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Our Candidates
Meet your 2026 candidates for Shelton Connecticut

Connecticut State Senate · District 21
Carolann Reid
Carolann Reid is the Democratic candidate for Connecticut’s 21st State Senate District. Her campaign describes more than twenty years of work with families, educators, and local businesses.
Her campaign identifies workforce development, education, and collaboration across the district’s communities as areas of focus. The district includes Shelton and parts of Monroe, Seymour, and Stratford.

Connecticut State House · District 113
Bryan Lizotte
Bryan Lizotte has spent decades serving Shelton — as a community organizer, business owner, and Alderman. Now he's running for State Representative to make sure his neighbors in Upper Long Hill, Downtown, and White Hills finally have someone at the capitol who knows this community, understands the problems, and knows how to fix them.
Bryan Lizotte's Campaign Website

Connecticut State House · District 122
Mandy Kilmartin
Mandy Kilmartin is the Democratic candidate for Connecticut’s 122nd House District, which includes parts of Shelton, Stratford, and Trumbull. Her background includes service as a volunteer EMT and a 25-year career focused on healthcare quality, safety, and patient care.
Kilmartin previously served on the Shelton Board of Education and co-founded the Lady Ds Scholarship Fund. She and her husband, Doug, are raising their two children in Shelton.
NEWS AND VIEWS. WE CALL IT AS WE SEE IT.
OUR PLEDGE TO SHELTON



WE INVEST IN SHELTON'S FUTURE
We will revitalize downtown, so that everyone can enjoy a stroll down “Main Street”
We will improve civic buildings and instill pride in our city hall, libraries & schools.
We will expand and improve investments in our beautiful parks and open spaces.
WE SUPPORT QUALITY EDUCATION
Our children are the future.
We will make Shelton into a prototype for improvements in our State.
Our improvements to education will attract families and increase property values.
WE FIGHT FOR OPEN, HONEST, RESPECTFUL & EFFICIENT GOVERNANCE
We will improve transparency of all government operations.
We champion ethical practices to remove conflicts of interest.



We will keep tax rates attractive by using funds wisely, balancing savings and
expenditures across departments, taxing fairly, diversifying Shelton's revenue sources.
WE PLEDGE TO REPRESENT AND PROTECT
THE INTERESTS OF ALL SHELTON RESIDENTS.
OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS
U.S. Congress
City of Shelton
Bryan Lizotte (Ward 2)
Mike Duncan (Ward 3)
Wayne Bragg
Tony SanMiguel
Greta Jacobsen
Lorraine Rossner
Kate Kutash
Carole Panozzo
Patti Moonan
David Gioiello
Jean Cayer
Elaine Matto
Jimmy Tickey
Matt McGee (alt)
Janet Sabovik
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—Pat Mitchell, former CEO of PBS and partner for TEDWomen
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