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