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Jahana Hayes

Danbury, CT
Politics
'We Did It': Jahana Hayes Declares Victory In Heated CT Congressional District, Logan Concedes 'We Did It': Jahana Hayes Declares Victory In Heated CT Congressional District, Logan Concedes
'We Did It': Jahana Hayes Declares Victory In Heated CT Congressional District, Logan Concedes After several long hours of counting votes, Democratic US Rep. Jahana Hayes has finally declared victory in her race against Republican challenger George Logan for Connecticut's 5th Congressional District.  Earlier Report - CT Congressional Race With National Implications For Party Control Is 'ThisClose' Hayes, who will serve her third term in the seat, won by 1,842 votes with 50.36 percent of all votes cast, according to The New York Times. Logan got 49.64 percent of the vote. This margin is above the amount that would require a recount by state law, according to Connecticut's Office of …

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by Ben Crnic
Torrington, CT
Politics
CT Congressional Race With National Implications For Party Control Is 'ThisClose' CT Congressional Race With National Implications For Party Control Is 'ThisClose'
CT Congressional Race With National Implications For Party Control Is 'ThisClose' The race for Connecticut's 5th Congressional District between Democratic US Rep. Jahana Hayes and Republican challenger George Logan is still too close to call, with the results containing national implications for which party will control Congress.  Hayes currently leads with 50.37 percent, or 126,893 votes, compared to Logan's 49.63 percent, or 125,052 votes, with more than 95 percent of votes counted, according to The New York Times as of Wednesday afternoon.  Hayes, the first African-American woman to represent Connecticut in Congress, is running for a third term to represent Connectic…

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by Ben Crnic
Brookfield, CT
Politics
VP Kamala Harris Will Visit Connecticut To Promote $1.9T 'American Rescue Plan' VP Kamala Harris Will Visit Connecticut To Promote $1.9T 'American Rescue Plan'
VP Kamala Harris Will Visit Connecticut To Promote $1.9T 'American Rescue Plan' Vice President Kamala Harris will be traveling to Connecticut this week to make remarks on the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan as part of its “Help is Here” campaign. The White House announced that on Friday, March 26, Harris will be taking a trip to New Haven, where she is expected to be joined by U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro and Connecticut Congress members Jahana Hayes and Joe Courtney to discuss the relief package and its potential impact on the state. No additional information about the visit was immediately released by the White House. “I am excited to hear that V…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
Politics
CT Congresswoman's Zoom Meeting In Fairfield County Interrupted By Racial Slurs CT Congresswoman's Zoom Meeting In Fairfield County Interrupted By Racial Slurs
CT Congresswoman's Zoom Meeting In Fairfield County Interrupted By Racial Slurs A Connecticut congresswoman was the victim of a “Zoom Bomb” where she was targeted with racial slurs and offensive music. Congresswoman Jahana Hayes hosted a virtual meeting with Newtown residents this week, when she was interrupted by someone who interfered and used derogatory terms and flooded the conversation. Earlier story - COVID-19: CT Congresswoman Jahana Hayes Tests Positive “I’m so sorry to the people of Newtown who had to sit through this zoom bombing episode,” Hayes posted on social media on Monday, Oct. 12. "During our virtual conversation, these people continued to call me the…

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by Zak Failla
Hartford, CT
News
COVID-19 Testing Is Hard To Find In Connecticut - Even For Politicians COVID-19 Testing Is Hard To Find In Connecticut - Even For Politicians
Covid-19 Testing Is Hard To Find In Connecticut - Even For Politicians Connecticut politicians who could not find COVID-19 testing when they needed it most have thrown a spotlight on a testing shortage during the pandemic. State Rep. Liz Linehan and U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes have recently shared their struggles trying to get rapid-result COVID-19 tests when they suspected they were ill. Hayes has been diagnosed with COVID-19. Linehan, who was ill, ended up not having COVID-19, but it took her 24 hours and driving around to multiple testing locations for her to find out, she said. “The test was negative,” she said, “and so was the experience.” Linehan said she…

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by Kristin Palpini
Fairfield, CT
Politics
COVID-19: CT Congresswoman Jahana Hayes Tests Positive COVID-19: CT Congresswoman Jahana Hayes Tests Positive
Covid-19: CT Congresswoman Jahana Hayes Tests Positive Congresswoman Jahana Hayes, whose district comprises much of northwestern Connecticut, has tested positive for COVID-19. “This morning I received a positive COVID-19 test result and will be quarantined for the next 14 days,” said the 47-year-old Hayes in a statement released Sunday, Sept. 20. The news comes a day after a staffer whom Hayes said she had been in close contact with tested COVIC positive. “After going to two urgent care centers yesterday, I finally got an appointment at a third site and was tested this morning," Hayes said. "Contrary to popular belief, members of Co…

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by Joe Lombardi
DV Plus - Westchester, NY
Politics
Westchester Congressman, NY Senator Seek Broader Probe Into Ousted Ukraine Ambassador Westchester Congressman, NY Senator Seek Broader Probe Into Ousted Ukraine Ambassador
Westchester Congressman, NY Senator Seek Broader Probe Into Ousted Ukraine Ambassador U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel said newly-released impeachment documents "include a profoundly alarming dialogue (suggesting) a possible risk to Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch’s security in Kyiv before she was recalled from her post last year."  In a statement released on Wednesday, Jan. 15, Engel, who is chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, referred to text messages between  Lev Parnas and Robert Finley Hyde, a Republican candidate for Congress in Connecticut. (See "New Impeachment Evidence Drags Connecticut Congressional Candidate Into Trump Trial.") Engel further demanded…

