Area Democrats kick off campaign season, Villager Newspapers

Area Democrats kick off campaign season

Matt Sanderson

Villager Newspapers

9/19/08

BROOKLYN — “Come Together: A Democratic Celebration” took place last Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Brooklyn Fairgrounds to kick off the 2008 campaign season.

Congressman Joseph Courtney (DConn., 2nd District), a representative for the Sen. Barack Obama campaign, and many state elected officials and candidates turned out to promote the Democratic spirit.

The event was co-sponsored by Democratic Town Committees in Brooklyn, Eastford, Killingly, Pomfret, Putnam, Woodstock, Ashford, Canterbury, Hampton, Union and Vernon.

Drew Dionne, chairman of the Brooklyn Democratic Town Committee, said between 160 and 175 people turned out for the event. “It was a very nice event,” he said. “It was very family-oriented.

It was more of a rally than anything else. There was plenty to do for kids.” Dionne said the event certainly “fanned the flames” of the Democratic spirit in this year’s presidential race between Obama and Sen. John McCain. Sue Woodward, chairman of the Woodstock Registrar of Voters, said it was well organized by Chris Pitts of the Canterbury Democratic Town Committee.

“All towns were asked to donate $50,” she said. Woodward said Courtney gave a speech as well as Nancy Wyman, state comptroller.