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In the 22nd district, currently represented by Marilyn Moore, five Democrats garnered enough support to appear on the ballot in August’s primary. In the 23rd district, currently represented by Herron Gaston, Bridgeport political veteran Ernie Newton missed qualifying for the primary by one delegate.
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Connecticut Republicans have nominated Gerry Smith, the first selectman of Beacon Falls, to challenge U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) this November.
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Connecticut State Senator Marilyn Moore announced she will not seek a sixth term in the legislature. Moore has represented Bridgeport, Trumbull and Monroe for nearly 10 years.
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Around 300 people attended Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford to pay their respects to Joe Lieberman, who represented Connecticut as a state senator, state attorney general and U.S. senator.
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Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, who served in the Senate for over two decades and was the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2000, has died. He was 82.
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Connecticut Sen. Kevin Kelly has stepped down as the Republican minority leader and has been replaced by Sen. Stephen Harding, a first-term Republican from Brookfield.
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Connecticut political leaders praised Lowell Weicker, former Connecticut governor and U.S. senator, as one of the most consequential leaders in state history. Weicker died on Wednesday at the age of 92.
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State Senator Todd Kaminsky, who has served Nassau County’s south shore since 2016 and co-chaired the state environmental committee, unexpectedly resigned on Friday to work in the private sector.