Candidates are listed in the order in which they appear on the ballot. 
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Andrew J. Colabella
Biography: B.A. UConn in Political Science, Photographer, Coachmen Car Club Board Member since 2010, CGA Intern 2009-2010 M. Jodi Rell, Rep. Thomas Reynolds, Lifelong Westport Resident, City of Norwalk Office of Operations  
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Jeff Wieser
Jeff Wieser elected RTM 2007. Current Deputy Moderator and Chair,  Finance Committee. A former banker he is President of Homes with Hope. Wieser and wife Pat moved to Westport 1985. 
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Lisa Parrelli Gray
candidate did not respond.
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Kristan Hamlin
Employment lawyer, writer and RTM member; Lead petitioner of competitive-bidding-ordinance.  Served 6 years as Assistant United States Attorney in DC.  Mother of 3 children, who attended BMS, Staples and Cornell.
 What do you believe are the two most important issues the RTM must address and what solutions would you propose?
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Colabella

Amongst the myriad of issues our town faces, I feel that the two biggest issues are traffic congestion and updating infrastructure to support our flourishing population. With the proposal for new developments, residential/commercial, I feel that before we take the step ahead to develop, we should really be upgrading utilities and inspecting water, oil, gas, sewage and electrical services to meet the needs of our residents. Lastly, the growing congestion due to negligent drivers, traffic patterns not being in sync with amount of cars or other lights, should be reviewed and corrective steps should be applied. I feel that these ...
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Wieser

As Chair of the RTM Finance Committee, I believe Westport's tax base must be a main issue of the RTM. However, while it is important to maintain our modest mill rate, as we have done over the past many years, we must also balance the education, recreational and infrastructure needs of the Town. I am a proponent of affordable housing and think we need a plan to add housing stock in Town, as we must plan for even greater traffic in the coming years. 
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Parrelli Gray

candidate did not respond.
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Hamlin

 The overarching challenge is maintaining high-level of services (educational, public protection, Parks and Recreation, etc.), without raising taxes, in the shrinking state-budget. context. As lead petitioner of a competitive-procurement ordinance, I’ve been working on an outstanding solution: Our proposed ordinance requires all Town employees to eliminate price gouging in government contracts and will be in place so that future generations of RTMers will have the tools needed to analyze and enforce compliance.  By enacting this ordinance and taking back taxpayer monies wasted on government contractors who price-gouge, we’ll find the monies to meet the needs for high-level Town services.