The 28th Connecticut Council 4 AFSCME Convention was held on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at our union headquarters in New Britain, CT with adherence to all safety protocols.
The purpose of this Convention (rescheduled from last year due to COVID-19) was for elections and installation of seventeen (17) Vice Presidents comprising our Executive Board and the installation of the entire Board (including Executive Officers who were elected in 2018).
Here are the certified election results for the two contested Vice President seats on the state employee side. (An election for one of the contested municipal seats did not take place because one candidate withdrew from the race.)
State Clerical (2 seats) Votes Declared Winner
Timothy Walker 11,453 Yes
Ruby Blackmon 15,160 Yes
Patricia Davis 5,301 No
State Judicial (1 seat) Votes Declared Winner
Ron Nelson 12,238 Yes
Dana Beecham-Brown 3,849 No
Council 4 Officers and Vice Presidents
Executive Officers (2018-2022):
Jody Barr, Executive Director (Local 2836/State University Administrators)
Bernard Bombardier, President (Local 1933, Town of East Hartford/Municipals)
Stacie Harris-Byrdsong, Secretary (Local 3194 CREC/Municipals)
Vice Presidents (2020-2022):
Ruby Blackmon (Clerical Local 196/NP3 Clerical)
Harold Brooks (Local 3144, City of New Haven/Municipal)
Patrick Carmabia (Correction Local 391/State NP-4 Corrections)
Joseph Cirigliano (Local 2930, Newington Town & BOE/Municipal)
Sandra DeCampos (Local 991, Manchester Town & BOE/Municipal)
Jon Derman (SUOAF Local 2836, State University Administrators)
Anthony Gochee (Local 3713/MDC)
Edward Hawthorne (Local 269/ P-2 State Human & Social Services)
Marybeth Kaczynski-Hill (Local 2663/P-2 State Human & Social Services)
Thomas Ledoux (Retiree Chapter/Retirees)
Ronald Nelson (Local 749 /Judicial)
Jeffrey Reimer (Local 3583, E. Windsor Police/Municipal Law Enforcement Officers)
Leighton Vanderburg (Local 1565/State NP-4 Corrections)
Timothy Walker (Local 610/State NP-3 Clerical)
Claudine Wilkins-Chambers (Local 3429, New Haven Paras/Municipal)
Wayne Wysocki (Local 1303, CT Municipals/Municipal)
