Washington — Andrew Roraback, who has benefitted from fundraisers featuring the most powerful Republicans in the House of Representatives, raised more than $240,000 in a 17-day period this month. In pre-election filings with the Federal Election Commission, Roraback, a Republican, reported raising nearly $179,000 from individuals and $63,000 from PACs from Oct.1-17. Some of those […]
Ana Radelat
Ana has written about politics and policy in Washington, D.C.. for Gannett, Thompson Reuters and UPI. She was a special correspondent for the Miami Herald, and a regular contributor to The New York TImes, Advertising Age and several other publications. She has also worked in broadcast journalism, for CNN and several local NPR stations. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Journalism.
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Lawmakers looking for deal to halt defense cuts
Washington — Connecticut lawmakers have mixed feelings about a proposal that’s been floated on Capitol Hill that would put off for six months looming deep cuts to the Pentagon’s budget that would likely cost Connecticut defense jobs. Some defense contractors say they could support the plan to avoid the automatic cuts, known as sequestration, by […]
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Races may not be hot, but candidates campaigning to the end
Washington – Republican Wayne Winsley plans to attend a debate Thursday evening, but he’ll be taking questions from the audience by himself because his Democratic rival doesn’t think it’s worth the time to show up. Winsley is running against Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3rd District, in one of those quixotic congressional campaigns run every two years […]
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Obama tightens gap with Romney in Connecticut fundraising
Washington — President Obama narrowed the fundraising gap with his Republican rival, but Mitt Romney continues to lead in the race for campaign cash in Connecticut. In the latest reports filed with the Federal Election Commission this week, Romney’s campaign reported raising $8.1 million in the state, while Obama’s campaign raised about $6.3 million. A […]
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Himes, Obsitnik taking different paths to one goal – Election Day
Washington — What was once considered a sleeper has become a race to the finish line as Rep. Jim Himes, D-4th, tries to shake off Republican challenger Steve Obsitnik. Both candidates will spend the next two weeks crisscrossing the district, reminding the faithful to go to the polls and, even more important, trying to sway […]
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McMahon has spent millions to build huge campaign infrastructure
Washington — There are so many people on Linda McMahon’s campaign payroll that its spokesman, Todd Abrajano, wouldn’t venture a guess at the number. “Honestly, I don’t know,” he said. The latest filings with the Federal Election Commission show that McMahon, the Republican candidate for the state’s U.S. Senate seat, has spent more than $28 […]
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The 9% Bloc: Connecticut’s Anglo candidates reaching out more to Latino voters
Washington — Latino voters in Connecticut are poised to flex the kind of political muscle that could decide elections. But there is no certainty which political party, or politicians, could stand to benefit more. With tight races for the U.S. Senate and an open House seat, and the probability that the first Latino will be […]
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McMahon loans campaign nearly $30 million
Washington – Republican Linda McMahon poured another $15 million into her campaign in the last few months, bringing the total she’s invested in her latest bid for a U.S. Senate seat to nearly $30 million. The latest filings with the Federal Election Commission show that from July 25 to Sept. 30, McMahon, who is running […]
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Pelosi to raise money for Esty
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will be the featured guest next week at a Greenwich fundraiser for Elizabeth Esty, the Democratic candidate for the 5th District congressional seat. Pelosi, the most powerful Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, is a prodigious fundraiser. Last month, she held 77 fundraisers in five states and in Washington, […]
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Hartford-New Haven on list of top markets for political ads
It’s official: Connecticut voters are suffering more than most others from a deluge of political ads. According to the Sunlight Foundation, the Hartford-New Haven market ranked 10th in the nation during the past week in the number of political ad files that secure television ads — 131 of them. Las Vegas topped the list with […]
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Money chase heats up for Roraback, Esty
Washington –– In the crucial few weeks before Election Day, neither Republican Andrew Roraback nor Democrat Elizabeth Esty — rivals in the 5th District race — seem to have much money for the homestretch of their campaigns. Both, however, can expect some funding from their national parties and other out-of-state sources. In his latest filings […]
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Himes, Obsitnik on the issues
Both candidates in thisrace to represent a Fairfield County -based district in Congress say they are their party’s moderates. That centrist stance may be why Rep. Jim Himes, D-4th District and his Republican challenger agree on some issues before Congress. But they split on others along party lines . Rep. Jim Himes, D-4th District, on […]
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4th district fundraising depends on how you count
Washington -Republican Steve Obsitnik’s campaign is bragging it raised more money than rival Rep. Jim Himes in the last quarter – but the numbers tell a slightly different story. “Steve Obsitnik’s successful fundraising quarter is proof positive that voters are tired of Congressman Himes partisan hypocrisy,” Obsitnik campaign spokeswoman Amanda Bergen said in a statement. […]
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Andrew Roraback: a uniquely Connecticut Republican
Washington –– When Democrats at a state convention in May were picking a candidate for the 5th Congressional District seat, several delegates asked Democratic State Central Committeewoman Audrey Blondin, “Why can’t we nominate Andrew Roraback?” “I just shook my head,” Blondin said. “I told them, ‘No, no, no, we can’t because he’s a Republican.’” Roraback, […]
