CT Patch Candidate Profile: Brian A. Avallone For Zoning Board Of Appeals

FAIRFIELD, CT — The 2025 election is heating up in Connecticut and there are plenty of races with candidates eager to serve in elected office.

Connecticut Patch asked local candidates to answer questions about their campaigns and will be publishing candidate profiles as election day draws near.

Candidate's Name:
Brian A. Avallone

What office are you seeking?
Zoning Board of Appeals 4 year term

What town do you live in?
Fairfield

Party Affiliation:
Democrat

Occupation:
Business Development/Management

Family:
Wife and two amazing children.

Does anyone in your family work in politics or government?
My family has a long history of service in Connecticut government.

Previous public office, appointive or elective:
I hope to enter my 7th year of service to the Zoning Board of Appeals.

Why are you seeking this office?
I wish to continue my service as a steward of Fairfield’s comprehensive zoning plan. To make sure that our town grows in a manor consistent with the progress we need to make while keeping any eye on what our town was meant to be.

The single most pressing issue facing my constituents is ____, and this is what I intend to do about it:
The need for diversity in our housing and expansion of opportunities of people to join our community. I plan to answer this call by making sure that homeowner have a reasonable opportunity to make their homes what they always dreamt. they could be. Trying to accomplish this while keeping with the character of our neighborhoods and town as whole intact.

What accomplishments in your past would you cite as evidence you can handle this job?
I have a solid record as a voice of reason on the board and as an advocate for appropriate growth.

What is the best advice anyone ever gave you?
Be of service and keep your word.