Kudej steps down from Shelton Board of Aldermen Brian Gioiele FacebookTwitterEmail Alderman Stanley Kudej attends an Inauguration Ceremony for Shelton Mayor Mark A. Lauretti and other elected officials at the Shelton Senior Center in Shelton, Conn., on Tuesday Nov. 19, 2019. Lauretti took the oath of office to start his 15th term.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media SHELTON — Stanley Kudej has resigned his seat on the Board of Aldermen. Mayor Mark Lauretti confirmed Kudej’s decision, saying he has “not been in good health” as his reason for stepping aside. Kudej, a Republican, has spent some two decades as second ward alderman. He was reelected this past November.