2017 Elections
Voting in local municipal elections is one of the most effective ways
you can affect the direction of our town - the people you choose
to serve on the Board of Education and the Board of Finance, as well as
the Board of Selectmen, will make decisions about policy,
taxes, education, development - indeed all of the elements of local
governance. While not as dramatic as a presidential or gubernatorial
election, the outcome is likely to have more immediate effects on your
day-to-day life.
For up-to-the-minute information about and by the candidates,
be sure to visit the Stonington
Republican Town Committee facebook page.
Board of
Selectmen
Stonington
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Treasurer
John Delmhorst
I’m running for
Town Treasurer because my qualifications and experience
are perfect. I’m the current President of the Stonington Fire
District. I have a long history of volunteering as
Treasurer/Assistant Treasurer/Auditor for many Stonington
not-forprofits and similar businesses. In my professional
career I worked in banking for thirty-six years, retiring as Vice
President in commercial lending. I’ve worked as a volunteer
fireman for over fifty years in various positions and currently serve
as Captain, Fire Police, in the Stonington Borough Fire Department and
as a member of the Pawcatuck Fire Department Fire Police. My
financial experience and dedication to public service demonstrates that
I’m your best choice for Town Treasurer.
• 36 Years Experience
in Banking, Vice President Commercial Lending
• Stonington Fire District Inc.
President (13 Years)
• Stonington Borough
Fire Dept.(17 Years), Current Fire Police Captain
• Former Stonington
Economic Dev. Commission Member (8 Years)
• Pawcatuck Fire Dept. (5 Years)
• Volunteer, Mystic Seaport (15 Years)
• Treasurer/Assistant Treasurer/Auditor -
10 organizations
• Married to Michele Delmhorst
Board of
Finance
This year you will be voting for 4 members. If you vote for Rich
Balestracci, Blunt White, Lynn Young, and Lance Hamilton, you will be
voting for a team that respects your concerns and opinions, and that
has the right combination of financial skills and knowledge of
Stonington to steer our town through the potential loss of millions of
dollars of state aid. We can’t fix the state’s financial problems but
we will work hard to keep Stonington affordable while continuing to
provide the services and public education we all depend on.
If elected, we pledge to:
• Use our financial skills
to get all citizens the best value for their tax dollars.
• Improve transparency of town finances, and encourage everyone to
participate in the budget process;
We respectfully ask for your vote on November 7th so that we can work
for you and put Stonington First!
Lynn Young
•
Former Chairwoman of Planning
& Zoning
• Water Pollution Control Member
• Former Plan of Conservation
& Development Member
• Former Route 1 Subcommittee Member
• Retired from 25 Year Career in
Institutional Investment Management and Credit Analysis
• Currently a Realtor at Seaboard
Properties • Married to Dave Young
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to read candidate's statement
Lance Hamilton
•
Pawcatuck native and SHS Graduate /
UConn Graduate - Math/Statistics, University of Colorado MBA – Finance
& IT
• Served on Stonington Shellfish
Commission
• Numerous years volunteering as coach
for Stonington Youth Football & Pawcatuck Little
League (PLL)
• PLL Board Member &
Marketing Director • Served 4 years in Marine Corps Infantry
& 8 yrs. as a US Naval Officer
• Professional Career as IT Consultant
& Sales Manager
• Expert knowledge in state/ local
contracting, financial analysis & models
• Married to Michelle Hamilton
& have 3 sons: Grant, Quinn, and Alec
Richard Balestracci
•
Commercial & Municipal Lender,
Assistant Vice President – Chelsea Groton Bank
• Stonington Economic Development
Commission Member
• 2016 recipient of the Southeastern
Connecticut 40 under Forty award
• Bachelor’s degree in economics from the
University of Connecticut
• Masters of Business Administration for
Emerging Leaders from the University of New Haven
• Lifelong Stonington resident
• Proud father of Breana and James
(Attending Deans Mill School & Laugh and Learn Daycare)
• Married to Karen Balestracci (deCastro)
•Married in and Communicant at St. Michael the Archangel, Pawcatuck
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to read Candidate's Statement
Blunt White
•
Retired, 26 years banking experience,
Vice President Commercial Lending
• Familiar with Stonington government
& finances • SHS Graduate (1972)
• Stonington Board of Finance – member
•Stonington Borough Fire Department - Fire Policeman
• Former Stonington Economic Dev.
Commission - Chairman 2006 - 2016
• Former Mystic Museum of Art - Board of
Trustees, Treasurer
• Former Rotary Club of Mystic - member,
President 2003 to 2004
• Former Community Foundation of Eastern
CT - Board of Trustees, Chair of Investment Committee
• Former Stonington Community Center -
Board of Trustees, Treasurer • Married to Nancy, two children.
Board
of
Education
Alexa Garvey
•
Member of the Stonington Board of
Education 2013 to present •Chairperson for the BOE Communications
Subcommittee
• Member of BOE Teaching &
Learning Subcommittee • Chairperson for the Middle School Consolidation
Steering Committee
• Served on BOE Negotiations committee for
Administrators and Teachers •Served on the BOE Middle School Task Force
• Served on the hiring committees for six
administrators •Member of Calvary Church
• Former member of MMS and DMS PTOs; served as
Treasurer (3 years) and President (2 years) of DMS-PTO.
Alisa Morrison
•
Bachelors and Master’s Degrees from
Tufts University •PhD in Environmental Science from University of RI
• Lived in Stonington for over 20 years
•Married (Rusty) with two children Elizabeth and Sarah
• Elected to BOE two times 2009 and 2013
•Served 3 terms on Stonington Planning & Zoning Commission
(Vice Chairman)
• Member of Stonington Inland Wetlands
Commission (Vice Chairman) •Stonington Storm Water Task Force (Chairman)
• Field Renovation Committee •DMS PTO
(Chairman)•Mystic Middle School SBIT
• Board of Directors Wood Pawcatuck
Watershed Association •Sophia Sees Hope Committee Membe
Sonja Buccheri
• Bachelors of Science in Psychology-Child Life •
Master’s of Science in School Psychology
• Currently a School Psychologist working with
students with autism and developmental disabilities ages 7-21
• 10 years of experience in public,
private & residential education settings in both rural,
suburban & urban communities
• Rotary member
• Member of the National Association of
School Psychologists
Gordon Lord III
- Bachelors
Degree in Economics and Political Science from The University of Rhode
Island '96.
- Professional Career: 21 years, Director Sales, Marketing
& Operational Roles in Technology Industry.
- Have lived in Stonington for 12 years.
- Married to Susan (for 15 Years) with (4) Children; Joshua
(12), Mary (11), Sean (9), Andrew (5).
- President, Stonington Soccer Club.
- Board Member, Pawcatuck Little League.
- 7+ years Volunteer Coach for Stonington Soccer Club
& Pawcatuck Little League.
- School Budget Activist: Contributing letters to the editor
and frequent vocal attendee at BOF meetings in support of BOE.
Town
Clerk
Cynthia Ladwig
Tax Collector
Linda Camelio