Republican State Representative John Frey recently accused the Ridgefield Democratic Town Committee (“DTC”) and its Chair of engaging in “distortions,” “personal, polarizing attacks,” and “non-factual, twisted campaign rhetoric.” All the accusations are untrue. Representative Frey’s accusations relate to five short DTC-published articles that report, refute, or question Representative Frey’s record/actions. The articles are well-sourced, verified, […]

On Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, mere hours after longtime Trump adviser and confidante Roger Stone was arrested and indicted on multiple federal charges, the Republican National Committee (RNC), convening for its annual winter meetings in New Mexico, unanimously pledged the party’s “undivided support” to Trump as the party’s presidential candidate in 2020. The vote was

RNC Unanimously Pledged “Undivided Support” for Trump mere hours after Roger Stone indicted on multiple federal charges.

Connecticut has numerous statutes related to domestic violence and sexual assault, in order to keep victims safe and hold offenders accountable. With the new legislative session underway, the Ridgefield Democratic Town Committee supports strengthening statutes and administrative policy that assist domestic violence and sexual assault survivors to have safe, stable lives. The changes supported here

The Ridgefield Democratic Town Commission (DTC) is seeking candidates to fill a vacant seat on the Police Commission. Police Commissioner Stephen Saloom resigned from his position effective January 1, 2019, pursuant to a temporary work relocation to the Washington, DC area. Per the Town’s charter, the Police Commission has 30 days to fill the vacancy and

In this second year of unified Republican national government, the federal budget deficit soared to nearly $800 billion, a 6-year high and nearly 50% larger than when President Obama left office. The annual deficit will top $1 trillion each of the next 3 years, maintaining near trillion-dollar levels thereafter. Such a sharp, rapid rise in

Although special days of thanksgiving have been common in most religions and cultures for millennia, Thanksgiving in the United States is a uniquely unifying American tradition. Prior to the American Revolution, days of thanksgiving were primarily proclaimed by New England church leaders in response to local or regional abundance. President George Washington designated November 26,

Tuesday was an historic election and Ridgefield Democrats have much for which we are thankful. Our greatest thanks are to each voter, no matter party or votes cast, for voting. Turnout was high for a mid-term with unofficial tallies of over twelve thousand ballots cast, including nearly 1,300 absentee ballots and almost 90 election day

Many Ridgefield residents, including moderates and progressives, believe John Frey’s personable friendliness reflects political moderation. However, John’s record is decidedly immoderate. John’s immoderation is not a recent development, but rather has been ever-present in his legislative voting record. John has voted in lockstep with the extremist Republican House leadership 96% of the time during the latest term.

Summary: Frey’s personal PAC collects tens of thousands of dollars each year from corporate PACs and interest groups to finance exclusive luxury trips and entertainment for Frey. Some of the contributors have interests before the state legislature and possibly the House committees on which Frey sits. Frey sought and received the 2018 endorsement of the

After careful review and deliberation, the Ridgefield Democratic Town Committee (DTC) voted to support approval of all twelve questions on the 2018 ballot and to encourage voters to answer “yes” to each question. DTC Chair Alex Harris said, “The DTC believes each initiative advances the cause of good government, increasing transparency, accountability, fiscal responsibility, efficiency and effectiveness.” To