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Support For Brandon Moore

Published: Apr 30, 2026 4:22 pm

To the Editor:

I write in support of Brandon Moore for Connecticut State Rep. of the 106th District.

Brandon is a West Point graduate. He piloted Apache attack helicopters in Afghanistan leading more than 70 fellow pilots, and has graduate degrees from Harvard University. Brandon has Statewide experience working in economics for Governor Ned Lamont and Lieutenant Governor Bysiewicz. Brandon knows the local issues as he ran Bruce Walczak’s First Selectman’s campaign turning it from an underdog race to an 11% point win.

Michelle is a caring and intelligent person, too. She is a friend and has served Newtown well on the Boards of Education, Selectmen, and on the Legislative Council. If she is the Democratic nominee, I will support her.

Difference, Michelle supports Josh Elliot, Democrat running for Governor. Recently, Elliot appeared at a DTC meeting lecturing that he intends to “bully” elected officials, boards and voters on policies, particularly Affordable Housing 8-30(g). That’s highly offensive. Elliot’s faction promotes the near, if not complete abolishment of residential zoning. Million/Billion-dollar developers get carte-blanche to make more money by destroying local town planning and historic preservations.

Brandon agrees 8-30(g) was written by and for developers, not the middle-class earners. Developers defined “affordable-housing” to exclude trailer-parks and attached-apartments because … no money for developers. If counting trailer parks and attached apartments, affordable-housing” in Newtown is above 14%, i.e., exceeding the 10% goal/penalty threshold set by the State, Newtown has done its part.

Newtown needs to be at the table in Hartford, as it had been with the last moderate Democratic State Representative, Chris Lyddy. My Unaffiliated voter friends feel the same way. Democrats can’t win this seat otherwise.

Registered Democrats, vote on May 26, 2026, 6 pm at the Newtown Middle School.

Jim Gaston

Newtown

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Enjoyed the forum which only confirmed my support for Brandon Moore as the Democratic candidate to run for the state representative position. Brandon Moore did not waiver about his duty to all the people, if elected, when an issue presents itself that requires that he voice a difference of opinion for the wellbeing of Newtown residents. If Michelle Ku’s 16 years have led to her loyalty being to other elected officials, as she implied, then Newtown is going to continue to witness actions that do not protect its residents. She could not unseat republican, Mitch Bolinsky, during a Blue Wave, and once again, will not do it now. Winning that seat is critical for all. That explains why her previous campaign committee now campaigns for Brandon Moore. It explains all the endorsements he has received from local elected democratic officials. It’s why we need Brandon Moore to be the democratic candidate to run for state representative.

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Appreciated the opportunity to hear from both candidates as we were present for the College Dems forum but only heard from Brandon Moore. It was an opportunity to see who can unseat the Republican incumbent and there is no doubt that Brandon Moore should be the Democratic candidate. One concerned parent posed a question about discrimination unaddressed by the school district and interestingly enough, Michelle Ku, who proudly speaks of her Board membership years, said little, while Brandon Moore passionately addressed the issue along with his experience as an Apache Helicopter Commander. This family is supporting Brandon Moore. We need change and someone who is not afraid to disagree, especially about the rising costs of living in Newtown.

I am glad to see First Selectman Bruce Walczak engaging the electorate. Mark your calendars, folks — apparently, communication from Town Hall is possible after all. But where was Bruce two days ago, when Connecticut State Police requested assistance from Newtown Police after two individuals fled on foot from an I-84 crash? As a manhunt went through town, police were stationed at our schools, and many residents checked their car doors, deadbolted their houses, and armed themselves (Thank you James from Port Conway). That sounds like exactly the kind of situation where residents would expect timely communication from town leadership. Parents, neighbors, and residents in the affected area should not have to piece together information after the fact while police are actively searching the community. The issue is not whether our police did their job. They did. The issue is whether Town Hall is doing its job when it comes to keeping residents informed during real-time public safety situations. If the First Selectman can write to residents about the importance of showing up for the budget, he should also show up when residents are looking for clear, timely information during an active police incident. This kind of communication was promised during the campaign. Unfortunately, Bruce Walczzzzak is starting to look like just another politician: campaign on change, criticize the last guy, ask taxpayers for more staff, and then tell residents the job still cannot be done.

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Where was our CodeRED? For over 4 years Newtown has a CodeRED system. The town tells residents it exists for emergencies and points to things like missing persons, wildfires, and criminal activity as the kinds of incidents it is meant to address. Yet we had no CodeRED for Kateri Doty, no CodeRED for the brush fires, and no CodeRED for yesterday’s manhunt with police and tracking dogs moving through our backyards. That is not one oversight. That is a pattern. Under sleepy Bruce Walczak, the town has an emergency notification system that never seems to get used when actual emergencies happen. Whether or not Bruce physically sends the alert himself is beside the point. If the system is not being used, if residents are left hearing about dangerous situations from Facebook and the neighbors’ kids instead of from their own government, then that failure belongs to him. Newtown residents should not have to guess when there is a public safety issue unfolding around them. If Bruce Walcz"zzz"ak cannot make sure an emergency alert system is used for emergencies, then what exactly is he doing?

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