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  Marsh Drops Republican Affiliation, to Run for Governor as an Independent
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Last EditedCraverguy  Apr 28, 2010 02:39pm
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AuthorCharles Stannard
News DateTuesday, April 27, 2010 04:20:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionCHESTER— First Selectman Tom Marsh will pursue his run for governor as the candidate of the Connecticut Independent Party, a move he hopes will ensure him a role in the statewide election debate this fall.

Marsh, a Republican first elected to the town’s top job in 2005, also oficially changed his voter registration from Republican to Independent Party. The Independent Party was formed in Waterbury during the last decade, running candidates for mayor and board of alderman in city elections. The party currently hold four seats on the Waterbury Board of Aldermen, and has local town committees in Newtown, Milford, Watertown, and Winsted.

Independent Party members from the Waterbury area joined Marsh and some local supporters Monday at the Chester Meeting House on Liberty Street as he formally announced his plans to run as an independent candidate. Marsh had formed an exploratory committee to seek the Republican nomination for governor in January, and had been appearing at candidate forums and Repuiblican town committee meetings around the state over the past three months.

Michael Telesca, chairman of the Waterbury Independent Party Town Committee, said the party hopes to nominate a full slate of candidates for state offices in the Nov. 2 election. On hand in Chester Monday was John Mertens, a college professor from West Hartford who is running as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate.

Marsh, in a prepared statement, said he hopes to bring the perspective and values of a Connecticut municipal leader to the gubernatorial campaign. Marsh pledged to address the state’s budget deficit, including a full review of the tax structure, and make state government “employer friendly.” He said the newly expanding Independent Party would give citizens a “fresh approach to government,”, and bring a “less partisan and more balanced voice,” to the state Capitol.
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