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Democratic and Republican Slate of Candidates Released for Municipal Election
Three key seats won't have Democratic candidates for the fall election. The Republican Town Council slate consists of all incumbents.
It took less than 20 minutes for the Democratic Town Committee to hold their nominating caucus for candidates to run in the November municipal election.
The Democratic slate is:
Town Council*
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Matt Bowman - 2nd District
Joe Schmitt - 3rd District
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Peter Talbot - 4th District
Patti Flynn-Harris - At-large
Michael Ecke - At-large
Dan Nowak - At-large
Bob Behrer - At-large
Board of Education**
Cathy Hellreich
Marlena Soble
Planning and Zoning Commission
Louis Todisco
John Kardaras
Jim Bulger
Martin Cobern
Vincent Lentini
Gerald Devine
All of the Republican incumbents on the Town Council are seeking reelection.
Candidate interviews will be posted on Cheshire Patch on Wednesday. More information on the remaining Republican slate will also be available Wednesday on Cheshire Patch.
*The 1st District Town Council seat will not be contested by Democrats.
**Only two out of four potential BOE seats will have Democratic candidates.
Editor's note: An earlier version did not include a fourth at-large candidate.
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