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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 8, 2026
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Eddie Aledia
Eddie@ryanfazio.com
860-319-9688
Hartford, CT — Today, the Brookfield and Canton Republican Town Committee Chairs are speaking out after Erin Stewart’s campaign unsuccessfully attempted to disqualify their duly selected delegates from their towns ahead of the Republican State Convention.
The grassroots party leaders said the effort represents a troubling attempt to silence grassroots Republicans and undermine the integrity of the delegate selection process.
“Campaigns that can win on their own record don’t try to disqualify an entire town’s delegates,” said Robert Guarino, Chairman of the Brookfield Republican Town Committee. “Our delegates do the hard work every day to build this party. Their voices deserve to be respected, not silenced for political convenience.”
“If a candidate wants support, they should earn it by making the case on their record, not by trying to rig the system,” Guarino added. “Our focus should be on building a strong, united party heading into November.”
“Republicans believe in an open and fair process where every town has a voice,” said Tom Blatchley, Chairman of the Canton Republican Town Committee. “Attempting to decertify people who complied with the delegate selection process sends the exact wrong message to the grassroots volunteers we rely on to win elections. If we’re going to defeat the Democrats, we need to be bringing people into the process, not trying to shut them out. The attempt to disenfranchise Canton’s delegates without the courtesy of a conversation to verify the accuracy of the information relied upon before submitting the formal challenge is the opposite of unity. The challenge to Canton’s delegates was based on factually incorrect and unsubstantiated information which could have been cleared up with a quick phone call.”
“Delegates volunteer their time to represent their towns, and they should be heard,” Blatchley said. “You can’t invoke Reagan’s 11th Commandment and proclaim party unity while trying to silence the very grassroots Republicans who give their time and do the work to promote our party.”
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