Frank Smith Says NB: State GOP Eager To Gain Ground In Special Elections - Courant.com

Monday, January 24, 2011

State GOP Eager To Gain Ground In Special Elections - Courant.com

By CHRISTOPHER KEATING, ckeating@courant.com

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: New Britain Mayor Tim Stewart's opponent Terry Gerratana gained some political support at a recent fundraiser from high-profile Democrats, including Gov. Malloy and former gubernatorial candidate Bill Curry. The former co-chair of the legislature's human services committee, Terry Gerratana lost in a race for Congress in 2004 against incumbent New Britain resident U.S. Rep. Nancy Johnson in the 5th Congressional District.

With consistent wins by party veterans like Democrat Don DeFronzo and former Sen. Joseph Harper, the Democrats have held the New Britain State Senate seat ever since Nancy Johnson, who held it from 1976 through 1982 before winning her race for Congress.

Longtime Democratic operative Matthew Hennessy described Tim Stewart as "a formidable candidate,'' but added that Gerratana will be helped by lire-men who have always displayed their union membership support in New Britain elections.; January 24, 2011 at 12:12 PM
Anonymous said...: We were disappointed to read the opinion piece in The Herald's Sunday's newspaper. The Herald criticizes Republicans for not putting up a candidate against Mr. Sanchez but gives a pass to the Working Party Families (WPF) .

The WFP is just another arm of the local democrats! You have to be a union member to participate and they only endorse Democrats - period?

The Democrats did field their chosen candidate and its' Mr. Sanchez which is why the WPF have not put up anybody other than the endorsed party D's.; January 24, 2011 at 11:36 PM
Anonymous said...: The State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC) approved public-financing grants for five House and Senate candidates in next month's special elections.

The Commission approved grants for two Republican Senate candidates: NB Mayor Timothy Stewart, who is trying to succeed former Sen. Donald J. DeFronzo in the 6th district, and Robert A. Kolenberg, who hopes to succeed former Sen. Andrew J. McDonald in the 27th district.

The Senate candidates will receive $66,300. To qualify they had to raise $19,500. The grants and qualifying contriibutions for a special election are 25 percent less than the grants and qualifying contributions in a regular election.; January 25, 2011 at 1:40 AM

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