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Election 2023: Janet Fonss Announces Candidacy for Town Council [Q&A]

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Janet Fonss, a New Canaan resident for 24 years who has a background in banking and finance, on Monday announced her candidacy for the Town Council. We put some questions to Fonss ahead of the July 18 Democratic caucus, where she will seek party backing. Here’s our exchange. ***

New Canaanite: What is your background professionally and in terms of living and volunteering here in New Canaan? Janet Fonss: My professional background is in banking and finance.

Government

Election 2023: Jennifer Zonis Announces Candidacy for Town Council [Q&A]

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Jennifer Zonis, a New Canaan native with a professional background in media and entertainment, on Monday announced her candidacy for the Town Council. We put some questions to Zonis ahead of the July 18 Democratic caucus, where she will seek party backing. Here’s our exchange. ***

New Canaanite: What is your background professionally and in terms of living and volunteering here in New Canaan? Jennifer Zonis: After graduating from NCHS in ’85 and Harvard College in ’89 I moved to NYC to pursue a career in Media and Entertainment.

Cristina Ross

Election 2023: Cristina Ross Announces Re-Election Bid for Town Council [Q&A]

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New Canaan’s Cristina Ross, an architect for 30-plus years who has served on the Town Council for eight years, this week announced her candidacy for re-election to the legislative body. We put some questions to Ross ahead of the July 25 Republican caucus, where she will seek party backing. (Councilman Michael Mauro, a Republican, also has announced his re-election bid.)

Here’s our exchange. ***

New Canaanite: What is your background professionally and in terms of living and volunteering here in New Canaan? 

Cristina Ross: I am a licensed architect with 30+ years of experience in a wide range of areas including corporate, educational, healthcare, historic restoration, and residential projects. My expertise is in architectural design and project management.

Election 2023

Election 2023: Michael Mauro Announces Re-Election Bid for Town Council [Q&A]

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New Canaan’s Michael Mauro, an attorney for 20-plus years who has served on the Town Council for six years, this week announced his candidacy for re-election to the legislative body. We put some questions to Mauro ahead of the July 25 Republican caucus, where he will seek party backing. Here’s our exchange. ***

New Canaanite: What is your background professionally and in terms of living and volunteering here in New Canaan? Michael Mauro: I have been a practicing attorney for over 20 years.

Government

Election 2023: Keith Richey Announces Candidacy for Town Council [Q&A]

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Keith Richey, a corporate lawyer who has served the town for 20-plus years on the Parking and Parks & Recreation Commissions, on Monday announced his candidacy for the Town Council. We put some questions to Richey ahead of the July 25 Republican caucus, where he will seek party backing. Here’s our exchange. New Canaanite: What is your background professionally and in terms of living and volunteering here in New Canaan? Keith Richey: As a corporate lawyer I specialized in international tax planning for 39 years, starting with Exxon/Mobil out of law school, then Citibank where I became General Tax Counsel for their worldwide Private Bank, left to run the International Tax Planning function for Xerox, then ITT and their spin-off Xylem, retiring in 2018.  My 39 years of professional experience included significant involvement in law, tax, finance, and deal making.