Reprinted from The Connecticut Post Blog © Copyright 2009
August 31, 2009

By Susan Silvers

There's hardly a political pre-Labor Day lull in Trumbull, where Republican candidate Tim Herbst seems determined to operate on all cylinders even before the traditional holiday starting gun.

His campaign on Monday announced the formation of Democrats for Herbst.It will be chaired by Charles Pitcher, who was defeated for reelection as a District 7 Town Council member two years ago only to last year declare and drop a petition candidacy for state representative and later announce but drop plans to challenge incumbent Democratic First Selectman Raymond G. Baldwin Jr. in this year's race.

At least five other Democrats have signed on to the committee, including Leslie Roggen, a neighbor of the Westfield Trumbull mall who said Herbst helped get management there to listen to her concerns about issues like sign size and lighting before the new Target moved in, and Amy Dezenzo, a retired teacher who said that her taxes "have gone out of sight."

And Pitcher said 25 others have agreed to support Herbst as well.

Meanwhile, political junkies don't have to keep their sights confined to this year in this pre-holiday week. GOP Senate hopeful Rob Simmons (one of several seeking to take the seat away from Chris Dodd) visits the town Thursday when the Republicans open their local headquarters at 6295 Main Street. That takes place at 6:30 p.m., and one doesn't even have to belong to a party to be welcome.