Longtime Civic Leader and DTC Member Alton Brooks served as Chairman of the 5th Congressional District Convention in Waterbury on Monday as delegates from New Britain and 40 other towns in a congressional district inclusive of Central Connecticut and the Northwest Hills re-nominated Cong. Elizabeth Esty for a new term.
“There is a lot at stake in the 2016 election, up and down the ticket, and we must unite around our shared values: expanding economic and educational opportunities, keeping our country safe, and standing with our veterans and military families,” said Esty before the nominating convention.
A Photo Essay by DTC Member Frank Gerratana. (c) 2016 Frank Gerratana
Congresswoman Esty accepts the Democratic nomination for a third, two-year term. At right is Convention Chair Alton Brooks of New Britain.
Convention Chair Alton Brooks and NB Delegates Susan McKInley Perry and Shirley Black.
Farmington’s Riju Das seconds nomination of Elizabeth Esty.
DTC Vice Chair And Alderwoman Shirley Black, Cong. Esty and Susan McKinley Perry.
State Senator Terry Gerratana talks with Cong. Elizabeth Esty. Dan Esty At center is former D
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Alton Brooks opens Congressional Convention in Waterbury.
