressing issue facing my constituents is \_\_\_, and this is what I intend to do about it.

Infrastructure improvements and maintenance. I will continue to scrutinize where we are, and suggest what we can be, within the confines of fiscal restraints.

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

I will let others speak for themselves but, I believe that I have a long successful track record of following my fundamental principles, and fighting for open and transparent government.

If you are challenging an incumbent, in what way do you believe the current officeholder has failed the community?

While I do not always agree with my colleagues, I get along with them, and usually understand where they are coming from. I think "failure" is too harsh a word to be used and thus decline to cast such aspersions.

What is the best advice anyone ever gave you?

"Never a borrower or lender be," and "to thine own self be true."