Newtown CT Democratic Town Committee

Leading Newtown Republicans continue to fuss over their already failed attempt to regulate the right of residents to peacefully protest in town, this time taking umbrage with lawyer and Finance Board member Jim Gaston’s reasoned response in the Newtown Bee to Legislative Council member Derek Pisani’s July 10 rant in the Bee regarding the perceived […]

Apparently not content with losing a Legislative Council bid to pass an ordinance that would regulate political protests in Newtown — top Republicans have been doubling down, attacking opponents on social media and in Letters to the Editor in The Newtown Bee. (We’re still waiting for Part 2 of THAT rant. Perhaps cooler heads prevailed.)Democrats […]

Our monthly lunch at the senior center is drawing a crowd.

Let’s not forget, as November elections approach, that the response of local Republican officials and candidates to peaceful protest has been to try to regulate it, rather than work with and within the community and to respect the First Amendment.

Remarks from Bruce Walczak, Democratic nominee for First Selectman, announcing his candidacy on July 21, 2025 at Edmond Town Hall: Good evening, friends and neighbors, It’s a genuine honor to be here with all of you tonight. Holly and I have called Newtown home for the past 34 years. Many of you have seen us […]

Here are the candidates running for local office as Democrats on Nov. 4, 2025 as nominated by the party on July 22. Candidate profiles, photos, videos, backgrounds and campaign material will be posted soon! First Selectman: Bruce WalczakBoard of Selectmen: Paul Lundquist Board of Finance: John Fletcher Jim Gaston Janette Lamoureaux Beth Young Board of […]

The weather was perfect and so were the burgers, at beautiful Dickinson Park. Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz and U.S. Sen Richard Blumenthal stopped by, too! Video file below!

Join us on July 19th from 11-3 at Dickinson Park for a Summer Barbecue Bash! Get your tickets today, see you there! Suggested donation: $35/ person; $60/family; kids free!

No one signed up for this. Not even Republicans in Congress were consulted. Yesterday, Trump bombed a sovereign nation unprovoked and without congressional approval. Per this article, he did not… Posted by Newtown Democratic Town Committee on Sunday, June 22, 2025

If you missed the big day — or if you were there and couldn’t hear the speeches because the crowd was LOUD — we’ve got it all on video on the Newtown Democrats Youtube channel. Or right here.

How many were we? More than a thousand, maybe two thousand, lined both sides of the street from Edmond Town Hall down to Booth Library! See videos.