WHS Students Grill First Selectman Candidates at Forum
Last night, the Wilton High School Model Congress students led a candidate forum, asking questions of the two candidates running for first selectman. Held at the Wilton Historical Society, the students moderated the event and posed questions to Republican Lynne Vanderslice and Democrat Deb McFadden on topics including historic preservation; commerce and the Wilton economy; education; and the candidate’s vision for the future of Wilton.
Four Bd. of Selectmen Candidates Meet to Debate for First Time on Monday
The Wilton League of Women Voters and Wilton Library Association are co-sponsoring a debate between Gil Bray, Dave Clune, Brian Lilly and Mike Kaelin, candidates for the Board of Selectmen on Monday, Oct. 26. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 7-8:15 p.m. in the Brubeck Room of the Wilton Library (137 Old Ridgefield Rd.).
The event will be the first time that all four candidates will appear at a campaign event.
The evening’s format will include written questions collected from the audience and presented to the candidates by moderator Jean Rabinow, Bylaws Chair of the League of Women Voters of Connecticut. Each candidate will be given time to answer and time for rebuttal.
The League is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government. The League neither supports nor opposes any political party or candidate.