Earlier this year, town council member Lee Gold left the Republican party and revived the A Connecticut Party along with independents and other former Republicans.

“I almost feel like the party left me,” Gold said. “I ran two years ago as a moderate. I was very clear about where I was and what lane I was in. It was important to differentiate me from other candidates. As we progressed, I saw both sides moving farther right and father left away from where I am.”

It’s in the middle ground where Gold resides politically, he said. He’s joined there by fellow town council candidates Roni Rodman, Mark Merritt and Rick Bush, along with Board of Education candidate Ross Jacobs.

“I’ve had conversations … they say there is no home left for them or no party left for them,” Gold said. “I was feeling the same lack of having that area filled. With A Connecticut Party, we have some former Republicans, we have unaffiliated, we have some who were Democrats. It’s a co-mingling on different ideas that can help promote a moderate, centrist voice. That’s where I believe I’ve always been.”

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