Election 2025

Election 2025: Board of Education Candidate Kate Brambilla [Q&A]

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New Canaan resident Kate Brambilla, a Democrat, is seeking election to the Board of Education. The Dems hold three of nine seats on the school board. Five seats are up for election: two currently held by Democrats, three by Republicans. There are three Democrats and three Republicans running for Board of Ed. Here’s our exchange with Brambilla. 

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Amy Murphy Carroll

‘Tremendous Energy’: New Canaan Democrats Kick Off 2025 Local Election Campaign

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More than 250 New Canaan Democrats gathered at the Carriage Barn Arts Center on Sunday for the party’s campaign kickoff event. Held inside and outside the Waveny outbuilding, the barbecue offered a chance for candidates in contested local races—namely, the Town Council and Board of Education—to address New Canaan supporters, along with Democratic representatives and figures on the state and national levels. “We have tremendous energy today,” New Canaan DTC Chair Tim Klimpl told NewCanaanite.com in an interview as attendees mingled in the courtyard and inside the Carriage Barn on a clear, sunny early evening. “Our theme throughout the year has been ‘Light the Way Forward,’ and that’s a role we embrace. We have supporters from years past and new supporters, new candidates here, all trying to carry positive energy forward, just as we are in our races.