BRUNSWICK
After the resignation of former chairman Andrew Cashman two weeks ago, the Brunswick Town Democratic Committee likely will choose its new leader on Wednesday.
The committee is scheduled to meet 6 p.m. Aug. 21, in the Curtis Memorial Library.
Several of its members reportedly are considering runs at a local legislative seat slated to open in 2014. House District 63 incumbent Rep. Charles Priest is prohibited from running again because of term limits.
While others reportedly are musing a run for the seat, only former town councilor Ralph Tucker already has declared his candidacy and filed for clean election campaign financing through the state’s commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices.
Brunswick currently includes House Districts 63, 65 and 66. However, beginning in January 2014, it will change to Districts 49, 50 and 51 for the primary elections in June and the following general election in November.
District 49 roughly encompasses the western side of town, while 50 is the easterly district; Dist. 51 straddles the New Meadows River and includes parts of both Bath and Brunswick.
Whomever wins the seat currently occupied by Rep. Charlie Priest, D-Brunswick, whose Dist. 63 seat is up for grabs in 2014, will represent the new Dist. 50.
District 66’s current Rep. Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick, instead will serve a partly-new constituency in Dist. 49.
Rep. Peter Kent, D-Woolwich, currently serves in District 65.
Meanwhile, current Senate District 10 — served by incumbent Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, D-Brunswick, instead will become District 24 and will include Harpswell, Freeport, Pownal, Brunswick and parts of North Yarmouth.
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