To The Editor:

Michelle Embree Ku truly is for You. And for Me. And for all of Us who live in and care about Newtown.

Michelle Embree Ku has shown time and time again how hard she is willing to work for the well-being of the residents of Newtown. Her record of public service in this town is long and exemplary. She served for eight years on the Board of Education, four years as its Chair. She has served on the Legislative Council for two terms and was recently one of our selectmen.

In every role she has taken on for Newtown, she has brought her unique blend of compassion and careful reasoning. We need more public servants like Michelle. Her principal focus has always been on problem solving and reaching balanced, lasting solutions. In every role, faced with any situation, her honesty and integrity have been demonstrated to be above question.

We can trust her in this time of emotional posturing and violent political rhetoric to stay centered and calm. We can trust her to keep working toward common ground. She is not one to be pushed around. Her allegiance is to this town and the people who live in it, not to a political party.

Given what is happening on the national level, I want a representative in the General Assembly who is not aligned with the Republican Party. Talk about trust issues. I do not trust the Republican Party given who they have been willing to leave in leadership in Washington D.C. I do not want that disregard for the Constitution and for our personal rights, that corruption, in anyway affiliated with Newtown.

Vote Michelle Ku in November!

Anne Renner

Sandy Hook