Lyme Democrats Announce Slate of Candidates to Run in November Municipal Elections 

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Lyme DTC To Publicize, Encourage Kristina White’s Election to Board of Selectmen as a Petitioning Candidate 

Pictured above are candidates endorsed by the Lyme Democratic Town Committee for November’s municipal election. Pictured from left to right are Steve Mattson, Gavin Lodge, Kristina White, Adam McEwen, Mary Stone, and John  Kiker. Missing from photo are Anna James and Jim Miller.

LYME, CT – The Lyme Democratic Town Committee (DTC) announced Wednesday, July 26, that, at a  local Democratic caucus held Monday night, a slate of nine Democratic candidates was nominated  and endorsed by the committee to run in the Nov. 7 municipal elections.

The committee also announced that it would be actively encouraging Kristina White’s election to the Lyme Board of Selectmen as a petitioning candidate. 

In announcing the candidate slate, Lyme DTC Nominating Committee Chairperson Liz Frankel  explained, “Under state election law, a town committee may only nominate one candidate for first selectman and one candidate for selectman when the board of selectmen is composed of a first selectman and two selectmen.”

She continued, “The Lyme DTC is not nominating a candidate for first selectman this year,  but would like to see John Kiker and Kristina White, who are both currently on the board of  selectmen, elected as selectpersons. As a result, we nominated and endorsed John as our selectman candidate and will be actively publicizing and urging Kristina’s election as a petitioning candidate.” 

Running for election this year in Lyme on the Democratic Party slate will be: 

• John Kiker for Board of Selectmen 

• Steve Mattson for Board of Finance 

• Jim Miller for Board of Finance 

• Adam McEwen for Board of Finance Alternate 

• Kristina White for Planning & Zoning Commission 

• Mary Stone for Planning & Zoning Commission Alternate 

• Anna James for Zoning Board of Appeals 

• John Kiker for Lyme Library Board of Directors 

• Gavin Lodge for Region 18 Board of Education 

Kristina White will appear on the ballot as a petitioning candidate. 

Frankel said, “We’ve recruited a talented slate of individuals this year who are not only highly  qualified, but extremely interested in serving the town we all love and cherish.” 

The Lyme DTC’s stated mission is to support and strengthen the Democratic Party in the Town of Lyme and  the State of Connecticut. 

Editor’s Note: The article above is based on a press release issued July 26 by the Lyme Democratic Town Committee.

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