From a press release:
Norwalk RTC nominates candidates, challenges State Rep. Morris to forgo Public Financing
In a convention held tonight at the Norwalk Inn, Norwalk Republicans Nominated the following candidates:
Karen Doyle Lyons for Registrar of Voters
Ellen Wink for State Rep. 137th district
State Rep. Larry Cafero Jr for Re-election to his seat in the 142nd District
No Republican candidate was put forth to run in the 140th district against
Rev. Bruce Morris.
“It seems that these hard economic times are even having an
impact on our ability to field candidates as the Town
Committee was not able to find a person who could commit
the time and resources needed to run a competitive race in
the 140th District,” states RTC Chairman Art Scialabba
“Even though we didn’t field a Republican challenger for the
140th race, we have another challenge for State
Representative Morris that we hope he accepts.
We challenge Rev. Morris to pledge to forgo public financing
for his re-election campaign. Public funds should not be
sought as they are not needed in an uncontested race.
Taxpayers should not have to have money spent on self
promotion and image management for a candidate without an
opponent.
We look forward to Rev. Morris accepting this challenge.”
