Derby’s Tom Lionetti participates in the U.S. democracy during a meeting of the Derby Town Republican Committee last week.
Today, on a very special episode of “Navel Gazing: The Valley Indy Podcast,” two bleary-eyed reporters, Eugene Driscoll and Ethan Fry, give you a behind-the-scenes look at political nominating conventions in Ansonia and Derby.
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The music in this episode is courtesy of The Bad Slugs, a bunch of Connecticut journalists who started a band.
Among the people interviewed:
- Carmen DiCenso, long-rumored in past years to be a Derby mayoral candidate, talks about why he finally decided to dive in.
- Joseph Cassetti, brother of the Ansonia mayor, talks about running for Alderman while possessing a federal conviction on his record.
- Phil Tripp, president of the Ansonia Board of Aldermen, talks about his support for the GOP ticket.
- Judy Szewczyk, chairwoman of the Derby tax board, talks about whether the divided Democratic Party will help Republicans.
- Ethan and Eugene talk about how Valley Indy readers may have stepped over the line regarding criticisms of Tarek Raslan, the Ansonia Democratic nominee for mayor.
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