Press Release: David A. Eldridge Announces Run for Shelton Mayor
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Veteran, Retired Shelton Police Officer, and Former Small Business Operator Announces Run for Shelton Mayor
Shelton, CT-- Shelton Resident, David A. Eldridge has formally announced he will run for Mayor of Shelton taking on the thirty-year incumbent. David was raised in Shelton and is a graduate of Shelton High School. He is a United State Marine Corp veteran and a former 31-year city of Shelton police officer. David has a long history of community and civic volunteerism having been twice elected to the Shelton Board of Alderman from Ward 2. He currently works for Sikorsky Aircraft and has successfully operated two small family businesses in his career.
Eldridge intends to run as a Democrat and will formally seek the Democratic nomination during the July nominating process. He is a life-long, moderate, blue-collar Democrat that is fiscally conservative and believes in people over politics.
“David has devoted his adult life in service to citizens, first as a Marine then as a police officer for 31 years. Running for Mayor is a continuation of his commitment to serving the people of his community,” stated Dave Gioiello, Chairman of the Shelton Democratic Town Committee.
Eldridge is committed to working with everyone, Republicans, Democrats, Independents and others. “Voters are tired of traditional politics. They want a person who will serve the community, not themselves. Like me, most voters like to do the right thing, not the political thing,” stated Eldridge.
The Envision Shelton group agreed stating, “David is a life-long Sheltononian, a military veteran and a recently retired member of the Shelton PD. He has already identified many of our problems and has formulated effective solutions for them. We believe he has the experience and is truly the right person to unite all of Shelton behind our shared vision of community leadership through collaboration rather than partisan politics.”
Envision Shelton is the bi-partisan group that spearheaded opposition to the recent charter revision proposal which was defeated by a 70% to 30% margin in the November 2020 election.
In highlighting why he wants to run for mayor, Eldridge stated, “We can do better. There is more than one person who can keep your taxes low. I commit to maintaining our low tax rate, but I will do a better job managing our city and our resources so we can improve our infrastructure and quality of life for the future. The vision we have had here for thirty years is out of gas. We need new energy, someone who knows how to solve problems and is willing to work with people. That person is me. I want to work tirelessly for the residents of Shelton. I have the work ethic, experience, the business savvy and understanding to take the reins in November. I will be taking my message directly to the voters.”
Eldridge noted why he selected downtown Shelton for his announcement. “The current mayor has had three decades to tackle downtown Shelton. The downtown continues to suffer from lack of parking and it is increasingly unsafe and not attractive for visitors or businesses. This area could be a gem for the region. It requires planning, an open playing field for investors and working together in new ways. The random infill development is not well planned and will not transform the area. I will be asking the voters to let me take it on and in return I promise we will not have to wait 30 years for results," stated Eldridge.
For more information on David A. Eldridge for Mayor or to get involved in the campaign visit Eldridgeformayor.com or email Eldridgeformayor@gmail.com.