By State Sen. Ryan Fazio
One of the most interesting parts of being in the state Senate is the opportunity I have to travel all across the state. In doing so, I get to learn about other towns and cities, but I also get to see more clearly makes a place like New Canaan so unique and special. Most importantly, it is the people and sense of community here in New Canaan that makes it what it is. Additionally, our town has been blessed with superb leaders and leadership in town government for generations that has helped make it such a desirable place to live and raise a family.
Dionna Carlson will not only continue that lineage of great town leadership as first selectman, but she will distinguish herself as a leader. I’ve been fortunate to know Dionna for several years. She is smart and hardworking. She listens more than she speaks. She is communicative, collaborative, and considerate. And she loves New Canaan.
Dionna is an accomplished businesswoman who can be counted on to keep taxes low and invest your tax dollars wisely as first selectman. She was a successful chairman of the Board of Education and will continue to be supportive of New Canaan’s best-in-state school system in whatever capacity she can. She is a deacon at her church, a volunteer in the community, and great wife and mother—and will be a trusted leader for the town.
Dionna will take the helm in a truly great town and make it even better for everyone. The fact is, other towns and cities in Connecticut do not have it so good, in part because they did not have the effective and pragmatic Republican leadership that New Canaan has elected for generations. Those Republican leaders have kept taxes low, services high, and maintained schools great in town for a long time. No small feat and not to be taken for granted.
Dionna, Steve Karl, and the entire Republican slate of candidates for municipal office will build on that legacy of success for the next generation. I am very excited to endorse my friend Dionna, and other friends on Row B, this year and hope you will get out and vote for them on Tuesday, November 7th!
State Senator Ryan Fazio represents most of New Canaan, parts of Stamford, and Greenwich.
