Most towns will have local elections later this year.
Channel 3 spoke with one organization about how it is trying to recruit new faces to run for office.
âTo envision where youâve never really seen yourself is scary,â said Bloomfield Mayor Suzette Debeatham-Brown.
Debeatham-Brown is proud to hold a first: The first Caribbean-born mayor in Bloomfieldâs history. A year after protestors took to the streets demanding an to end systemic racism, Debeatham-Brown holds another distinction. She is the only person of color currently holding the top elected office in any town in Connecticut
âOur municipal leadership across the state did not pair up or reflect the constituencies of which we serve,â said Joe DeLong, Connecticut Conference of Municipalities executive director.
Bloomfield officials urging Black residents to get vaccinated
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