Patch Candidate Profile: Mike McDonough, Amity Board of Education

ORANGE, CT — As the 2023 municipal elections get closer in Orange, there are plenty of races with candidates who are eager to serve in elected office.

Orange Patch asked candidates to answer questions about their campaigns and will publish candidate profiles as Election Day draws near.

Mike McDonough is running for a seat on the Amity Board of Education in Orange as a Republican candidate.

Education.

B.S. in Business, Albertus Magnus

CT Paramedic Licensure, Norwalk Community College

Massage therapy Licensure, Galen Institute

What is your occupation?

Little Engineering Services Outside Sales and Service

President/Owner, Sage Ave,-K&M Property Mgmt.

American Medical Response Paramedic, 1994-2005

Have you ever held a public office, whether appointive or elective?

Member of Orange Inlands Wetlands Commission

Peck Place & Amity Middle School PTA

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about yourself and your positions?

Orange Little League Softball Coach, 2015- 2021.

"A proud single father of a wonderful daughter who has benefited from the incredible school system and all it has to offer, especially our faculty, I look forward to representing the town and working to keep Orange schools the excellent institutions we have been proud of and are known for. My daughter has five more years until graduation, and I want to ensure that she and all incoming families are guaranteed the best possible education and experience while enrolled in our school system."