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2023 Municipal Endorsements

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AFL-CIO municipal endorsements in Connecticut are under the jurisdiction of the following separately chartered organizations the Western Connecticut Area Labor Federation, the Eastern Connecticut Area Labor Federation, and their respective labor chapters.

Below is the list of municipal candidates endorsed by the Area Labor Federation and their labor chapters.

Ansonia

Board of Aldermen
Ward 1: Alisha Freelove
Ward 2: Jaylen Daniels
Ward 4: RohanTrevon Brown 
Ward 5: Rosemarie Huggins
Ward 6: Daniel Benjamin Stahl

Bolton

Board of Finance
John Toomey Jr.

Bristol

Mayor
Scott Rosado

City Council
District 1: Andrew Rasmussen-Tuller
District 1: Kimberly Caron
District 2: Liza Salgado-Sirko
District 2: Morris Patton
District 3: David Landi
District 3: Mark Dickau

Board of Education
Dr. Corey Nagle
Jill Fitzsimon-Bula
Maria Simmons
Shelby Pons

Colchester

First Selectman
Bernie Dennler

Selectman
Rosemary Coyle

Board of Education
Stefanie Tracey-Calash

Cromwell

Mayor
James Demetriades

Danbury

Mayor
Roberto Alves

City Council
Ward 7: Jeffrey Tomchik

Derby

Mayor
Joseph L. DiMartino

East Hampton

Board of Education
Paul Wisnieski

East Hartford

Town Councilor
Angela Parkinson

East Haven

Mayor
Joseph A Carfora

Town Council
Karen A Martin
Ann Penington

East Windsor

First Selectman
Jason E. Bowsza

Groton

Town Council
Adam Puccino
Jill Rusk
Juliette Parker
Portia Bordelon
Rachel Franco

Hamden

Mayor
Lauren Garrett

Legislative Council
District 1: Sean Cardwell
District 3: Abdul Osmanu

Board of Education
Christopher Piscitelli

Hartford

City Council
Thomas Jerry Clarke II

Meriden

City Council
Chad Cardillo

City Clerk
Michael Cardona

Board of Education
Nickimmy Hayes

Middletown

Mayor 
Ben Florsheim

Montville

Zoning Board of Appeals
Meracus Hernandez

Mystic

Town Council
Daniel Gaiewski

New Haven

Mayor
Justin Elicker

Board of Alders
Ward 2: Frank Douglass
Ward 3: Ron Hurt
Ward 4: Evelyn Rodriguez
Ward 5: Kampton Singh
Ward 6: Carmen Lydia Rodriguez 
Ward 7: Elijah Charles Bazelon Sabin
Ward 8: Ellen Cupo
Ward 11: Renee Haywood
Ward 12: Theresa Morant
Ward 15: Ernie Gabriel Santiago
Ward 17: Salvatore C Punzo
Ward 18: Salvatore E. DeCola
Ward 19: Kimberly R. Edwards
Ward 20: Brittiany Mabery-Niblack
Ward 22: Jeanette L Morrison
Ward 23: Tyisha Walker
Ward 24: Evette Hamilton
Ward 25: Adam Marchand
Ward 27: Richard Furlow
Ward 29: Brian Wingate 

Norwich

City Council
Joseph Delucia
Shiela Hayes
Swanji Singh
Tracey Burto

Board of Education
Carline Charmelus
Gregory Perry
Ian Thomas
John Iovino
Kevin Saythany

Shelton

Mayor
David Alan Eldridge

Southington

Town Council
Jack Perry

Stafford Springs

Zoning Board of Appeals
Jameson Greene

Stonington

First Selectman
Laura C Z Graham

Board of Selectman
Ben Tamsky

Board of Finance
Farrah Garland

Stratford

Town Council
Kaitlyn Shake

Tolland

Office of Land Use 
Jason Philbin

Torrington

City Council
Edward M Corey

Vernon

Mayor
Laurie Willett Bajorek

Town Council
Ole Kushner-Hermanson

Wallingford

Mayor
Riley O'Connell

Town Council
Bruce Conroy
Jesse Reynolds
Vincent Testa

Waterbury

Mayor
Paul Pernerewski

Board of Aldermen
District 2: Ginne-Rae Clay
District 3: Michael R. Salvio

Waterford

Representative Town Meeting
District 1: Nicholas Gauthier
District 2: Mary Childs

West Hartford

Mayor
Shari Cantor

Town Council
Barry D. Walters
Ben Wenograd
Debra Polun
Tiffani McGinnis

Board of Education
Carol Anderson Blanks

West Haven

Mayor
Dorinda Borer

Willimantic

Town Council
Rose Reyes

Wolcott

Town Council
Michael Macary

Assessment Appeals
Lawrence Bocchiere III