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Incumbent First Selectwoman Martha Shoemaker, D, held onto her seat in a repeat of her 2023 run against Republican John Mesham despite a changed voting landscape that stretched out through two weeks of early voting. A rare fine for a town leader in violation of our state's Freedom of Information Act. The commission found Old Lyme First Selectwoman Martha Shoemaker failed to respond to a request by the CT.
The panel at its meeting Wednesday ordered First Selectwoman Martha Shoemaker to pay $250 for not promptly handing over incident reports and an unredacted letter of resignation to the CT Examiner. December 2023 From the Desk of Martha Shoemaker (12-29-23) From the Desk of Martha Shoemaker (12-22-23) From the Desk of Martha Shoemaker (12-15-23) From the Desk of Martha Shoemaker (12-8-23) From the Desk of Martha Shoemaker (12-1-23) November 2023 From the Desk of Martha Shoemaker (11-22-23) Update from the First Selectman (11-17-23). Old Lyme - Democratic First Selectwoman Martha Shoemaker won her second term in office on Tuesday, defeating Republican challenger John Mesham in a rematch that was about as close as the 2023 election.
OLD LYME - First Selectwoman Martha Shoemaker was fined on Wednesday by the state's Freedom of Information Commission after being found guilty of violating the law when she failed to produce incident reports and public records regarding an alleged sexual assault of a teenage intern by an EMT employed by the Old Lyme Ambulance Association. OLD LYME- First Selectwoman Martha Shoemaker, unanimously endorsed this week by Democrats in her bid for a second term, wants to keep trying her best for the town. View Martha Shoemaker's profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.
Martha Shoemaker, while never having served as First Selectman, has spent the last six years involved in town government at the highest level. The commission voted Wednesday to fine First Selectwoman Martha Shoemaker $250 for failing to disclose documents.