Chester Democrats Elect Town Committee Members

By Charles Stannard

CHESTER— Town Democrats have selected a 21-member Democratic town Committee for the 2010-2012 term, leaving four spots open for other interested Democrats.

The committee, which includes three new members, was selected at a caucus Wednesday. The reorganization comes after an unsuccessful campaign for local Democrats in last years’s town election, with Republican First Selectman Tom Marsh defeating Democratic challenger Charles “Chuck” Della Rocco on a 758-465 vote.

Members continuing from the 2008-2010 committee include Samuel Chorches, Lori Ann Clymas, Della Rocco, Lawrence Dibernardo, Kristina Finnerty, Elaine Fitzgibbons, former First Selectman Martin Heft, Charlene Janecek, Henry Krempel, Justin Kronhelm, Emily Masters, James Miller, Michael Peck, Isaac Ruiz, Sandy Senior-Dauer, Selectman Lawrence Sypher, former Selectman Peter Zanardi, and Kurt Ziemann. New members are Robert Gordon, Priscilla Robinson, and John Yrchik.

Members leaving the committee, including some who left their seats earlier in the two-year term, include Elaine Coleman, Karli Gilbertson, Justin Good, John Iviney Jr., Rita Michelson, Patricia Pendergast, James Pinno, and William Ziegler.

We’ll have more details on local Democratic and Republican town committee elections later this week and next.