FIRST SELECTMAN - RUDY MARCONI

            Rudy Marconi, a native Ridgefielder, grew up and attended school here in Ridgefield.  After graduation Mr. Marconi attended the Nichols College of Business Administration where he earned his BBA.  For 15 years, Mr. Marconi worked in the paper and printing industry until he decided to return to Ridgefield and join the family contracting company.

            Mr. Marconi joined the Ridgefield political scene in 1989 when he campaigned for a seat on the Planning and Zoning Commission.  He served in this position for 4 years when he campaigned and was elected to the Board of Selectman in 1993, an office he also held for 4 years.  In 1999, Mr. Marconi challenged the incumbent and won.  Mr. Marconi was re-elected to his fourth term as First Selectman in November of 2005.

            Currently, Mr. Marconi’s energies include, but are not limited to, Co-chairing the Ridgefield Community Coalition Against Substance Abuse; fighting Casino Expansion in Connecticut as a board member of CAACE (CT Alliance Against Casino Expansion); working as Chairman of HRRA (Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority) as well as Chairman of HVCEO (Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials); and working with the Ridgefield Lyme Disease Task Force and the Ridgefield Deer Management Committee to address the overpopulation of deer and tick-borne diseases issues.  He is also President of the Ridgefield Old Timers’ Association as well as a member of the Ridgefield Lion’s Club.

Mr. Marconi can be reached at (203) 431-2774 or by email at selectman@ridgefieldct.org.