Letter to the Editor: Westport Politician Also an Avid Volunteer

Many of you have met Jack Klinge the same way I did, at a Board of Education budget meeting. Or perhaps you met him over the years in Town Hall at an RTM meeting, an RTM Committee meeting, a Selectman’s Maintenance Committee meeting, a Senior Center Enhancement Committee meeting and the list could and does go on. If you don’t attend many Town meetings, then it is possible you have met Jack through all the volunteer work he does at the Senior Center or through the Westport Mentor Program or with Safe Rides. Perhaps your kids have come home from school and talked about their substitute teacher, Coach K - otherwise known as Jack Klinge.

I wanted to begin my endorsement of Jack in this way. It is virtually impossible to share with you the depth and breadth of Jack’s involvement in Westport. This broad perspective is one reason Jack is an asset to the RTM. The balanced, thoughtful and deliberate manner in which he evaluates issues is the other reason Jack should be re-elected. The RTM is the legislative body that makes decisions on so many different issues. Their decisions affect all of us as Westport residents. It is critical to elect people with the perspective and the experience of Jack Klinge to the RTM. He has earned your vote! The Town will be so lucky to have him serve again! Please re-elect Jack Klinge to the RTM - District 7.

Jennifer Tooker

Chair, Board of Finance