Bethel Republican Pat Rist is seeking the party's nomination for First Selectman.  She is looking to challenge Democratic incumbent Matt Knickerbocker.  Rist is the longtime chair of the Planning and Zoning Commission and president of the Bethel Historical Society.  Rist got the Town Committee's endorsement in 2015, but lost in a primary to Will Duff.  Knickerbocker is seeking his sixth term in office.