Please vote for Ceci Maher—a sentient human being with actual experience and demonstrated intelligence. Her opponent is another Republican place-holder: no passion, no point of view, no specific ideas, just abstractions and generalities that blow in the wind.
Maher’s record is exemplary. She stands firmly for reproductive health rights in Connecticut and nationwide. She appreciates kitchen-table economics and has repeatedly supported tax cuts for all residents, especially the elderly. Her extensive nonprofit background gives her unique insight into the importance of common-sense gun laws and an accessible mental-health support system. She understands both fiscal foresight and compassion for people who are not exactly like her.
Her opponent, Kami Evans, is a would-be influencer desperately searching for something to influence. Her vibe is off: Everything she says is a tedious platitude about “community” or “togetherness,” yet she is the spawn of a Republican Party intent on destroying both. She won’t reveal what she thinks about Donald Trump (I’ve asked repeatedly), though she proudly embraces his MAGA supporters and donors on her busy Instagram account. Take a stand and stand behind it? Not Evans.
Her blatant lie about state reading guidelines in Westport and Maher’s fight against them is particularly disturbing: But that’s what Republicans do—try to lie everything into the record. She learned from the big fella.
Those of us who watched the Wilton and Westport debates saw Evans frantically flipping through her three-ring binder for answers to the moderators’ questions. Never has a candidate been less prepared, less conversant in the issues, less specific about how she would change anything in Hartford.
Ceci Maher embraces residents at every stage and uses her office to better their lives. There is no other sane choice.
Tom Prince
