
Joseph Sledge
Chairman
Judy Domkowski
Vice-Chair

Tom Lasersohn
Vice-Chair


Kevin White
Treasurer
Peter Anstett
Secretary
RTC Meetings are the third Tuesday of each month at 8 PM
We meet in Room 201/201A at Westport Town Hall.
The Westport Republican Town Committee consists of 40 members who are elected at caucuses by registered Republicans in the nine Representative Town Committee districts in January of even numbered years to serve two year terms. In March of even numbered years the new Republican Town Committee elects a chairman, a vice chairman, a treasurer and a secretary. The Town Committee meets at 8 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month, usually at the Westport Town Hall.
The main responsibility of the Republican Town Committee is to select the best candidates to run for public office and then to provide assistance to the candidates in electing them to office. In even numbered years the Town Committee is primarily involved with obtaining votes for Republican candidates seeking national offices, statewide offices and legislative positions. In odd numbered years the focus is electing Republican candidates for town wide positions such as Board of Selectmen, Board of Finance, Board of Education, Planning and Zoning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals.
Candidates for local and statewide positions are typically selected either by the Town Committee or at Conventions in May. The Town Committee raises funds to assist the candidates with advertisements and other expenses as well as to run their own advertisements in support of the candidates. Typically the Town Committee has a headquarters from which members make calls to the electorate asking voters to come out to vote on election day. Publicity is provided to the local media to support the Republican candidates.
Republican Town Committee, 2020-2022
(Revised 11/2020)
(all e-mail addresses are hotlinked to your email software)
District 1
Marty Bell
Peter Bayer
Lisa Hartmann
Patrizia Zucaro
District 2
Michael Calise
Bari Reiner
Joseph Sledge
District 3
Michael DelliCarpini*
James Izzo
Allen Levy
Autumn Waggoner
Jack Whittle
District 4
Karen Hess
Lorraine Wetmore
Timothy Wetmore
District 5
Thomas C. Bloch
Judith Domkowski
Charles Haberstroh
Neil Wessan
District 6
Karl Merganthaler
Ed Iannone
Steve Violette
District 7
Peter Anstett
Brandi Briggs
Liz Heyer
Jon Olefson
Sue Staub
Pete Wolgast
District 8
Jim Campbell*
Thomas Lasersohn
Tammy Pincavage
Michael Valante
Kevin White
District 9
Kate Boyle Kirby
Robert Bass
Stephen Obsitnik
Avi Kaner*
Chip Stephens
Ex-Officio Members
Jim Marpe, First Selectman jamesmarpe@mac.com
Jennifer Tooker, Second Selectwoman jentooker@gmail.com
Andrea Moore, Vice Chairman, Board of Finance mooreandrea@me.com
James Foster, Board of Finance fosterjim4@gmail.com
Jay DesMarteau, Board of Finance jay.desmarteau@gmail.com
Jon Olefson, Planning & Zoning jon@olefson.net
Chip Stephens, Planning & Zoning chipron@prodigy.net
Cathy Walsh, Planning & Zoning cawalsh6@gmail.com
Jeannie Smith, Vice-Chairman, Board of Education jeanniedsmith@gmail.com
Liz Heyer, Board of Education liz.heyer@gmail.com
Karen Kleine, Board of Education kkleine3@gmail.com
Liz Wong, Vice-Chairman, Zoning Board of Appeals ewong114@yahoo.com
Tom Hood, Zoning Board of Appeals thood6789@gmail.com
Garson Heller, Chair, Board of Assessment Appeals
Joseph Sledge, Board of Assessment Appeals joseph.sledge@snet.net
Richard Ruggiano, Registrar of Voters klickrr@aol.com
District State Elected Officials
28 Hon. Tony Hwang, State Senator thwang@optonline.net
143 Hon. Gail Lavielle, State Representative gaillavielle@aol.com
State Central Representative
Will Duff
Annalisa Stravato
*District Leader Only