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“The venom he (Carl Higbie) spews is abhorrent…I feel strongly that he has the right to espouse his views however obnoxious I and others may find them. BUT he does not have the right to do so at our Town Hall, paid for by the taxpayers, and he should not have the backing of our officials, who by their presence, give legitimacy to him and his ilk.” – Greenwich Democratic Selectman Sandy Litvack Continue Reading →
Head to the YWCA Greenwich on Sunday, Jan 27th from 2:00 to 3:00pm for a bi-partisan panel discussion with State Rep Elect Steve Meskers, State Rep Livvy Floren, State Rep Fred Camillo and State Senator Alex Bergstein – moderated by Matt DeRienzo of Hearst Media. Continue Reading →
“If Republican-elected officials like Fred Camillo and Peter Tesei were serious about having a bipartisan discussion, we would think they could do better than Carl Higbie.” – Augusta Perrin, Joanna Swomley, Phyllis Alexander, Jean Bergstresser, Richard Bergstresser and Lynne Rohrer, Mary Ellen Markowitz, Lucy von Brachel, Andrew Winston, Harald Hille, and Sally Turner Continue Reading →
“Rather than shout down, name call and persecute, let’s talk and share our perspectives and our mistakes that can make us all wiser. Let’s have equal empathy for those that are not part of our respective ‘tribes.'” – Carl Higbie Continue Reading →
“Contrary to Mr. Tesei’s assertion, this is not an issue about free speech. Carl Higbie can rant all he wants (as he does daily on his Twitter feed). The issue is that Mr. Tesei is condoning Higbie’s offensive remarks by giving him the imprimatur of the highest elected office in Greenwich, his.” – Jonathan Perloe Continue Reading →
A year ago, Greenwich native and former Navy Seal Carl Higbie, was riding high. The married father of two who served two tours in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom, was a regular on Fox and CNN. Then was given a job in the Trump administration. But it all came crashing down when remarks he made in 2013 as a radio host on Sound of Freedom surfaced. Overnight he became the target of global media outrage. A year later, he says he has learned from the painful experience and is planning a bi-partisan Town Meeting discussion with panelists on the left and right discussion guns, immigration, taxes and foreign policy. Continue Reading →
For the next two sessions, Camillo will be serving on the Commerce, Higher Education & Employment Advancement, Public Safety & Security, and Veterans’ Affairs Committees. Continue Reading →
In addition, both legislators will resume their roles as Assistant Republican Leaders. Continue Reading →
In local races, Republican State Rep for district 150 Mike Bocchino was defeated by challenger, Democrat Steve Meskers. Republican incumbent Fred Camillo in district 151 fended off a challenge from Greenwich mom of four Laura Kostin. Continue Reading →
“I love our town, our district, and state too much to sit by and watch gutter politics reign supreme here. It is time for all good people to reject the lies, deflections, distortions, and demagoguery that this national group with a town branch is doing along with a few partisan DTC members.” – Fred Camillo Continue Reading →