With the pandemic upending traditional politics, Hayes is running on her record and Sullivan on the need for change.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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Senate approves coronavirus stimulus bill that will send billions to Connecticut
Lamont said the state would get at least $1.25 billion, but Connecticut residents and businesses will receive money too.
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Best of 2019: Hayes focuses on education and gun control — not drama
During her first 100 days in office, Hayes has distinguished herself as a former teacher who is also willing to be a student.
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Larson enlists Ocasio-Cortez to help sell his Social Security overhaul
Larson hopes the high-profile millennial lawmaker will jump-start Democratic support for his Social Security 2100 bill.
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Mueller report provokes CT lawmakers to press for more probes, not impeachment
Even Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a lead critic of the president’s conduct, stopped short of calling for impeachment after Mueller’s 448-page report was released .
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Hayes focuses on education and gun control — not drama
During her first 100 days in office, Hayes has distinguished herself as a former teacher who is also willing to be a student.
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Hayes the target of attack ad over her support of Green New Deal
A new group called Freedom Project USA is attacking Hayes for her support of the Green New Deal.
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Hayes to attend freshman gathering with Obama
The large freshman class who will meet with former President Obama have made their mark in Congress.
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Hayes says ‘yes’ to Green New Deal
WASHINGTON — Now the only CT lawmaker on the fence about the Green New Deal is Rep. Jim Himes, D-4th District.
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Green New Deal no deal (yet) for some Connecticut Dems
Reps. Jahana Hayes and Jim HImes have not signed on to controversial Green New Deal that aims to combat climate change.
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Insurgents look to N.Y.’s Ocasio-Cortez as trail blazer
From New York to Los Angeles, insurgent and outsider candidates latched onto Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, trying to connect to the 28-year-old community organizer and Democratic Socialist who stunned the political world this week by beating the U.S. House’s fourth-ranking Democrat in a congressional primary in New York City. In Connecticut, the Ocasio-Cortez victory nudged the Working Families Party closer towards dropping its neutrality in a Democratic primary.