Campaign Finance

In Connecticut, the Citizens’ Election Program helps prospective candidates publicly finance their campaigns to prevent the use of private money. The program was born in response to former Governor John Rowland’s (R) corruption scandal.

Connecticut’s incumbent Democrats, led by U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), are significantly raising more money and outspending their Republican challengers in congressional races this year.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed a controversial bill that would have overhauled how state elections are financed.

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut has raised $2 million in the second quarter of 2023 — with the Democratic control of the U.S. Senate at stake in the 2024 election.

Rep. George Santos (R-NY), the Long Island freshman congressman who admitted to lying to voters about his academic, employment and financial history, is in hot water with his hometown Republican party. They want him out as federal investigations mount into campaign finance irregularities.

A watchdog group filed a complaint Monday with the Federal Election Commission to investigate Long Island Congressman George Santos’ campaign fundraising and spending.

New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker files his first re-election campaign finance report this week. It is expected to show that he has raised enough money to qualify for public financing.

Bob Stefanowski, the Republican running for governor in Connecticut, acknowledges that he’s been paid millions of dollars consulting for a green energy project funded by the Saudi Arabian government.

The MTA is running out of emergency federal aid.

Extremely hot conditions are expected for our region over the next several days.