Westport Democrats Announce Slate Of Candidates

WESTPORT, CT — The Westport Democratic Town Committee's Nominating Committee has announced a full slate of candidates for this fall's election, joining the party's First Selectman candidate, Kevin Christie, and Second Selectman candidate, Amy Wistreich.

The party will vote on nominations for the fall elections in July, as is required by the Secretary of State.

The complete list of our recommended candidates is below:

Board of Education:

• Lauren Karpf, RTM Deputy Moderator and Education Committee Chair.
• Abby Tolan, Current BoE member and former PTA Special Education Co-Chair.

Board of Finance:

• Allyson Stollenwerck, Current BoF member and international nonprofit executive.
• Elaine Whitney, Former BoE Chair and healthcare management executive.

Planning & Zoning Commission:

• Michael Cammeyer, Current P&Z Secretary and mergers and acquisitions consulting executive.
• Neil Cohn, Current P&Z Vice Chair and sustainable finance and digital technologies executive.
• Bre Injeski, Current P&Z Alternate and municpal and administrative law attorney.

Board of Assessment Appeals:

• Ifeseyi Gayle, Current BAA member and active DTC volunteer.
• Lynette Pineda, Current BAA member and commercial real estate executive.

Zoning Board of Appeals:

• Sheri Gordon, Former BoF Chair and current ZBA alternate.
• Joe Scordato, Current ZBA member and legal and compliance executive.

In addition to the committee’s recommendations, registered Democrats may make nominations from the floor for any of the boards on the ballot this fall, according to party officials.