Lyme DTC To Publicize, Encourage Kristina White’s Election to Board of Selectmen as a Petitioning Candidate
LYME, CT – The Lyme Democratic Town Committee (DTC) announced Wednesday, July 26, that, at a local Democratic caucus held Monday night, a slate of nine Democratic candidates was nominated and endorsed by the committee to run in the Nov. 7 municipal elections.
The committee also announced that it would be actively encouraging Kristina White’s election to the Lyme Board of Selectmen as a petitioning candidate.
In announcing the candidate slate, Lyme DTC Nominating Committee Chairperson Liz Frankel explained, “Under state election law, a town committee may only nominate one candidate for first selectman and one candidate for selectman when the board of selectmen is composed of a first selectman and two selectmen.”
She continued, “The Lyme DTC is not nominating a candidate for first selectman this year, but would like to see John Kiker and Kristina White, who are both currently on the board of selectmen, elected as selectpersons. As a result, we nominated and endorsed John as our selectman candidate and will be actively publicizing and urging Kristina’s election as a petitioning candidate.”
Running for election this year in Lyme on the Democratic Party slate will be:
• John Kiker for Board of Selectmen
• Steve Mattson for Board of Finance
• Jim Miller for Board of Finance
• Adam McEwen for Board of Finance Alternate
• Kristina White for Planning & Zoning Commission
• Mary Stone for Planning & Zoning Commission Alternate
• Anna James for Zoning Board of Appeals
• John Kiker for Lyme Library Board of Directors
• Gavin Lodge for Region 18 Board of Education
Kristina White will appear on the ballot as a petitioning candidate.
Frankel said, “We’ve recruited a talented slate of individuals this year who are not only highly qualified, but extremely interested in serving the town we all love and cherish.”
The Lyme DTC’s stated mission is to support and strengthen the Democratic Party in the Town of Lyme and the State of Connecticut.
Editor’s Note: The article above is based on a press release issued July 26 by the Lyme Democratic Town Committee.