Craig Zimmerman is the mayor of South Windsor, Connecticut, and a member of the Town Council, which chooses the mayor from among its members. He was elected to the council in November 2025 and has served on the town's Board of Education.
Case
South Windsor voted to end its Flock camera program over privacy concerns. Mayor Craig Zimmerman backed removal, while the police chief and Republican councilors favored retaining the technology.
Case
Networked automated license-plate cameras can assemble searchable records of vehicle movements. Candidates and officials disagree over whether to ban the systems, keep them with limits, or defend them as investigative tools. This tracker separates outright bans from narrower restrictions.
Role at the time: South Windsor mayor
Statement summary
South Windsor Mayor Craig Zimmerman told CT Insider that he was initially supportive of the license plate reader program but voted to remove the cameras after many meetings with officials in and out of town. He said there are benefits to law enforcement but also privacy concerns, and that the town cannot control what happens with the data.
“We really can’t control what happens with this data”
The reference point is whether South Windsor was right to remove its Flock cameras, so support for the removal counts as Defended or excused. Zimmerman says he voted for removal because the town cannot control what happens with the data, while acknowledging benefits to law enforcement, which supports removal as right, so we labeled it Defended or excused. The closest competing label is Mixed or conditional, because he credits the program's law-enforcement benefits; he voted to remove the cameras anyway, so it loses.
Role at the time: Mayor of South Windsor, Connecticut, and member of the Town Council
Statement summary
On October 5, 2026, South Windsor Mayor Craig Zimmerman voted with a 6-3 majority of the Town Council to terminate the town's contract with Flock Safety and remove its license plate readers. The CT Post reports he said the town cannot control what happens with the data and that the contract language did not reassure him.
“Action: Voted on October 5, 2026 for the South Windsor Town Council resolution to terminate the town's contract with Flock Safety and remove its license plate readers.”
The reference point is whether networked license-plate reader systems such as Flock should exist and be used. Zimmerman votes to end the contract and remove the readers, which rejects the system in South Windsor, so we labeled it Condemned and placed it at Ban or remove. The CT Post reports he said there are benefits to law enforcement but also privacy concerns. The closest competing label is Mixed or conditional, which would fit support for continued use under limits; WTNH reports he said a future proposal to bring the cameras back would need new rules, but the vote itself removes them.
Statement dates: October 5, 2026
Statement dates: October 5, 2026
Statement dates: October 5, 2026
