{news} Re: CT state legislature uncontested races
David Bedell
dbedellgreen at hotmail.com
Mon Oct 20 23:06:23 EDT 2008
Today I express mailed to the Secretary of the State registration forms for
five write-in candidates in Stamford. The forms should be received by noon
tomorrow, in plenty of time for the 4:00 PM deadline.
The purpose of these write-in candidacies is
1) to test the new voting machines and procedures to make sure write-in
votes are counted and reported;
2) to fill the vacuum left by the Republicans, who have withdrawn from 4 of
the 6 Assembly districts and 1 of the 2 Senate districts in Stamford. The
Green Party is striving to become the second party in Stamford, as the
Republican Party loses support nationally and locally;
3) to offer an alternative to re-electing the incumbents, because all voters
deserve a choice.
The newly filed write-in candidates are:
State Senator, 27th District: David Bedell (write-in)
State Representative, 144th District: Richard Duffee (write-in)
State Representative, 146th District: German Tedesco (write-in)
State Representative, 147th District: Brent Yarnell (write-in)
State Representative, 148th District: David Bedell (write-in)
These are in addition to our ballot-qualified candidates in Fairfield
County:
State Senator, 36th District: Zaac Chaves (in a 3-way race with Democrat and
Republican)
State Representative, 135th District: Remy Chevalier (in a 2-way race with a
Republican)
David Bedell
Green candidate for Registrar of Voters, Stamford
http://www.greenregistrar.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Bedell" <dbedellgreen at hotmail.com>
To: <newhavengreens at yahoogroups.com>; <hartfordgreens at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 3:05 AM
Subject: Fw: CT state legislature uncontested races
> There are a lot of unopposed seats in Hartford and New Haven. Would
anyone
> like to register a write-in candidacy?
>
> David Bedell
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Bedell" <dbedellgreen at hotmail.com>
> To: <ctgp-elections at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 12:33 AM
> Subject: CT state legislature uncontested races
>
> I have not been paying enough attention to the CT legislature races this
> year, so I just discovered that both my State Representative (Carlo Leone)
> and my State Senator (Andrew McDonald) are running unopposed this year.
In
> the past they always had Republican opponents, but given the new
situation,
> I am going to register as a write-in candidate for both offices. Everyone
> deserves at least token opposition, and it's a good chance to test the new
> voting machines' write-in feature.
>
> A number of Democratic legislators are running unopposed in Hartford, East
> Hartford, New Haven, West Haven, and Stamford (see full list below). I
> would encourage Greens to register as write-in candidates in those
> districts. I'm glad to see the Democrats have started challenging
> Republican turf in places like Greenwich; now it's time for Greens to
start
> challenging Democratic turf. The Independent Party is doing a good job of
> challenging Democrats AND Republicans in Waterbury who would otherwise go
> unopposed.
>
> The deadline to register is 4:00 PM on Tuesday at the SotS office in
> Hartford. A simple one-page form can be downloaded from
>
http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/electforms/electforms/ed622_all_candidates_nov_2008.pdf
>
> CT LEGISLATURE UNCONTESTED RACES 2008
>
> Following are the races for CT state legislature that are not being
> contested by the other major party in 2008 (some are contested by
> Green, Independent, CT For Lieberman, or other candidates; * = also
> uncontested in 2006; ** = uncontested in 2004, 2006; *** = uncontested
2002,
> 2004, 2006). It's a travesty that so many voters in CT are offered no
> choice of who represents them in Hartford.
