Are your candidates vaccinated?
Bethel
Matt Knickerbocker (first selectman candidate, Democrat): Yes
Brookfield
Steve Dunn (first selectman candidate, Democrat): Yes
Austin Monteiro (first selectman candidate, Independent): No
Sue Slater (selectman candidate, Democrat): Yes
Rosa Fernandes (Board of Education candidate, Democrat): Yes
Emma Schweder (Board of Education candidate, Democrat): Yes
Danbury
Roberto Alves (mayoral candidate, Democrat): Yes
Dean Esposito (mayoral candidate, Republican): Yes
Joe Cavo (City Council, Republican): Yes **
Oseas Mello (City Council, Republican): Yes
Warren Levy (City Council, Republican): Yes
John Esposito III (City Council, Republican): Yes
Gary Simone (City Council, Democrat): Yes
Paul Rotello (City Council, Democrat): Yes
Ellen VanDyke Bell (City Council, Democrat): Yes
Farley Santos (City Council, Democrat): Yes
Rich Molinaro (City Council, Democrat): Yes
Duane Perkins (City Council, Democrat): Yes
Ben Chianese (City Council, Democrat): Yes
Frank Salvatore Jr (City Council, Democrat): Yes
Fred Visconti (City Council, Democrat): Yes
Joe DaSilva (Board of Education candidate, Democrat): Yes
Mary Cronin (Board of Education candidate, Republican): Yes
New Fairfield
Pat Del Monaco (first selectman candidate, Democrat): Yes
Khris Hall (selectman candidate, Democrat): Yes
Peggy Katkocin (Board of Education candidate, Democrat): Yes
Greg E. Flanagan (Board of Education candidate, Republican): Yes
Newtown
Dan Rosenthal (first selectman candidate, Serve America Movement): Yes
New Milford
Pete Bass (mayoral candidate, Republican): Yes
Ted Hine (mayoral candidate, Democrat): Yes
Hilary Ram (Town Council candidate, Democrat): Yes
Alex Thomas (Town Council candidate, Democrat): Yes
Mary Jane Lundgren (Town Council candidate, Democrat): Yes
Sal Rinkiewicz (Town Council candidate, Republican): Yes
Thomas Esposito (Town Council candidate, Republican): Yes
Exiene Lofgren (Town Council candidate, Democrat): Yes
Tony Morrissey (Town Council candidate, Democrat): Yes
Michele Shackelford (Town Council candidate, Democrat): Yes
Joseph Failla (Town Council candidate, Republican): Yes
Wendy Faulenbach (Board of Education candidate, Republican): Yes
Bill Dahl (Board of Education candidate, Democrat): Yes
Tom O’Brien (Board of Education candidate, Democrat): Yes
Keith Swanhall (Board of Education candidate, Republican): Yes
Leslie Sarich (Board of Education candidate, Republican): Yes
Redding
Julia Pemberton (first selectman candidate, Democrat): Yes
John Shaban (first selectman candidate, Republican): Yes
Margaret O’Donnell (selectman candidate, Democrat): Yes
Michael Thompson (selectman candidate, Republican): Yes
Gwen Denny (Region 9 Board of Education candidate, Democrat): Yes
Cheryl Graziano (Region 9 Board of Education candidate, Democrat): Yes
Maureen P Williams (Region 9 Board of Education candidate, Democrat): Yes
Todd Johnston (Region 9 Board of Education candidate, Republican): Yes
Devon Wible (Easton Board of Education candidate, Democrat): Yes
John Foley (Region 9 Board of Education candidate, Democrat): Yes
Laura Gibbons (Redding Board of Education candidate, Democrat): Yes
Chirag Sadana (Redding Board of Education candidate, Democrat): Yes
Ridgefield
Stavros Natsopoulos (Board of Education candidate, Republican): Yes
Julia London (Board of Education candidate, Republican): Yes
Thomas Colin (Board of Education candidate, Democrat): Yes
Selina Bell (Board of Education candidate, Democrat): Yes
Amy Casey (Board of Education candidate, Democrat): Yes
Tina Malhotra (Board of Education candidate, Democrat): Yes
Meg Oyunbazar (Board of Education candidate, unaffiliated): Yes
Southbury
John Diehl (first selectman candidate, Democrat): Yes
Jason Buchsbaum (selectman candidate, Republican): Yes
Justin Bette (selectman candidate, Democrat): Yes
Kimberly McNeill (selectman candidate, Democrat): Yes
Audrie DeRouen (selectman candidate, Democrat): Yes
Thomas Marks (Board of Education candidate, Republican): Yes
Heather Rodgers (Board of Education candidate, Republican): Yes
Marion Manzo (Board of Education candidate, Republican): Yes
*Candidates not listed did not respond to Hearst Connecticut Media’s request. Only selectmen, mayoral, town or city council, and school board candidates were contacted.
**Cavo didn’t respond to this particular request but has said he is vaccinated in the past.
