Mazzarella is the Republican candidate for special District 3 election at the end of July

Sal Mazzarella is the Republican candidate for the District 3 special election later in July. | Mazzarella photo

Posted By: David Fortier July 10, 2024

Sal Mazzarella will be the Republican candidate for the District 3 city council seat in a special election on July 30.

“I am running for city council to bring smart solutions to Bristol,” Mazzarella said in a release from his campaign. “I want to support local businesses, protect our taxpayers and make sure our community is great for families.”

He was nominated at the June 18 meeting of the Republican Town Committee. He will be running against the Democratic candidate Mark Dickau who was nominated by the Democratic Town Committee at the end of June.

The special election comes after Republican city council member Andrew Howe resigned, citing a toxic work environment in a newspaper account covering his resignation.

Born and raised in Bristol, Mazzarella attended local public schools, including Southside, Memorial Boulevard and Bristol Central High School. While at BCHS, he participated in baseball and track, as well as musicals and play, and volunteered at the Bristol Resource Center.

He spent several years in Florida, Massachusetts and New Britain, Conn., before returning to Bristol, where he lives with his wife, Katie, and their son, Gianluca. The couple are expecting another child in November.

Mazzarella is a full-time sales professional with Sales Serach Partners of Boston and part-time high school baseball coach at Southington High School, and holds a master’s degree in education from Endicott College and a bachelors in sports management.

He also has experience as a camp coordinator with Manning Passing Academy in New Orleans as well as the Disney Institute in Florida, and certificates in plant-based nutrition from Cornell University and Sandler Training.

The special election for the District 3 city council vacancy will be held Tuesday, July 30, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Only one polling place will be open, Bristol Arts & Innovation Magnet School (BAIMS), which means all district voters, including those who usually vote at Greene-Hills and Bristol Eastern will be voting at BAIMS. The entrance is at the rear of the school.

Early voting opens July 24 and continues on successive days through July 27, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., each day.

Absentee ballot applications are available in person at the city clerk’s office in city hall or by calling (860) 584-6200, ext. 0.

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