The Killingworth Democratic Town Committee is proud to announce the 2025 Democratic slate of candidates for town offices, unanimously endorsed by the Killingworth Democratic caucus:
First Selectman
Eric Couture
Board of Selectmen
Joel D’Angelo
Town Clerk
Dawn Rees Mooney
Town Treasurer
Donna C. Dupuis
Board of Finance
Annie K. Stirna
Steve Reeps
Board of Assessment Appeals
Matthew T. Stillman
Planning & Zoning
Geoff Cook
Lisa D’Angelo
Stephanie Warren (alt)
Zoning Board of Appeals
William Joyce
Cinny MacGonagle (alt)
Fire Commissioner
Michael Reimers
RSD17 Board of Education
Tara Amatrudo
Lisa Connelly
Ben Sodergren
Several of these candidates are running for reelection and based on the integrity and commitment with which they have served.
In his first term as First Selectman, Eric Couture has worked hard to build relations with the state to allow us to address the most challenging problems we face. These include PFAS remediation, limited housing stock, and—as always—solid waste disposal. He will continue to bring his thoughtful approach to building a bright future for Killingworth.
We count on Selectman Joel D’Angelo to bring his steady focus and calm consideration to the way every issue affects the whole community. Those qualities have served our town well for eight years on the Board of Education and in his first term on the Board of Selectmen.
Dawn Rees Mooney has served as Town Clerk for almost ten years, after seven years as assistant town clerk. Dawn is certified as a Master Town Clerk. Her attention to detail is matched by her sense of humor and her love of our town’s four-legged residents.
Town Treasurer Donna Dupuis has shown herself to be a careful and conscientious monitor of the town’s accounts.
Annie Stirna is seeking reelection to the Board of Finance, which she currently chairs. Under her leadership, the board has unanimously brought forward fiscally responsible town budgets for the last two years.
We also have outstanding first-time candidates:
Steve Reeps is running for the Board of Finance for the first time. Steve is a graduate of Quinnipiac University and is now Senior Director of Business Transformation and Continuous Improvement at Intuitive, a major medical device company. He will challenge old assumptions and ask the questions that can lead to improvement in our town.
Lisa D’Angelo is running for Planning & Zoning Commission. With a bachelor of science degree from Loyola University in Chicago and a Ph.D. from Wesleyan, she is Associate Provost for Research at Yale. She is well experienced in thinking through complex problems and ensuring fair procedures.
Cinny Macgonagle, running for ZBA alternate, has a B.A. from Smith College and an M.A. from Rutgers. She taught grades K-8 for 42 years in New Jersey. As chair of her town’s Environmental Commission, she participated in lots of planning board meetings.
Look for more background on these candidates and the rest of our slate. They all show the energy and commitment that will carry Killingworth into a healthy future.
Killingworth Democratic Town Committee 