Cornwall’s Ridgway elected to 17th term

CORNWALL — First Selectman Gordon Ridgway was elected to his 17th term and will fill the role for another two years.

The Board of Selectman welcomed two newcomers this year in Rocco Botto and Jennifer Hurlburt Markow. 

See the vote totals for all ballot items below with winners indicated in bold.

 

First Selectman

Gordon Ridgway (D) 414

Kenneth C. Baird (R) 181

 

Selectman

Rocco Botto (D) 281

Jennifer Hurlburt Markow (U) 246

John F. Brown (R) 88

 

Town Clerk

Vera Dinneen (D/R) 621

 

Town Treasurer

Richard Bramley (D) 473

Nicholas Daifotis (R) 141

 

Tax Collector

Jean D. Bouteiller (D/R) 610

 

Board of Finance

Jessica Brackman (D) 449

Joseph Pryor (R) 297

 

Board of Finance
(fill two year vacancy)

Gary Steinkohl (D) 396

Oscar Anderson (R) 185

 

Board of Finance Alternate

Kate Sandmeyer Ward (D) 486

Cody Gillotti (R) 203

 

Board of Education

Hugh Cheney (D) 479

Iris Herman (D) 445

Rachel Matsudaira (R) 239

Katherine Scoville (R) 218

Christi Bodwell (R) 145

 

Board of Assessment
Appeals

Richard Bramley (D) 507

 

Planning and Zoning
Commission

Christine Gray (D) 435

Anna Timell (D) 409

Christopher Jackson (R) 206

 

Zoning Board of Appeals

Scott Cady (D) 471

Barbara Wolkowitz (D) 395

Caroline Daifotis (R) 151

Cody Gillotti (R) 132

 

Zoning Board of Appeals (fill two year vacancy)

Carl Hermann (R) 358

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