Welcome to our Voter Guide!

In short, we invited all candidates for the Amity Board to answer questions relevant to what the Board does. Our goal is to help you, the voter, get to know them better so you can make an informed choice when you vote, whether through early voting (starting October 20th) or on Election Day, November 4th.

If you want the full low down on the voter guide and our process, you can click the banner above to learn more!

Once you’ve learned about this candidate, you can navigate to the next candidate’s page down at the bottom or just click a town seal to see all the candidates running in the town.

Joi Prud’homme (R-endorsed D) - Woodbridge

[Editor’s note - Ms. Prud’homme respectfully declined to respond to the Questionnaire. While we will continue to encourage her to do so, we will provide a link to the LWV Amity questionnaire once it’s available.]

Thank you for your invitation to complete the Amity Allies Voter’s Guide Questionnaire for our upcoming municipal election. I find it so encouraging that groups like yours are working to ensure that every voter has access to transparent, not-partisan information about our candidates before they go place their votes.

As you can imagine, we are busy meeting with ALL Woodbridge residents, getting the word out about our diverse ticket with 4 political affiliations who are working together to find A Common Ground for Woodbridge. I invite you to visit our website to learn more about us and our many upcoming events which you are of course welcome.

Multiple groups like yours have invited us to fill out similar questionnaires including The League of Women Voters of Amity. We plan to participate in their “Meet the Candidates Night at Amity High School” on Thursday, October 16th at 7pm. which I hope Amity Allies can also attend. Rather than fill out multiple questionnaires, we will supply you with our LOWV answers and trust that they will only be used verbatim. Our experience has been that editing, no matter how well intentioned, can alter the meaning of answers and create confusion. I encourage you to check out their guide when it becomes available.

We look forward to meeting you soon!

Best,

Joi Prud’homme

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Donna Schuster

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The questionnaire:

1. What qualifications would you bring as a member of the Amity Board of Education?
2. What would you hope to accomplish in the next term as a member of the Board?
3. Do you have any concerns about academics, curricula, or extra curricular opportunities (athletics, clubs, etc) at Amity?
4. On what basis do you think the job performance of the Superintendent of Amity Schools should be evaluated?
5. What are the primary criteria you would bring to considering the administration’s annual budget proposals for the Amity district?
6. How do you view the respective roles of the Board, Amity administration, the State of Connecticut, and the federal government in determining curriculum in the district?
7. How would you weigh your responsibility as an elected representative of your town and your duty to support the district as a member of its Board?
8. How would you approach making decisions at Amity that may affect parents who also have students at the elementary school(s) in your town, such as those regarding the Amity schools’ calendar or a later start time at the middle and high schools?
9. How would you make sure that everyone - including parents and students - feels welcome in the district, regardless of their political views (conservative, liberal, or moderate), faith, cultural background, race, or how they view themselves?

Joi Prud’homme (R-endorsed D) - Woodbridge

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Donna Schuster

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1. What qualifications would you bring as a member of the Amity Board of Education?

2. What would you hope to accomplish in the next term as a member of the Board?

3. Do you have any concerns about academics, curricula, or extra curricular opportunities (athletics, clubs, etc) at Amity?

4. On what basis do you think the job performance of the Superintendent of Amity Schools should be evaluated?

5. What are the primary criteria you would bring to considering the administration’s annual budget proposals for the Amity district?

6. How do you view the respective roles of the Board, Amity administration, the State of Connecticut, and the federal government in determining curriculum in the district?

7. How would you weigh your responsibility as an elected representative of your town and your duty to support the district as a member of its Board?

8. How would you approach making decisions at Amity that may affect parents who also have students at the elementary school(s) in your town, such as those regarding the Amity schools’ calendar or a later start time at the middle and high schools?

9. How would you make sure that everyone - including parents and students - feels welcome in the district, regardless of their political views (conservative, liberal, or moderate), faith, cultural background, race, or how they view themselves?

Carol Oladele (D - incumbent)

Donna Schuster (D-incumbent)

Donna Schuster