Groton — Groton Town Councilor Aundré Bumgardner and City of Groton Mayor Keith Hedrick will again face off to see who will be the city's mayor for the next term — this time in the city's general election on May 3.
Democratic nominee Bumgardner and Hedrick, the city's Democratic mayor for the past two terms who is making a write-in bid after losing the March Democratic primary to Bumgardner by five votes, both are seeking to lead the city. No Republican has entered the race.
The two candidates outlined their priorities for the city.
The post-COVID recovery, fiscal prudence and addressing climate change are Bumgardner's top priorities, while Hedrick named responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, economic development and continuing community policing.