INTRODUCTION

HELLO

MY NAME IS MIKE SEDER AND I AM SEEKING TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE WEST HARTFORD TOWN COUNCIL.

I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF WEST HARTFORD FOR THE LAST TWELVE YEARS AND LEARNED TO LOVE LIFE IN WEST HARTFORD. MY WIFE JUDY IS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF WEST HARTFORD.

I AM A GRADUATE OF COLBY COLLEGE WITH A DEGREE IN PHYSICS AND AN MBA GRADUATE OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY.

I AM ALSO A US NAVY VETERAN OF THE VIETNAM WAR.

I HAVE BEEN A BUSINESS OWNER AND ENTREPRENEUR. AT THE PRESENT TIME, I AM WORKING IN INDUSTRIAL SALES AND MARKETING. MY BUSINESS EXPERIENCE WILL HELP GUIDE MY DECISIONS AS A TOWN COUNCILOR.

ON THE POLITICAL SIDE, I HAVE BEEN ON THE WEST HARTFORD REPUBLICAN TOWN COMMITTEE FOR EIGHT YEARS AND SERVED AS CHAIRMAN FOR TWO YEARS.

PREVIOUSLY, I HAD LIVED IN LEDYARD WHERE I SERVED ON THE TOWN COUNCIL FOR TWELVE YEARS AND AS CHAIRMAN FOR EIGHT OF THOSE YEARS. THE EXPERIENCE I GAINED DURING THIS TIME WILL BE INVALUABLE IF I AM ELECTED TO SERVE ON THE WEST HARTFORD TOWN COUNCIL. LEDYARD DURING THIS TIME WAS CHANGING FROM A SMALLTOWN TO “THE CASINO TOWN” .

I WILL USE THAT EXPERIENCE TO HELP CONSTRUCTIVELY GUIDE WEST HARTFORD’S TRANSITION FROM A SUBURBAN TOWN TO A SMALL CITY.

IF ELECTED TO THE TOWN COUNCIL I WILL WORK TO OPEN UP AND MAKE TRANSPARENT THE PROCESS OF GOVERNMENT AND I WILL ENCOURAGE YOUR PARTICIPATION. I WILL WORK TO PRESENT A RESPONSIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE BUDGET. I WILL HELP CREATE THE BUSINESS CLIMATE TO GROW THE GRAND LIST TO FUND ANY INCREASES IN THE BUDGET. I WILL ENCOURAGE A LINKAGE AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS SUCH AS ELMWOOD AND BISHOPS CORNER. FINALLY, I WILL WORK TO IMPROVE OUR INSTITUTIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO WEST HARTFORD’S UNIQUENESS.

I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR SUPPORT ON ELECTION DAY AND THANK YOU