Somers Election 2025 Voter Guide: Meet The Candidates

SOMERS, CT — On Nov. 4, Somers residents cast their votes for several key municipal positions in town. Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming municipal election.

Election Day Polling Hours And Locations

Polls in Connecticut are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. You can use the Secretary of State’s website to find your polling place. Voters who are in line by 8 p.m. will be allowed to vote.

Same Day Voter Registration

If you are not registered, but want to vote on Election Day, you may register in person on Election Day at your Election Day Registration site People must be registered by 8 p.m. in order to vote using

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Referendum questions

Question 1: Shall the Town Clerk become a hired/appointed rather than elected position?

Question 2: Shall the Board of Selectmen hire/appoint a Town Administrator who reports to them and oversees the day-to-day operations of the Town?

Question 3: Shall the Planning and Zoning Commissions be combined into a single appointed body?

Question 4: Shall the upper threshold of an unanticipated expenditure requiring Town Meeting approval be revised from $20,000 to two-tenths of one percent (0.2%) of the Town's most recently adopted annual budget?

Question 5: Shall an appointee to a vacancy in an elective office serve for the remainder of the elected term rather than until the next election?

Question 6: Shall the Town of Somers appropriate $3,500,000 for road and parking lot improvements and authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds and notes in the same amount to finance said appropriation?

Who's Running

First Selectmen, Vote for One

• The candidate is Tim Keeney, a Republican

Selectmen, Vote for up to Two

• The Democratic candidate is Robert Schmidt and the Republican candidate is William Meier III

Town Clerk, Vote for One

• The candidate is David Marti, a Republican

Board of Finance, Vote for up to Two

• The Democratic candidate is Kathleen Devlin and the Republican candidates are Paul Hart and Shawn Curtis

Board of Education Full Term, Vote for up to Five

• The Democratic candidates are Ed DePeau and Gina Olearczyk and the Republican candidates are Sharon Goulet, Derek Zelek and Kimberly Radziewicz

Board of Education (To Fill a Two Year Vacancy), Vote for One

• The candidate is Michael Briggs, a Republican
• Library Directors, Vote for up to Three

The Democratic candidate is Eugene Grayson and the Republican candidates are Lori Bourgoin and Jason Snukis

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See local candidate profiles here.