Here’s a “reprint” describing our current Norwalk Mayor’s temperament during public hearings; when responding to concerned citizens; and at TELEVISED Common Council meetings. Stay tuned for a video clip of Mayor Moccia’s combative comments DURING Mrs. Meehan’s 3 minutes of public speaking time. See you at City Hall on Thursday, October 27 @ 7 p.m. [...]

Unfortunately, nobody filmed the closing statements at our At-Large Candidates’ Debate on October 20, 2011. Here is the text of my closing statement: Norwalk truly is a small town…with a large, diverse population. Like most “small town girls,” I was welcomed before I was even born – by volunteers who make those Christmas stockings that [...]

You may have noticed my name appears TWICE on each ballot: Line A (Democratic) & Line C (Working Families). So what is the Working Families Party? As described HERE, the CT Working Families Party challenges you to “vote your values.” WFP cross-endorses candidates (Republican, Democratic, or otherwise) who support values like putting Main Street’s needs [...]

It’s not cognitive dissonance warfare. My banner still includes the lawn sign a dear volunteer (the awesome snowbird Karen Spencer) designed when I ran for CT State Rep in 2010… Yet I am running for Norwalk Common Council. In 2011. Last year, supporters could donate no more than $100. Those with green cards had to [...]

The wonderful part about challenging a well-established Norwalk legislator is that you don’t have to win to win. Minority Leader Larry Cafero won re-election to his 10th term in the Connecticut General Assembly last November. By a pretty big margin! But for that brief moment when the tv news switched our numbers, the Indian community [...]

I believe this campaign is an opportunity to demonstrate how I will approach our state budget negotiations if elected. Thoughtful planning and good old-fashioned elbow grease don’t have to cost money. I am proud to be solidly on track to run a successful campaign well below budget! A dollar left unspent by a candidate who [...]

They said I’d never do Facebook. They said I’d never do Twitter. Okay, I was the one expressing great doubt that I’d venture into the same cyberworld entertaining my middle school students! Now that I’ve found a corner of Facebook populated by their parents (and dear friends from Exeter!), I have plunged the deep into…Twitter. [...]

Check out “On the Issues” to learn why I believe we need a more practical, effective approach in Hartford. After 18 years in the hands of a career politician, the 142nd District deserves a representative whose sole responsibility is looking out for our district, rather than leading his political party statewide.

Highlight of my nominating caucus last night: Mr. Urban, who was my principal at Silvermine Elementary School and now enjoys retirement in Florida, gave a speech endorsing my candidacy!  Look for clips from the speeches in the coming week, as I wisely delegate stewardship of my website to volunteers more tech-savvy than the candidate.  I’m [...]

I cherish my privacy.  As a teacher, I also try to maintain boundaries between my personal and professional lives.  Teachers can be friendly, but we are not meant to be friends with our students.  So I have avoided Facebook for years.  As a politician, however, I’ve got to go where my neighbors are.  So…be on [...]