Working Families Party Endorses Candidates
From a press release:
Today, the Working Families Party announced endorsements for Norwalk’s upcoming municipal races, including Mayor, Council and Board of Education.
The quickly growing minor party is cross-endorsing Democratic candidate Steve Serasis for Mayor. WFP is also cross-endorsing Thomas Agosto, Mike Geake and Anna Duleep for Common Council At Large, Eric Anderson and David Jaeger for Council District A, Travis Simms and Carvin Hilliard for Council District B, Laurel Lindstrom and Kevin Poruban for Council District C, Marilyn Robinson and Chris Donahue for Council District D, Chris Potts for Council District E, and Heidi Keyes, Shirley Moseby and Rosa Murray for Board of Education.
Major party candidates who have received the endorsement of the Working Families Party will appear twice on the ballot: once on their party’s line and once on the Working Families Party line. Votes cast on the Working Families Party line count just the same for the candidate. But Working Families leaders say, voting on the Working Families Party line also makes a statement about issues.
“I’m glad Working Families is supporting such a strong slate of candidates in Norwalk this year,” said Daisy Franklin, a Norwalk resident and member of the Working Families Party State Committee. “When you cast your vote on the Working Families line, it counts as a vote for the candidate you support, and it also sends all politicians a powerful message about the need for good jobs, fair taxes, affordable housing and excellent schools. ”
Steve Serasis, the Democratic and Working Families Party candidate for Mayor, is currently serving a term on the Norwalk Common Council. He was elected in 2007 with the cross-endorsement of the Working Families Party.
“I’m running for Mayor of Norwalk because I believe in community first, and I want to see our municipal Government make the needs of the people who live here first priority,” said Steve Serasis “It’s time to put affordable housing, good jobs and quality education front and center, and I look forward to working with the Working Families Party on those shared goals.”
Mike Geake is a software engineer currently serving on the Norwalk City Council. He was also elected in 2007 with the cross-endorsement of the Working Families Party.
“I’m running for Councilman because I think everyone in Norwalk deserves a decent living wage job and every child deserves a high quality public school,” said Mike Geake. “I’m proud to accept the endorsement of the Working Families Party because those values are exactly what Working Families stands for.”
Working Families is a fast-growing political party across the state. In Norwalk’s 2007 municipal elections, Democrats Mike Geake and Steve Serasis both won their seats with the votes on the Working Families Party line as their margin of victory. In 2008, nearly 2000 voters in Norwalk cast their votes for Jim Himes on the Working Families Party line, according to the Secretary of State’s office.
FULL NORWALK WFP CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENT LIST:
Steve Serasis Mayor Thomas Agosto Common Council At Large Anna Duleep Common Council At Large Mike Geake Common Council At Large Erik Anderson Common Council A David Jaeger Common Council A Travis Simms Common Council B Carvin Hilliard Common Council B Laurel Lindstrom Common Council C Kevin Poruban Common Council C Marilyn Robinson Common Council D Chris Donahue Common Council D Chris Potts Common Council E Heidi Keyes Board of Education Shirley Moseby Board of Education Rosa Murray Board of Education
