5th District race

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A heated review of a chaotic end to a congressional convention

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The chaotic ending of a Democratic congressional nominating convention last month was intensely dissected Thursday night in a special hearing as delegates and advocates contested unsigned paperwork and other voting irregularities. The party was responding to complaints by Waterbury Mayor Neil O’Leary and Scott X. Esdaile, president of the Connecticut NAACP. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Politics, 2018 campaign, 5th District race, convention, Jahana Hayes, Mary Glassman

Glassman running on experience for Esty’s seat

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Mary Glassman, a Democrat running for Rep. Elizabeth Esty’s seat in the 5th Congressional District, hopes to fend off primary challenger and political neophyte Jahana Hayes with stories of her political experience, her own hardscrabble upbringing and an intense focus on local issues.  Continue Reading →

Filed under: 5th District race, Chris Murphy, convention, Dannel Malloy, Democratic primary, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Esty, Jahana Hayes

Santos, early out of the gate for Esty’s seat, has tough race ahead

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Manny Santos, a former Marine and the state Republican party’s endorsed choice to break the Democratic deadlock on Connecticut’s representation in Congress, hopes to win Rep. Elizabeth Esty’s seat with a traditional GOP message of lower taxes and fewer regulations. But he first has to beat other Republicans who want the party’s nomination instead. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Politics, Washington, 5th District race, Affordable Care Act, Congress, Elizabeth Esty, gun rights, Manny Santos