The ballots in the November 5, 2019 city elections are published, showing candidates voters can choose from to operate the city for the next two years.
Citywide positions
Leading each slate of candidates are the candidates for mayor.
Democratic Mayoral candidate Chris Porcher holds the first position on the ballot, on row A, where the Democratic candidates are on the ballot.
Porcher is also cross-endorsed by the Working Families Party, a political party organized around economically progressive issues. The cross-endorsement means that Porcher, while a Democrat, will appear on the ballot in two locations.
The Working Families Party appears on Row C of the ballot.
Votes for Porcher and other cross-endorsed candidates on a third-party line, like the Working Families Party are added to their votes on the major party line, like the Democratic Party, to determine their total votes. Voters can only vote for a candidate once on either one row or the other.
Republican Mayor Erin Stewart leads the Republicans on the ballot. She, and other Republicans, appear on Row B on the ballot.
Petitioning candidate Deivone Tanksley is on Row D of the ballot. He does not have a slate of candidates for other city offices. State law allows a candidate to appear on the ballot as a petitioning candidates if they receive signatures on a candidate petition of at least one percent of the total number of votes cast in the last election for the office they are seeking.
The Democratic candidate for office of Tax Collector is Lanette Spranzo Macaruso. She is challenging incumbent Republican Tax Collector Cheryl Blogoslawski.
Democratic City Treasurer Ron Jakubowski is running for re-election, and is being challenged by Ald. Jamie Giantonio (R-1).
City Council At-Large
Elections for City Council, officially called the “Common Council,” are in two parts. Voters elect five Council members citywide, called “At-Large” Alderwomen and Aldermen, and two to represent each neighborhood-based district, called “wards.”
Voters cast votes for up to five At-Large Council candidates, and the five candidates with the most votes are elected.
Voters also cast votes for up to two candidates to represent their own ward on the Council, and the two with the most votes in their ward are elected.
For At-Large Council, the Democrats are Ald. Manny Sanchez (D-AL), Chris Anderson, Ald. Katie Breslin (D-AL), Ald. Richard Reyes (D-AL) and Antonio Tee Lavoy, Sr. The Democrats are on Row A. Sanchez, Breslin and Reyes are incumbents.
Republicans for At-Large Council are Matthew Malinowski, Sharon Beloin-Saavedra, Ald. Danny Salerno (R-AL), Lauren Gonzalez and Peter Scirpo. The Republicans are on Row B. Salerno is an incumbent.
Ward 1
In the election for Ward 1 Council members, the Democrats are Willy Justiniano and Richard Lacourciere. The Republicans are Howard Dyson and Ald. Willie Pabon (R-1). Pabon is an incumbent.
Ward 2
The Democrats in the election for Ward 2 Council members are Colin Osborn and Ald. Brian Keith Albert (D-2). The Republicans are Jerrell Hargraves and Ald. Kristian Rosado (R-2). Alberts and Rosado are incumbents.
Ward 3
In Ward 3, Democrats in the election for Council are Ald Aram Ayalon (D-3) and Ald. Iris Sanchez (D-3). The Republicans are Joel Moret and Jason Gibson. Ayalon and Sanchez are incumbents.
Ward 4
In the election for Ward 4 Council members, the Democrats are Bobby Berriault and Ann Speyer. The Republicans are Ald. Robert Smedley (R-4) and Michael Thompson. Smedley is an incumbent.
Ward 5
For the Council members representing Ward 5, the Democrats are Ald. Francisco Santiago (D-5) and Ald. Carlo Carlozzi, Jr. (D-5). The Republicans are Kris Rutkowski and Gary Mala. Santiago and Carlozzi are incumbents.
Santiago is also a candidate of the Working Families Party.
Board of Education
Board of Education members are elected citywide. Voters cast votes for up to three candidates and each party may nominate three candidates. The five candidates with the greatest number of votes are elected.
The Democrats running for Board of Education are Merrill Gay, Monica Dawkins and Diane Leja. Gay is an incumbent.
The Republicans are Anthony Kane, Gayle Sanders-Connelly and Sheryl Mala. Sanders-Connelly is an incumbent.
Other offices
For Board of Assessment Appeals, Democrats are Nate Simpson and Wyatt Bosworth. The Republicans are Todd Cheney and Alden Russell.
For Constable, the Democrats are Patrice Smith, Suzanne Bielinski, Russell Garuti and Tom Shields. The Republicans are Sean Steele, Richard Moreno, Alan Zaniewski and Rooney Baker.
Editor’s note: The maps in this article are portions of a larger map. The polling places appearing on the map may not clearly identify voters’ actual polling places. The New Britain Progressive will publish a separate article including polling locations.
