Finance Board Member Mary LeClerc to Run for Re-election

[Editor's note: The following information was provided in a press release.]

Board of Finance member Mary LeClerc, CPA, ABV, CVA, has announced her intention to seek re-election.

“After much thought and consideration I am excited to announce my run for re-election to the Board of Finance,” LeClerc said. She brings to the Board over 25 years of financial and accounting experience as a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Valuation Analyst.

LeClerc currently serves as the most senior member on the board, as she nears completion of her second six-year term.  

“I am proud of my legacy of working to improve fiscal responsibility and implementing long term financial planning. My husband, Bryan and I met at Fairfield University and we choose to remain in Fairfield and raise our family here," LeClerc said.  

"I encouraged my parents to move here to retire because of all of the wonderful things Fairfield has to offer. I believe in Fairfield, that it is truly a special place and one of the best places in our country to live. I will continue to work to keep Fairfield the town I love for generations to come."

If  re-elected in November, LeClerc plans to continue to control taxes through slowing the rate of spending growth, address long-term unfunded liabilities, make prudent investment in infrastructure, and maintain and improve Fairfield's undesignated fund balance in order to maintain the town's AAA bond rating.

LeClerc received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting with a minor in computer applications from Fairfield University. She is a NACVA Certified Valuation Analyst and is accredited in Business Valuation by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. 

She has worked in public accounting since her college graduation in 1984. For the last 16 years Mary has practiced locally in Fairfield County, working with regional and small businesses, not-for-profits, and individuals, and has extensive experience in audit, tax, business valuation, and consulting.

“I see first-hand how the decisions we make on the Board of Finance affect my neighbors, friends and clients, and their families and business." LeClerc said. "They affect my parents, my family and me as well.”

“My husband, Bryan and I have owned our home in Fairfield since 1989 and are the proud parents of two children, Sarah, 18, and Christopher, 15," she continued. "Sarah is an alumnus of Fairfield Ludlowe High School and Christopher is a junior there as well. Both attended Riverfield Elementary School and Roger Ludlowe Middle School.”

“My entire family has made a long-term commitment to community service," LeClerc said. 

She has served on the Board of Finance, Board of Assessment Appeals, and Republican Town Committee, as well as on numerous committees such as the town’s audit committee, operational audit committee, Metro Center review committee, the Board of Finance representative to the elementary building committee and the Elementary School Space Task Force. She is a member and past Treasurer of the Mill Plain Improvement Society, and the Fairfield Ludlowe High School PTA. 

LeClerc's husband, Bryan LeClerc, served on the RTM for 16 years and the Town Plan and Zoning Commission for 5 years. The couple has been involved in numerous youth organizations including Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and youth sports. Their children have followed their parents with leadership roles in Student Representative Council, Key Club, Keystone and Torch Clubs.

LeClerc has been endorsed by Selectman Kevin Kiley, Board of Finance Chairman Tom Flynn, and State Representative Brenda Kupchick.

She will finance her own campaign. In lieu of political contributions, LeClerc has requested that supporters make a charitable contribution to a local not-for-profit organization of their choice.

LeClerc can be reach at LeClerc@optonline.net.