Wilton Democratic Town Committee

The nine-member Wilton delegation to the 2010 Democratic State Convention (held May 21 and 22 in Hartford) included Walter Briggs, Wilton Town Committee Chair John Kalamarides, Charlie Lewis, State Representative Peggy Reeves, Selectman Ted Hoffstatter, platform chair Ernie Riccio, Sharon Lewis Grace, Thomas Dec and Vice Chair Deb McFadden.

Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down” played as Senate-nominee Dick Blumenthal ascended the podium.

And the Nominees are…

• U.S.Senate: Richard Blumenthal
• Governor: Dan Malloy
• Lt. Governor: Nancy Wyman
• Secretary of State: Denise Merrill
• Attorney General: George Jepsen
• State Treasurer: Denise Nappier
• State Comptroller: Kevin Lembo

Wilton Dems Convention Tweetcast Makes Splash

Delegate Thomas Dec live-tweeted the convention on behalf of the WDTC. Tom posted 60 tweets and photos documenting the activities on the floor as events unfolded. This “tweetcast” was picked up and “re-tweeted” by the New Canaan Democrats, as well as two aggregators of political tweets (USDemocrats and CanadaDems) and several progressives from around the state. Leveraging this network, Tom’s live convention coverage reached over 4,000 twitter users!

• Read Tom’s WDTC State Convention tweetcast
• View Tom’s photos from the floor

Convention Slideshow

Delegate Sharon Lewis Grace, past Wilton DTC Chair and Secretary, is also a darn good photographer! She captured the highlights of the convention, as seen from the floor.

• View as slideshow »



Nominee for Governor, Dan Malloy



Lt. Governor nominee Nancy Wyman greets Wilton DTC Vice Chair Deb McFadden



Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz talks to Wilton DTC Chair John Kalamarides






Wilton Delegates Walter Briggs, John Kalamarides, Charlie Lewis, Peggy Reeves, Ted Hoffstatter, Ernie Riccio, Sharon Lewis Grace, Thomas Dec and Deb McFadden



John Kalmarides Reports Wilton Delegate’s Votes



Delegates mingle






Charlie Lewis Stakes Out Wilton’s Spot



Sharon Lewis Grace Takes a Turn In Front of the Camera



Tom Dec Shows off his Live-Tweeting Skills to Selectman Ted Hoffstatter






Gubernatorial Candidate Dan Malloy and Wilton DTC Platform Chair Ernie Ricco



Like a real-life Bartholomew Cubbins, Tom Dec takes a break from voting and tweeting to work the stands in his role as Operations Manager for Congressman Jim Himes’ campaign



Wilton DTC Chair John Kalamarides and Vice Chair Deb McFadden Led the Delegation






Walter Briggs, Rep. Peggy Reeves, Tom Dec, and John Kalamarides chat with Lt. Governor Candidate Nancy Wyman



State Representative Peggy Reeves Congratulates Lt. Governor Nominee Nancy Wyman



Rep. Peggy Reeves, Walter Briggs, and Nancy Wyman






Tom Dec chats with Ned Lamont



Denise Merrill, Nominee for Secretary of State, and Rep. Peggy Reeves



John Kalamarides and Rep. Peggy Reeves






Tom Dec, Ted Hoffstatter, and most of the “Wilton” banner :)



Deb McFadden Shown in NY Times congratulating Senate-candidate Richard Blumenthal



Delegates depart fired up for the campaign season