In July, Republican and Democrat town committees in Cornwall, Falls Village, Kent, North Canaan, Salisbury and Sharon endorsed candidates to run in the 2025 election.
Each party’s nominees are listed below by town and by office. Democrat candidates are indicated with the letter D. Republican candidates are indicated with the letter R. Candidates that received cross endorsement are indicated with the letters R/D.
Nominees for partial terms are noted with the number of years remaining for the vacant seat.
Unaffiliated candidates may also run for office. The last day to submit nominating petitions was Aug. 6, which was after deadline for this issue of The Lakeville Journal. Candidates that filed ahead of deadline are indicated with the letter U.
Cornwall
First Selectman
D: Gordon Ridgway
Selectmen
R: John Brown
D: Rocco Botto
Town Clerk
R/D: Kathryn Lee
Town Treasurer
D: Richard Bramley
Board of Finance
R: Carl Zejke Hermann (full-term)
D: Gary Steinkohl
D: Kate Sandmeyer Ward
Board of Finance
(Alternate)
R: Cody Giolotti
D: Richard Wolkowitz
Board of Education
R: Katherine Scoville
R: Kathleen Bodwell
D: Anna Kallman
D: Martha Bruehl
Board of Assessment Appeals
R: David Cavalier
D: Richard Wolkowitz
Planning and Zoning
R: Steve Saccardi
D: Phillip West
Zoning Board of Appeals
R: Christi Bodwell
R: Lynn Scoville
Falls Village
First Selectman
R/D: Dave Barger
Selectmen
D: Christopher Kinsella
R: Judy Jacobs
Board of Finance
D: Ginger Betti
D: Richard Berzine
D: Martin Deeg (Two year vacancy)
R: Karl Munson
R: Andrea Downs
R: Missy Ohler (Two year vacancy)
Board of Finance
(Alternate)
D: Vanessa Pereira
R: Henry Todd, Hazel McGuire (Two year vacancy)
Board of Education
D: Pat Mechare
R: Scott Miller
R/D: Adam Sher
Board of Assessment Appeals
R/D: Tami Reid
R/D: Hazel McGuire
Zoning Board of Appeals
R: Lou Timolat
R: Steve Dean
Zoning Board of Appeals (Alternate)
D: Vance Cannon
R: Lee Baldwin
Constables
D: Thomas Wilson
D: Donna Heinz
D: Liz Pierce
R: Lou Timolat
R: Tim Downs
R: Matt Hansen
R: Denny Jacobs
Region One Board of Education
R/D: Pat Mechare
Kent
First Selectman
D: Eric Epstein
Selectmen
D: Lynn Worthington
R: Lynn Harrington
U: Edward Matson
Town Clerk
U: Darlene Brady
Town Tax Collector
D: Deborah Devaux
Board of Finance
D: Glenn Sanchez
R: Nancy O’Dea-Wyrick
Board of Education
D: Heather Brand
D: Cinda Clark
R: Tony DiPentima
Board of Assessment Appeals
D: Gary Ford
R: David Yewer
Planning and Zoning
D: Darrell Cherniske
R: Karen Casey
R: Donna Hayes
Zoning Board of Appeals
D: Steve Pener
D: John Johnson
D: Justin Potter
R: Mark Cowan
R: Nick Downes
Zoning Board of Appeals (Alternate)
D: Justin Potter
D: Adam Manes
Sewer Commission
D: Elissa Potts
D: Catherine Mazza
R: Carmel O’Meara
North Canaan
First Selectman
D: Jesse Bunce
R: Brian Ohler
Selectmen
R: Melissa Pinardi Brown
U: Joe Sebben
Town Clerk
R: Krystian Segalla
Town Treasurer
D: Melanie Neely
R: Emily Minacci
Town Tax Collector
R: Becky Mochack
Board of Finance
D: Emily Bottum
D: Carol Overby
R: John Jacquier
Board of Education
D: Amy Helminiak
D: Gina Terwilliger
D: Chris Jacques
R: Amy Menin Dodge
R: Caitlin Deloy Tomko
Board of Assessment Appeals
R: David Jacquier
Planning and Zoning
D: Cooper Brown
R: Dalton Jacquier
R: Walt Scneider
Planning and Zoning (Alternate)
R: Tucker Whiting
Zoning Board of Appeals
D: Brian Allyn
D: Matt Freund
R: Scott Zinke
Zoning Board of Appeals (Alternate)
D: Joe Cieslowski
R: Brian Allyn Jr.
Region One Board of Education
R: Craig Whiting
Registrar of Voters
R: Rosemary Keilty
Salisbury
First Selectman
D: Curtis Rand
Selectmen
D: Barrett Prinz
R: Don Mayland
U: Katherine Kiefer
Board of Finance
D: Emily Vail
Board of Education
D: Elizabeth Dittmer
D: Lauren Brown
Board of Assessment Appeals
D: William Tedder
R: Peter Becket
Planning and Zoning
D: Allen Cockerline
D: Cathy Shyer
D: Danella Schiffer
Planning and Zoning (Alternate)
D: Beth Wells
D: Jennifer Ventimilia
Zoning Board of Appeals
D: M.E. Freeman
D: Roxanne Belter
Zoning Board of Appeals (Alternate)
D: Cori Daggett
Region One Board of Education
D: Flora Lazar
R: Marie Barnum
Sharon
First Selectman
D: Casey Flanagan
Selectmen
D: Lynn Kearcher
U: John Brett
Town Clerk
D: Bianca Deltufo
Town Treasurer
R/D: Tiana Pitcher
Town Tax Collector
D: Donna Christiensen
Board of Finance
D: John Hecht
R: Mary Robertson
R: Michelle Pastre (Two year vacancy)
R: Mary Ann Toppan (Four year vacancy)
Board of Education
D: Terry Vance
D: Pamela Jarvis
D: Peter Birnbaum (Two year vacancy)
R: Cathy Winburn
R: Chip Kruger
Board of Assessment Appeals
D: Debbie Hanlon
Planning and Zoning
D: Susan Lynn
R/D: Stanley MacMillan Jr.
Planning and Zoning
(Alternate)
D: Andrus Nichols
Zoning Board of Appeals
D: Jim Wexler
D: Theo Coloumbe (Two year vacancy)
R: Scott Pastre
Zoning Board of Appeals
(Alternate)
D: Pauline Moore
Region One Board of Education
D: Susan Cousins
