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10/08/2019 12:00 AMAhead of the Nov. 5 municipal elections, The Source reached out to the four candidates for Board of Selectman.
The four selectmen candidates will compete with the unsuccessful first selectman candidate for one of the four selectmen seats.
Republican Erin Duques received her law degree from Quinnipiac University. Her professional background includes working with municipalities, including policy development and regulatory matters, Freedom of Information Act matters, and other employment and labor relations.
She has lived for 19 years in Madison and cites her perspective and breadth of knowledge as an attorney as being an asset in town government. If elected, Duques promises to strive toward collaboration across party lines and engage townspeople on important issues. Duques also said she would prioritize responsible spending based on assessments of the town’s needs, specifically seeking to preserve town character, and continuing to focus on education.
Incumbent Democrat Al Goldberg is a long-time Madison public servant who served as the town’s first selectman between 2007 and 2009, and has been a member of the Board of Selectmen for the last 10 years. In the private sector, Goldberg worked in hospital administration. He currently chairs the town’s pension committees, and serves as a liaison to the Madison Energy and Efficiency Committee, the Salt Meadow Park Committee, and the Academy Community Center Design Committee.
Goldberg cites his extensive experience in navigating town government and his dedication to Madison’s community values as qualities that make him a successful selectman. His priorities for the coming term would be re-orienting government toward collaboration, consensus, and community engagement.
Incumbent Democrat Scott Murphy works as a global operations director, and has been involved in Madison civic and government life for many years. He has served as president of Madison Little League for more than a decade, and has spent the last three years on the Board of Selectmen, where he also worked as a liaison to the Board of Education, Capital Improvement Committee, Madison Youth & Family Services, Madison Ambulance Associate, Madison Library Board of Trustees, and the Library Building Committee. Murphy said his leadership skills and ability to communicate both to the public and collaboratively in government make him a strong candidate for the Board of Selectmen.
His priorities for another term would be creating a realistic and workable capital plan that creates collaboration within town government, and investing in Madison’s schools and beaches.
Incumbent Republican Bruce Wilson has served two terms on the Board of Selectmen. He describes himself as “turn around executive,” helping struggling businesses grow or overcome obstacles. Wilson said the skills required to accomplish these sorts of objectives are very applicable when addressing issues that a town faces. Wilson in the past has served as a member of the Board of Education, and has been a member of the collaborative Capital Improvement Commission since its inception. While on the Board of Selectmen, Wilson has served as a liaison to the Ambulance Association and the Beach & Recreation Commission.
Looking forward to a third term, Wilson said he hoped to continue contributing to the ongoing 10-Year Strategic Plan, and looking even further for ideas that “envision what we’re going to be in the future that informs our decisions and actions today.”