Portland third-party candidate withdraws, throws support behind town clerk
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Shaun P. ManningContributed photo / Hearst Connecticut Media
Curley, the 34-year-old town clerk, announced his candidacy March 26, just days after nine-term incumbent Susan S. Bransfield announced that she would not seek a 10th term.
Manning ran on the Back2Basic ticket, which he formed during the 2019 election.
Two days after Curley announced his candidacy, Manning followed with his own announcement on Facebook and in a letter to the Rivereast. There matters stood, until the last week of April, when Selectman Edward H. “Rick” Shaar, a Republican, announced he would not seek reelection.