Hayes, Shea compete in CT 5th District as national attention shifts
The 5th District is the most competitive in CT. Both candidates got a boost from super PACs, but outside money has mostly dried up this time.
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The last CT Republican to serve in Congress was Chris Shays. Since then, Himes has firmly held onto the 4th District for Democrats.
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Tax records show big gap between Lamont’s income and Fazio’s
Gov. Ned Lamont’s income averaged $16.2 million over the last four years. GOP nominee Ryan Fazio averaged $109,634 over the last three.
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