After losing the last two municipal elections, disapproval towards the leadership of the Democratic Town Committee reached a boiling point with several area lawmakers meeting requesting Joe DaSilva to step down as the DTC chairman.
After DaSilva declined, efforts went underway to primary individuals on the town committee…with the ultimate goal being removing the present leadership and taking the DTC in a new direction.
The last time there was a primary, the end result was Bernie Gallo losting his seat on the committee as well as his chairmanship. Will history repeat itself again with the end result being DaSilva losing his seat?
Last night, Democrats in the 1st, 2nd and 6th wards in Danbury are going to the polls and, in essence, deciding who will lead the local town committee.
Based on last night’s results, there will be new leadership on the DTC.
OFFICIAL RESULTS (winners in BOLD):
1st Ward:
Linda DaSilva: 133
Bobbi Anders 119
Tina Merante 126
Jack Gillotte 124
Warren Levy 157
Jackie McGuire 123
Elefo Furtado 137
Beth Bogues 137
2nd ward:
Bernie Gallo 118
Ken Gucker 114
Gene McNamara 110
Zach Rapp 121
Tom Dyer 101
Lillian Esposito 95
Frederick Karrat 91
Susan Ward 112
6th ward:
Sonnie Council 54
Kurt Kleis 39
Wayne Schlemmer 56
Ben Chianese 94
John Gogliettino 86
Joan Hodge 93
Richard Kaback 100
TOTAL:
Incumbents= 4
Challengers= 8
Challengers beat incumbents 2 to 1
Unopposed slates:
3rd ward:
Lori Kaback, Lynn Taborsak, Billy Taylor, and Bill Tanner
4th ward:
Tom Saadi, Alice Earle, Francis Kieras, and Rose Schlemmer
5th ward:
Catherine Conciatore, Joe DaSilva, Elenor Lewis, and Pat McCleary
7th ward:
Glenda Armstrong, Phil Cervone, Julie Kushner, and Bruce Lees.
What happened to my old friend Sonnie Council. I was hoping he would get in. He would do a great job.
Comment by Larry Stramiello — March 3rd, 2010 @ 8:42 am
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Who does the DTC think they are kidding? These 8 challengers who won seats are just a recirculation of the former guard or their mouthpieces. There isn’t any substantive change here, so don’t expect different results during the next election cycle. The DDTC needs to stop their own internal fighting for posture and work towards a common goal. I’m changing my party affiliation!
Comment by anonymous — March 3rd, 2010 @ 9:38 am