Dear Fellow Republican:

The Summer of 2011 is coming to a close but the Fall 2011 campaign for the Easton Municipal Election on November 8th is just beginning. First Selectman Tom Herrmann, Selectman Scott Centrella and our entire slate of candidates, proposed by your town committee at Caucus on July 26th were overwhelmingly endorsed. Tom will be running for his third two-year term and Scott for his fourth two-year term as a member of the Board of Selectmen.

Although the Easton Democratic Town Committee is not running a candidate for First Selectman, they will be aggressively focusing their energy on gaining seats on our Board of Finance, Region 9 Board of Education (Joel Barlow High) as well as for Tax Collector and Town Clerk - all important elected offices long-held by Republicans which we need to defend vigorously. (A full color brochure will be sent shortly showing the impressive biographical and professional credentials of all our Republican candidates along with recent photographs).

Frankly, my biggest concern is that without a contest for First Selectman there could be low Republican voter turnout which would only benefit the opposition. We must not be complacent - remember in 2003 we lost several key seats as well as control of the Board of Selectmen for two years. To prevent that we need you to:

1. Vote on Tuesday, November 8th for our slate of candidates led by Tom and Scott who have delivered consistently in a non-partisan fashion over the last four years.

2. Attend our Annual Dinner & Auction on Friday, September 30th at Roberto's in Monroe at which time we will recognize our former State Representative The Honorable John E. Stripp for his dedicated service to Easton, Weston and Redding. State Senator and Minority Leader John McKinney and our new State Representative John Shaban will be co-auctioneers. Other prominent Republican elected officials who worked closely with John during his 18 years in Hartford will join us.

3. Send a donation payable to the Easton Republican Town Committee today so that we can underwrite the rising costs of mounting an effective, aggressive and positive campaign to get our message across to all the voters.

Additionally, please donate an item for our auction and/or place an ad ($100) in our commemorative Dinner Ad Book. Contact Cecelia Campbell, Chair of the Dinner, at 254-3497, to make a reservation, donate an auction item or place an ad.

4. Join us for our Cocktail Party on Sunday, October 30th at the home of Cathy and Adam Dunsby on Redding Road to help rally the party and encourage Tom, Scott and the entire team onto a resounding victory 9 days later.

With the greatest pride and confidence in our party, I remain, Yours truly,

Hugh J. Barry,
Chairman