Meet Your Candidates 

Amy Sarris is an Oxford mom, neighbor, and proud advocate for a representative government.  She and her husband have called Oxford home for nearly 13 years. Amy homeschooled her two children for four years, during their early education, now both attend Oxford's Public Schools. Amy Sarris has a Juris Doctorate and has worked as a paralegal in Connecticut for 17 years.

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Amy grew up in Minnesota, in a close-knit family of six, living on a school-teacher's salary. Her father taught Earth Science for over 40 years and model rocketry during the summers - it was always thrilling to be part of Launch Day! Amy enjoyed many summer days fishing with her dad for walleyes, sunfish, and crappies.  No fishing trip was complete without a stop at Dairy Queen for an ice cream treat.  

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Amy's mom was also a passionate advocate for a representative government and believed our elected leaders should serve with integrity. She taught Amy to stand up for what was right and to look out for others. 

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Since Amy was in elementary school, her brother has served as a firefighter (and has now risen in rank to fire chief). She has fond memories of riding with him to the station, watching the trucks leave the station "on the red" with sirens blaring, and hearing the stories about helping neighbors.  

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Amy knows and respects the devotion, time, and sacrifices of families whose loved ones serve to protect. She is proud to have been raised in a family of teachers, medical professionals, and emergency service personnel, building a healthy, safe, and strong community.  

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When Amy moved to Connecticut in 2006, one of the first things that struck her as being very different was the government structure.  In Minnesota, there are school districts, county libraries, municipal services and parks weren’t restricted due to zipcode, and there were paid-on call volunteer EMS services. Costs were spread across a larger population, sharing the tax burden. In Connecticut, with the individual town government structure, these costs are borne by each town: residents truly support one another.  It underscores why it is important to elect officials who represent the needs of the community, not simply the wants of those in office. ​ 

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Amy is an invested and dedicated member of the Oxford community.  She served as a Sunday School teacher and Vestry member at Christ Church Quaker Farms.  She continues to be an assistant girls’ soccer coach with Oxford Soccer League. She also served on the Superintendent’s Parent Advisory Committee during its two-year span.  Amy is also currently a member of the Town’s school building committee, overseeing the long known and needed HVAC projects at Great Oak Elementary and Quaker Farms School.

 

​​Since 2023, Amy has regularly attended Board of Finance and Board of Selectmen meetings. Over a year ago, she began recording and posting them online to ensure public access. These efforts have continued after the boards declined to use the town’s newly purchased main conference room audio & recording equipment or their existing equipment (the Meeting Owl).  She believes transparency, public knowledge, and engagement in decisions of our elected officials are essential to good government.

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For the past two years, Amy has also strongly advocated against using “ARPA” funds (Federal COVID relief funding under the American Recovery Plan Act) to renovate Center School/Municipal Annex without Town involvement, knowing this would leave Oxford residents responsible for millions in additional unplanned/un-budgeted costs (a misuse/abuse of the ARPA fund’s purpose).  
 

At the core, Amy believes in a representative government—one that works for the people, complies with its laws, operates within the set budget, invests in existing services and infrastructure first, and ensures proper oversight before adding new tax burdens. Amy values a town that prioritizes and meets the needs of its residents.
 

What Amy found after attending town hall meetings for the last two years, are the basis of the four core messages of her platform: (1) Fiscal Responsibility: we need to maintain what we have and spend within the approved budget; (2) Checks & Balance: these aren’t optional – they protect our rights; (3) Thriving Community: we must invest in the needs of our community and serve the people; and (4) Responsible Growth – we must plan for our future.