Two Brookfield residents have accepted their party nomination for the 107th House District.
Democrat Phoebe Holmes and Republican Marty Foncello are each seeking to represent Brookfield and parts of Bethel and Newtown.
Foncello is a former Brookfield First Selectman, serving between 1999 and 2003, and U.S. Army veteran who works for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He plans to retire from the agency in the coming months. Foncello says he wants to help seniors find affordable housing and working on infrastructure and environmental issues.
Holmes, a former teacher, serves on the Brookfield Zoning Commission. Holmes wants to focus on education and support staff, environmental issues and gun reform. Both say they want find ways to attract young people to the area, and make it affordable for them.
Current Republican Representative Steve Harding is running for the 30th Senate District seat.