On Tuesday, Nov. 7, registered Easton voters will vote in a municipal election for candidates running for Board of Selectmen, Town Treasurer, Town Clerk, Tax Collector, Board of Finance, Easton Board of Education, Region 9 Board of Education, Zoning Board of Appeals, Board of Assessment Appeals, Constables and the Library Board.
Voting will take place at the Samuel Staples Elementary School Cafetorium from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Election day voter registration will be held in the front lobby of Samuel Staples Elementary School from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., according to the Town of Easton website.
Absentee ballot and voting information can be accessed on the Town of Easton website at the following link: https://www.eastonct.gov/town-clerk/pages/absentee-ballot-and-voting-information.
A sample ballot can be accessed on the Town of Easton website at https://www.eastonct.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif3071/f/news/sample_ballot_november_7_2023_municipal_election.pdf.
Contested Races
First Selectman
Candidates: Incumbent David Bindelglass (D) and Wendy Bowditch (R)
- Candidate Statement: David Bindelglass (D), Incumbent First Selectman
- Candidate Statement: Wendy Bowditch (R), First Selectman
- Candidate Profile and Statement: David Bindelglass (D), Incumbent First Selectman
- Candidate Profile and Statement: Wendy Bowditch (R), First Selectman
Selectman
Candidates: Incumbent Kristi Sogofsky (R) and Nick D’Addario (D)
- Candidate Statement: Kristi Sogofsky (R), Incumbent Selectman
- Candidate Statement: Nick D’Addario (D), Selectman
- Candidate Profile and Statement: Kristi Sogofsky (R), Incumbent Selectman
- Candidate Profile and Statement: Nick D’Addario (D), Selectman
Note: To learn how the vote for the four Board of Selectmen candidates will determine the composition of the three-member Board of Selectman, see Who Gets Elected as a Selectman? It’s Confusing.
Town Clerk
Candidates: Whendi Cook Broderick (D) and Incumbent Debbie Szegedi (R)
- Candidate Profile and Statement: Whendi Cook Broderick (D), Town Clerk
- Candidate Profile and Statement: Debbie Szegedi (R), Incumbent Town Clerk
Treasurer
Candidates: Incumbent Christine Calvert (R) and Thomas F. Hughes Jr. (D)
- Candidate Profile and Statement: Christine Calvert (R), Incumbent Treasurer
- Candidate Profile and Statement: Thomas F. Hughes Jr. (D), Treasurer
Board of Finance
Candidates: Incumbent Art Laske (D), Incumbent Mike Kot (R), Mike Gutowski (D), and Mark Mulvaney (R)
Voters can choose up to two candidates.
- Candidate Profile and Statement: Art Laske (D), Incumbent Board of Finance
- Candidate Profile and Statement: Michael Kot (R), Incumbent Board of Finance
- Candidate Profile and Statement: Michael Gutowski (D), Board of Finance
- Candidate Profile and Statement: Mark Mulvaney (R), Board of Finance
Region 9 Board of Education
Note: The Region 9 Board of Education oversees Joel Barlow High School. The Board is comprised of four elected members from Easton and four from Redding.
Candidates: Adam Dunsby (R), Incumbent Karen O’Brien (D), Darin Bershefsky (R), and Jon Stinson (D)
Voters can choose up to two candidates.
- Candidate Profile and Statement: Adam Dunsby (R), Region 9 Board of Education
- Candidate Profile and Statement: Karen O’Brien (D), Incumbent, Region 9 Board of Education
- Candidate Profile and Statement: Darin Bershefsky (R), Region 9 Board of Education
- Candidate Profile and Statement: Jon Stinson (D), Region 9 Board of Education
Zoning Board of Appeals
Candidates: Thomas Dollard (U) and Leny Wallen-Friedman (D)
- Candidate Profile and Statement: Thomas Dollard (U), Incumbent, Zoning Board of Appeals
- Candidate Profile and Statement: Leny Wallen-Friedman (D), Zoning Board of Appeals
Board of Assessment Appeals
Candidates: Scott Charmoy (D) and John Miranda (R)
- Candidate Profile and Statement: Scott Charmoy (D), Incumbent, Board of Assessment Appeals
- Candidate Profile and Statement: John Miranda (R), Incumbent, Board of Assessment Appeals
Constables
Candidates: Darrin Silhavy (R), Irv Silverman (D), Anthony Battaglia (R), David Katz (D), Anthony Farmer (R), Raymond Martin III (D), and Chris Peritore (R)
Voter can choose up to four candidates.
- Candidate Profile and Statement: Darrin Silhavy (R), Incumbent, Constable
- Candidate Profile and Statement: Irv Silverman (D), Incumbent, Constable
- Candidate Profile and Statement: Anthony Battaglia (R), Constable
- Candidate Profile and Statement: David Katz (D), Incumbent, Constable
- Anthony Farmer (R), Incumbent, Constable
- Candidate Profile and Statement, Raymond Martin III (D), Constable
- Chris Peritore (R), Incumbent, Constable
All of the candidate statements submitted to the Courier can be found at https://eastoncourier.news/category/election-2023/candidate-statements/.
