RTM District 5 (vote at McKinley School)

 

Joe Gall
65 Sterling Road

  • Lifelong Fairfield resident, with four children and eight grandchildren
  • RTM Representative since 1995, serving on Public Works and Planning Committee; Constable and Justice of the Peace
  • 2003 John Sullivan Award recipient for public service; past President of the AARP Drive Alive program for seniors
  • Retired Captain of the Fairfield Special Police; security guard at Handy & Harman
  • World War II naval veteran; member of American Legion Post 74; past Commander of VFW Post #9427

 

 

 

Joshua Garskof
87 Sachem Road
jgrtm5@gmail.com

  • 14-year Fairfield resident; two children in Fairfield Public Schools
  • Two-term incumbent RTM member, serving on the Education and Recreation committee
  • Treasurer of the Stratfield Village Association; member of the Stratfield School PTA
  • Writer for Consumer Reports, Health, Money, Real Simple, Parents, and This Old House magazines, as well as The New York Times
  • Former executive editor for Martha Stewart Living; graduate of the University of Connecticut

For more, see the Q&A at The Daily Fairfield.

 

Chris McAleese
380 Old Oaks Road
mooremac@optonline.net

  • 14-year Fairfield resident; three children in Fairfield Public Schools
  • Incumbent RTM member, serving on the Public Works and Planning Committee
  • Former member of the Stratfield PTA Executive Committee; former PTA Liaison to the Stratfield Building Committee
  • Registered Architect operating a sole proprietorship in Fairfield; teaching certification in Technology education
  • Graduate of Georgetown University and University of Virginia School of Architecture

 

Ruth Smey
219 Old Stratfield Road
smey@sbcglobal.net

  • Four-term incumbent RTM member, served as chair of original Senior Tax Relief Special Committee
  • 13-term incombent term as Constable
  • Democratic Town Committee District Leader
  • Assumption-Holy Family School Advisory board member
  • Former Commissioner of Transportation for Fairfield
  • Former Greater Bridgeport Transportation Authority board member
  • Vice President, Fairfield County Chapter, American Heart Association
  • Realtor with Westfair Realty Group LLC.

 

 

Ann Stamler
411 Stratfield Road
AnnStamlerDem@gmail.com 

  • 14-year Fairfield resident and wife of sole proprietor in Fairfield
  • Two-term incumbent RTM member, serving on Legislation and Administration Committee
  • Co-sponsor of successful ordinance controlling certain cost increases of municipal labor contracts
  • Corresponding Secretary of the Fairfield Democratic Town Committee
  • 40 years experience in nonprofit management, former director of international agency
  • Graduate of Columbia University