>
> This list is also posted in the files area
> (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CTGP-elections/files ) as
> "CTuncontestedraces2008.doc"
>
> State Senator
>
> Dist. Party Name Hometown
> minor party opposition
>
> 3 D Gary D. LeBeau East Hartford
>
> 11** D Martin M. Looney New Haven
>
> 15*** D Joan V. Hartley Waterbury
I,
> WF
>
> 16 R Sam S.F. Caligiuri Waterbury
> I
>
> 19 D Edith G. Prague Columbia
>
> 27 D Andrew J. McDonald Stamford
>
> 31 D Thomas A. Colapietro Bristol
>
> 34** R Leonard A. Fasano North Haven
>
> 35* R Tony Guglielmo Stafford
>
> 9 uncontested (cf. 9 in 2006, 13 in 2004, 8 in 2002)
>
>
>
> State Representative
>
> Dist. Party Name Hometown
> minor party opposition
>
> 1*** D Kenneth P. Green Hartford
> CFL
>
> 3*** D Minnie Gonzalez Hartford
>
> 4* D Kelvin Roldan Hartford
> CFL
>
> 5** D Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey Hartford PC
>
> 6* D Hector Robles Hartford
>
> 7 D Douglas McCrory Hartford
>
> 10 D Henry J. Genga East Hartford
>
> 11 D Timothy D. Larson East Hartford
>
> 12 D Ryan P. Barry Manchester
>
> 21 D Demetrios Giannaros Farmington
>
> 29* D Antonio "Tony" Guerrera Rocky Hill CFL
>
> 30 D Joe Aresimowicz Berlin
>
> 35 D Brian J. O'Connor Clinton
>
> 38 D Elizabeth B. Ritter Quaker Hill (Waterford)
>
> 40* D Edward E. Moukawsher Groton
>
> 42* D Tom Reynolds Gales Ferry (Ledyard)
>
> 46*** D Melissa Olson Norwich
>
> 48** D Linda A. Orange Colchester
>
> 51*** DR Shawn T. Johnston No. Grosvenordale (Thompson)
>
> 54* D Denise Merrill Mansfield Center
>
> 55 R Pamela Sawyer Bolton
>
> 56 D Claire Janowski Vernon
>
> 64 D Roberta B. Willis Lakeville (Salisbury)
>
> 67* R Clark J. Chapin New Milford
>
> 68* R Sean Williams Oakville (Watertown)
>
> 69** R Arthur J. O'Neill Southbury
>
> 70 R Kevin M. DelGobbo Naugatuck I
>
> 72 D Larry B. Butler Waterbury
> I
>
> 73** D Jeffrey J. Berger Waterbury
I
>
> 74* R Selim G. Noujaim Waterbury
I
>
> 80 D Corky Mazurek Wolcott
> CC, PC
>
> 86 R Vincent J. Candelora North Branford
>
> 88*** D J. Brendan Sharkey Hamden PC
>
> 90 D Mary G. Fritz Wallingford
> CFL
>
> 91* D Peter F. Villano Hamden
> PC
>
> 93*** D Toni E. Walker New Haven
>
> 94*** D Gary A.Winfield New Haven PC
>
> 95** D Juan Candelaria New Haven
>
> 96* D Cameron Staples New Haven
>
> 97 D Robert Megna New Haven
>
> 98* D Patricia M. Widlitz Guilford
>
> 102 D Lonnie Reed Branford
>
> 104 D Linda M. Gentile Ansonia
> PC
>
> 108***R Mary Ann Carson New Fairfield
>
> 113* R Jason D. Perillo Shelton
>
> 115 D Stephen D. Dargan West Haven
>
> 116 D Louis P. Esposito, Jr. West Haven
>
> 121 D Terry Backer Stratford
>
> 125***R John W. Hetherington New Canaan
>
> 127* D John F. Hennessy Bridgeport
>
> 131* R David K. Labriola Naugatuck
>
> 135***R John E. Stripp Weston
> G
>
> 139 D Kevin Ryan Oakdale (Montville)
>
> 140 D Bruce V. Morris Norwalk
>
> 141* R Terrie E. Wood Darien
>
> 142 R Lawrence F. Cafero Norwalk
WF
>
> 144 D James A. Shapiro Stamford
>
> 146* D Gerald M. Fox, III Stamford
>
> 147 D William M. Tong Stamford
>
> 148 D Carlo Leone Stamford
>
> 149* R Livvy R. Floren Greenwich
>
> 150***R Lile R. Gibbons Old Greenwich (Greenwich)
>
> 62 uncontested (cf. 61 in 2006, 61 in 2004, 50 in 2002)
>
>
> (Adapted from candidate lists available at CT Secretary of the State's
> website www.sots.ct.gov )
>
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