Candidates You Can Count On

John Szewczyk, State Representative, 100th District

John Szewczyk is running for State Representative in the 100th Legislative District. He is currently a Selectman in the Town of Durham. He is a graduate of Trinity College and a Police Officer in Hartford, CT where he has served for eight years. He is also seeking the Republican nomination. He can be reached at 860 349 0003, 860 803 7085 or at Peoplebeforepolitics@gmail.com

Ty Perry, State Representative, 50th District

Ty Perry is a 13 year resident of Woodstock CT, a practicing attorney and member of the Massachusetts Bar in good standing. He works for the largest Insurer in Massachusetts and has been there for 14 years. Perry is a former Military Policeman who served in the USAR.

Learn more at http://typerrylibertarian.intuitwebsites.com/

Marc Guttman, M.D., State Senate, 20th District

Marc Guttman is an emergency physician who lives in East Lyme. He is also the vice chair of the Libertarian Party of Connecticut.

Learn more at www.whyliberty.com

Walter Gengarelly, U.S. House of Representatives - District 5.

Ken Mosher, Secretary of State

Jim Palmer, State Representative, District 85

Charlie Aspinwall, State Senate, District 17

Rick Torres, US House of Representatives - District #4.

Rick Torres is a life-long Bridgeport resident, a successful small-business owner, and a true leader and steward of public good in his neighborhood, community, and native city.

He prides himself in being a student of the Constitution, and is running to be the kind of a citizen legislator envisioned by our Founders.

Rick was born in Bridgeport in 1959. His father, Juan, a Cuban immigrant and a political activist whose radio program had been shut down by the Batista regime, welcomed the Cuban Revolution. In 1961, Juan took his family back to Cuba to help Castro lead his native land out of tyranny—or so he thought. It took Juan only a couple of months to become disillusioned with the communist dictator, and another 5 years to secure permission to leave Cuba again. In 1967, Rick and his brother were brought back to Bridgeport—with not much more than the clothes on their backs. Today a successful self-made businessman and one of the most respected Republicans in Bridgeport, Rick never forgets his humble beginnings.

Rick attended Bullard Havens Technical high school where he became a master carpenter. He also he proved to be a star athlete, becoming Captain of the Basketball Team, selected All-Conference in football—and chosen King of the Prom!—and earning two athletic college scholarships: one in basketball and one in football. With his eyes set on becoming a doctor, but lacking any academic foundation, Rick enrolled himself for a year into a prestigious prep school—striking a deal with the headmaster to work, in lieu of paying the tuition, as a school carpenter full time over the summer and two hours each day during the school year.

Winning a full academic scholarship, Rick went on to study biology in Washington University. It was there that he met his future wife—now of 27 years—Michele. In 1983, Rick graduated with honors and returned to Bridgeport. He enrolled in the Ph.D. program in Microbiology and Biochemistry at the UConn Health Center. Two years later—he and Michele now having two sons—Rick had to quit graduate school to support his family.

Learn more at http://ricktorres2010.com/

Martha Dean, Attorney General

Martha Dean has actively practiced law in Connecticut for the past 22 years. She is a business owner who has run her own law practice, supervising staff and lawyers, for the past 16 years. Prior to that, Martha worked at Robinson & Cole and the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. Martha is a graduate of Phillips Academy (Andover), Wellesley College, and the University of Connecticut School of Law, where she was an editor of the Law Review. She is a member of the Connecticut Bar, U.S. District Court (Connecticut), U.S. Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit), and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Martha’s legal practice is dedicated to helping clients understand and comply with complex regulatory schemes, successfully challenge inappropriate government action, and recoup losses, while furthering their economic and individual rights guaranteed by the Constitution. Clients include industrial, financial, and commercial establishments. She also represents individuals who have serious toxic tort and property damage claims caused by pollutants or pesticides. Martha’s legal cases have established nationwide precedents, and she has fought vigorously for consumers all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Learn more at http://marthadeanforattorneygeneral.com/