The Republican Partys slate for the towns three state representative races is now set. On Tuesday, the Republican Town Committee nominated Dariens Terrie Wood for re-election in the state House of Representatives 141st district, which covers Darien and Rowayton. On Thursday, they decided on Stamford Board of Finance member Bob Kolenberg in the race for the state senates 27th district, while choosing Artie Kassimis to run in the 25th.
After holding positions in various community organizations in Darien, including time with the Darien Land Trust, the Darien Environmental Group and the Representative Town Meeting, Wood first won her seat in the General Assembly in 2008. She ran unopposed at the time, taking over for the retiring John J. Ryan. The Democratic Party has not yet announced a challenger for her first re-election campaign.
Kolenberg, who is CEO of CorporateCars.com of Stamford, has been part of the citys finance committee for seven years. He first announced his intention to run in February, telling the Stamford Advocate, I have been getting calls left and right from people in Stamford and Darien, people I don't even know, asking me to run for office. He added, It seems like there is a frustration out there today; people feel a disconnect between themselves and elected officials."
Andrew McDonald, the Democratic incumbent in the 27th, was Stamford finance board veteran himself when he ran for his state senate seat in 2002. To win Democrat George Jepsens vacated seat, he defeated now-Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele by a six-point margin. McDonald has since had at least 60 percent of the vote in each of his three re-elections, most recently running unopposed in 2008.
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