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Seymour’s Miller: ‘I’m Having So Much Fun’

by Jodie Mozdzer Gil | Jul 23, 2015 11:04 pm | Comments (0)

PHOTO: Jodie Mozdzer GilSeymour Republicans endorsed two-term incumbent W. Kurt Miller as their candidate for First Selectman Thursday during a nominating caucus attended by about 35 people.

“I know I had initially said I was going to commit to two terms and run just the two times,” Miller said during his acceptance speech. ​“But, to be honest with you, I’m having so much fun. We’re getting so much stuff done as a group that I wanted to run at least one more time to continue the hard work and the dedication we’ve been putting in.”

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Congrats Derby, You Had The Highest Voter Turnout

by Staff | Nov 7, 2013 10:18 pm | Comments (0)

FILENot surprisingly, voter participation in the lower Naugatuck Valley this year was highest in towns with hotly contested races.

According to election returns posted on the Secretary of the State’s website, Derby led Valley municipalities in voter participation, where 3,090 of 6,555 voters went to the polls Election Day. That’s 47.1 percent of all registered voters.

Derby Democrat Anita Dugatto, a downtown dentist, defeated four-term incumbent Republican Mayor Anthony Staffieri by more than 400 votes.

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Miller Makes It Official

by Tony Spinelli | Mar 24, 2011 12:03 am | Comments (0)

W. Kurt Miller made his intentions to seek the Republican nomination to run for First Selectman official Tuesday.

Miller made his formal announcement speech to a gathering at the Explorers Learning Center in the town’s Silvermine industrial park. Click the video to see a portion of his remarks.

Miller, a Republican, hopes to get his party’s nod to challenge incumbent First Selectman Paul Roy.

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105th District Race Is A Family Affair

by Thomas MacMillan | Nov 1, 2010 11:42 am | Comments (0)

PHOTO: Thomas MacMillanTwo years ago, Theresa Conroy followed her father’s footsteps and went into politics, becoming the state representative for the 105th district. 

Now, Len Greene, Jr. is trying to do the same — by unseating Conroy and reclaiming the position once held by his father.

The two candidates vying to represent the 105th district — which covers Seymour, Beacon Falls and part of Ansonia — both come from families with deep political roots in the Valley. 

The two political dynasties are now overlapped in a single race.

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