Submitted by Lauren Rabin, Selectwoman
How low will some candidates go? It is not typical to get a political mailer from a candidate with such negative and dishonest messages. Imagine my dismay to get not only one, but two mailers from State Senator Ryan Fazio’s opponent with such false information about Ryan. At first, I wondered who sent the mailers, and I was finally able to see who in the tiniest font possible and in a color so close to the background it was almost eligible. It was indeed Ryan’s opponent. I thought if someone is going spend taxpayer dollars to send out misinformation, they should at least own it, certainly not a way to inspire trust.
I have known Ryan and his family since he and my son were in the 6th grade at Western Middle School. He is hard-working, honest, and loves our community deep in his bones. He is someone I trust. I trust Ryan to focus on the things that are the biggest concerns of voters: affordability, jobs, taxes, health, and the wellbeing of our seniors.
Connecticut is among the least affordable states to retire in (CT Insider, Oct. 2022); Ryan has submitted over 20 bills to streamline regulations to reduce the cost of health care and energy and cut personal income tax rates. Connecticut is amongst 12 others that tax a person’s social security benefit (Kiplinger, October 2022); Ryan co-introduced legislation to cut taxes on retirement income.
Ryan also co-sponsored a new law to extend the statute of limitations on crimes committed against our seniors. Seniors comprise almost 20% of Greenwich’s population and in the not-too-distant future I will join that category.
Imagine a day when we get mailers from candidates that show us that they know us, rather than print falsehoods. We shouldn’t condone a win-at-all-costs attitude from our candidates. For these reasons and more, please join me in re-electing State Senator Ryan Fazio on Tuesday, November 8th.
Lauren Rabin
Selectwoman