Subscribe After a campaign that attracted a lot of attention, Laratta, a disabled Vietnam veteran, received 11 percent of the vote against incumbent Mary Sullivan for the Ward 5 council seat. Laratta, a former Darien Planning and Zoning Commission member, pulled in 52 votes in all. Later Wednesday, Laratta asked commenters on Patch to "please remember that I am now a private citizen, not a contestant for a political office." Subscribe He also wrote a public message for a Patch reporter: "David G(iuliani) Don't forget to pick up your bonus check at 1700 Plainfield Road any time before 5:00 p.m. Mon to Fri. along with your Paul Joseph Goebbels award for excellence in controlled news."