Jeff Ramer

Party: Democrat

Office sought: Board of Estimate and Taxation Incumbent: Yes

Age :75

Current job: Retired attorney

Education: Great Neck South High School, N.Y.; Franklin & Marshall College, B.A.; Fordham Law School, J.D.

The most important issue in this election: Always the achieving of the appropriate level of town programs and services, balanced against cost. Prime issues: Sound administration of capital projects; flexible financing; anticipation of cyber risks; restoration of playing fields; operational issues at Nathaniel Witherell; control of benefit costs; and transparency and accountability in town government.

Other issues: Please refer to the previous answer

Family: Married for 49 years to Nancy Ramer. Two adult married daughters, both products of the Greenwich Public Schools. Four grandchildren.

Previous elected offices, community group affiliations: Board of Estimate and Taxation, 2008 to present. Budget Committee, 2012 to present. Democratic Town Committee, former chair. Greenwich Board of Ethics, former chair. RTM, District Five. PTAs at Riverside, Eastern, and GHS, former president twice. Riverside Association, former president. Greenwich United Way Board, twice, 30 years apart. Greenwich Library Board of Trustees. First Congregational Church Outreach Committee. First Selectman’s Cos Cob Power Plant Committees, two, chaired one. Greenwich Emergency Medical Services first responder.

Campaign website: None