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In CT’s 5th District, a competitive race with national implications

Avatar photo by Lisa Hagen October 28, 2022 @ 5:00 amOctober 28, 2022 @ 3:28 pm

The Hayes-Logan matchup is the most competitive and expensive of the five U.S. House races, with more than $8 million in outside spending.

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Helped by Trump, Democrats gain in CT General Assembly

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas November 4, 2020 @ 12:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:39 am

Donald Trump’s unpopularity in Connecticut appeared to help Democrats increase majorities in the General Assembly.

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Police reforms clear Connecticut Senate on partisan vote

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas July 29, 2020 @ 4:02 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:36 am

The state Senate gave final legislative approval early Wednesday of a sweeping police accountability bill.

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Yes, there will be a Democratic state senator from Greenwich

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas December 31, 2018 @ 5:00 amSeptember 4, 2022 @ 10:19 pm

Alex Bergstein joins the Connecticut Senate next week as a curiosity in the huge new class of Democrats: She is a Greenwich Democrat, the first elected to the state Senate since the mid-term elections of 1930, when Republicans were wounded by a deepening Depression and an unpopular Herbert Hoover.

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Q&A: Wyman talks budget, her role in the legislative discussion

Avatar photo by Kyle Constable November 19, 2016 @ 5:00 amMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:02 pm

Democratic Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman may not have been elected in one of 36 districts of the Connecticut Senate, but she will effectively be the 37th state senator in the next legislative session. The Mirror sat down with Wyman to talk about her role.

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Control of the CT Senate at stake in battleground districts

Avatar photo by Kyle Constable August 15, 2016 @ 5:00 amSeptember 4, 2022 @ 9:42 am

If the GOP can gain four seats, it will turn a 21-15 Democratic advantage into a 19-17 Republican majority, giving them control of the chamber for the first time in 20 years.

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GOP has a shot at winning Connecticut Senate

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas November 4, 2014 @ 7:00 amMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:29 pm

With Democrats defending five open seats, Republicans have a chance to capture control of the Connecticut Senate tonight for the first time since 1994, when John G. Rowland won his first term as governor and the GOP captured a 19-17 majority.

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