At a Caucus held last night, Ellen Scalettar was chosen by Democrats as the party's candidate in the Special Election to be held October 17, 2006. She will be running to retain her seat on the Board of Selectmen, after having been appointed on May 10th by the Selectmen to fill the seat left vacant when Ed Sheehy became First Selectman in April. Ellen previously served as state representative for the 114th district from 1993-1998. She addressed the Caucus to thank party members for their support, and also described the teamwork that is already happening on the BOS to move forward on town issues under Ed's leadership. She is looking forward to the campaign and hearing from residents as the Democratic team engages voters.
At the DTC meeting held immediately after the Democratic Caucus, members also heard from State Senator Joe Crisco who gave an update on legislative news from the capitol. Senator Joe is running for his 7th term representing Woodbridge, as well as Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Derby, Hamden and Naugatuck. He is pictured here bewteen Ellen and Ed, with Selectman Jim Sabshin, far left.
