Gov. Dannel P. Malloy today announced a special election will be held Jan. 10 to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Rep. Tim O’Brien, D-New Britain.

O’Brien resigned his seat Nov. 15, a week after being elected mayor of New Britain. His 24th House District covers parts of New Britain and Newington.

Mark is the Capitol Bureau Chief and a co-founder of CT Mirror. He is a frequent contributor to WNPR, a former state politics writer for The Hartford Courant and Journal Inquirer, and contributor for The New York Times.

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