Recent Campaign:
​Josh Kelly for Board of Finance 2025

At the end of 2025, Josh's temporary term on the Waterford Board of Finance expired. Josh ran for election again to secure a seat within the Waterford, CT town government.
You can read Josh's full 2025 Platform on his Board of Finance Campaign page.

Josh's Positions & Platform

Josh previously ran for office as a member of the Green Party and Democratic Party with endorsements from the UAW, AFT CT, and more. Presently, Josh is running with and is a member of the Yankee National Party. He values democracy, empathy, and sustainability, and promotes policies and practices that align with those values. 

Work on the Board of Finance

Josh worked hard to deliver quality Town services at a reasonable cost for taxpayers. Before and after every BOF meeting, Josh posted information about what the public can expect to hear discussed at a given meeting and what decision was made on each subject. You can read some of those reports by following the link below and get more real-time updates on Josh's Facebook page.

Campaign Management & Political Strategy

Josh is very proud to have served as the Campaign Manager for Baird Welch-Collins (D) as he ran for State Representative in Connecticut's 38th District (Waterford & Montville) in 2018 and also as the Campaign Manager for Mirna Martinez (G) as she ran for State Representative in Connecticut's 39th District (New London) in 2019. Mirna's campaign in particular broke records for public campaign financing thresholds and vote tallies for third party candidates in a very difficult race against multiple major-party candidates. Josh also successfully managed the campaigns of nine municipal Green Party candidates in Waterford in 2017, seeing seven of those nine elected, he himself receiving the highest portion of votes for his district on the Waterford Representative Town Meeting.
If you are interested in speaking to Josh about campaign management and political strategy services, please contact him today.

Professional Municipal Leadership

Unrelated to Josh's work as an elected official, he has also professionally served as the Town Administrator in Bolton, CT and as the Town Manager & CEO in Winchester/Winsted, CT. These are professional positions where he has been responsible, on a full-time basis, for the management and operations of the respective towns for which he worked. You can read more about his successes and activities in those roles on his resume.

Past Offices & Campaigns

  • Board of Finance, Waterford, CT, Did Not Win Election, Yankee National Party, 2025
  • Board of Finance, Waterford, CT, Appointed to Fill Vacant Elected Seat, Democratic Party, 2024 - 2025
  • Board of Selectmen, Waterford, CT, Did Not Win Election, Democratic Party, 2019
  • Representative Town Meeting, Waterford, CT, Elected, Green Party, 2017 - 2019
  • Inland Wetlands & Conservation Commission Full Member, Waterford, CT, Appointed, Green Party, 2016 - 2019
  • Inland Wetlands & Conservation Commission Alternate, Waterford, CT, Appointed, Green Party, 2015 - 2016
  • Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate, Waterford, CT, Elected, Green Party, 2015 - 2017
Josh is seeking reelection to the Waterford Board of Finance in the municipal elections on November 4th, 2025. Please contact him if you'd like to volunteer for the campaign!