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Earlier today in Waterbury, the local Democratic Party held a “Get Out the Vote” conference — a training session to energize door-knockers and volunteers ahead of Election Day. Among those addressing the room was Kay Muñoz, the Democratic candidate for the Waterbury Board of Education. During her remarks, Muñoz gave an enthusiastic shout-out to staff from Senator Chris Murphy’s office, drawing cheers and applause from the crowd.
When the meeting ended, however, she did something unexpected. Before heading out to canvass, Muñoz walked across to the Waterbury Republican headquarters and placed Democratic campaign flyers on the windows. The act — captured on video and verified only hours later — might seem small, but in local politics, symbolism matters.
A Board of Education candidate is, by definition, applying for a nonpartisan public-trust role. The expectation is professionalism, judgment, and respect for differing viewpoints. Crossing party lines to leave campaign materials on an opponent’s property may not be illegal, but it signals something deeper: a willingness to treat politics like a sport rather than a shared civic responsibility.
Waterbury families deserve school-board members who model the very cooperation and mutual respect they ask of our students. Campaigns are supposed to showcase leadership — not blurred lines between enthusiasm and disrespect. No matter the party, candidates seeking to represent all parents and students should demonstrate the maturity to do so with integrity.
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You indicated there's a video, but there's no video of the candidate doing the action accused of. This is an election with candidates running on a partisan basis, similar to SoTS, which then becomes a nonpartisan entity upon being sworn in. If this were based on "simple civic responsibility" as you claim, BOE, SoTS, and other nonpartisan positions should be run separately from a party, but they're not. This is simply targeting someone, which happens in races everywhere. Bad reporting.