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by Jon Craig
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
Politics
New Impeachment Evidence Drags Connecticut Congressional Candidate Into Trump Trial New Impeachment Evidence Drags Connecticut Congressional Candidate Into Trump Trial
New Impeachment Evidence Drags Connecticut Congressional Candidate Into Trump Trial New evidence released by the House of Representatives has pulled a Connecticut congressional candidate into President Trump's impeachment trial. Republican Robert Finley Hyde, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, a Democrat, in Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District, contacted an associate of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s personal lawyer, about efforts to oust the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, according to the documents released on Tuesday, Jan. 14 by the House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs, and Oversight and Reform committees. On Wednesday, Hyde told Daily Vo…

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by Jon Craig
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
Politics
Gun Control Campaign Money Reigns In Connecticut Gun Control Campaign Money Reigns In Connecticut
Gun Control Campaign Money Reigns In Connecticut Federal candidates in Connecticut are among those benefiting nationwide from an increase in campaign spending by gun control advocates. The Nutmeg State has some of the toughest gun control laws in the nation. While the National Rifle Association spending has fallen by nearly 70 percent nationwide since the 2014 midterm elections, groups supporting gun control spent nearly $12 million on the last congressional campaigns, the most they have spent in an election cycle since at least 2010. The NRA spent nearly $692,000 on Republican congressional candidates and less than $20,000 on Democrats r…

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by Jon Craig
Fairfield, CT
Politics
7 Biggest Takeaways From CT Election Results 7 Biggest Takeaways From CT Election Results
7 Biggest Takeaways From CT Election Results For Connecticut political history buffs, the Nov. 6 election delivered some major firsts and a predictably close race. Public opinion polls forecast it, and it proved true: Democrat Ned Lamont of Greenwich won the governor's race in a narrow victory over Republican Bob Stefanowski of Madison.  As the attached map shows, Lamont's greatest support came from Fairfield County, the northeastern corner of Connecticut and the cities of Bridgeport, Danbury, New Haven, Hartford and Stamford. An anti-President Trump vote was seen as helping Lamont from Danbury to Westport. Close gubernatorial e…

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by Jon Craig
Greenwich, CT
Politics
Another Political First For Connecticut: Sending Its First African-American Woman To Congress Another Political First For Connecticut: Sending Its First African-American Woman To Congress
Another Political First For Connecticut: Sending Its First African-American Woman To Congress There are so many new freshman members of the next U.S. House of Representatives -- more than 90 -- that some news gets lost in the transition. Connecticut scored another historic first on Election Day. Jahana Hayes will is the first African-American elected to Congress from the Nutmeg State. The former National Teacher of the Year scored an easy victory over Republican Manny Santos, former mayor of Meriden, in the open 5th Congressional District. Hayes' identity as a black woman was central to her campaign. “I know the system does not reflect us,’’ Hayes said in a video that went v…

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by Jon Craig
Fairfield, CT
Politics
Despite Pipe Bomb Threat, Biden Will Stump For Lamont In CT: New Poll Finds Gov Race Is Tossup Despite Pipe Bomb Threat, Biden Will Stump For Lamont In CT: New Poll Finds Gov Race Is Tossup
Despite Pipe Bomb Threat, Biden Will Stump For Lamont In CT: New Poll Finds Gov Race Is Tossup In spite of a pipe bomb threat, former Vice President Joe Biden plans to make a campaign stop in Hartford on Friday, Oct. 25 to endorse Ned Lamont and congressional candidate Jahana Hayes.   The high-profile Democrat’s visit comes 11 days before the Nov. 6 election. Biden's name has been floated as a possible Democratic candidate for president in 2020, as reported here by Daily Voice.  On Thursday, it was reported that Biden was the latest target of pipe bomb threats in addition to actor Robert De Niro of New York City, according to multiple reports including this article in The New York Ti…

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by Jon Craig
Fairfield, CT
Politics
Obama Endorses Lamont, Several Local Dems Obama Endorses Lamont, Several Local Dems
Obama Endorses Lamont, Several Local Dems Former President Barack Obama endorsed Ned Lamont’s candidacy for governor on Monday, Oct. 1 while offering his support for many Democrats running for the Connecticut House and Senate.  In Lamont's endorsement, Obama cited a moment of courage from a dozen years ago.  At the time, Obama backed incumbent Sen. Joseph Lieberman’s, urging Connecticut Democrats not to defeat Lieberman for Lamont because the senator supported the war in Iraq.  “When Ned Lamont stood up to his own party and opposed the war in Iraq more than a decade ago, he showed the courage to do what was right,” Obama said in a…

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by Daily Voice
Greenwich, CT
Politics
Who Else Ran In CT's Primary Elections? Who Else Ran In CT's Primary Elections?
Who Else Ran In CT's Primary Elections? In addition to Tuesday's primary elections for Governor, here are other Connecticut election results: Lieutenant Governor Joe Markley, the GOP-endorsed candidate, was the unofficial winner with 48 percent of the vote in a three-way race. Markley served as state senator from 2010 to the present. In the Democratic primary, former Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz was the unofficial winner over Eva Zimmerman with about 63 percent of the vote. Attorney General Sue Hatfield, the GOP-endorsed candidate, was the unofficial winner, leading John Shaban by 79 to 21 percent. She's a former state p…

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by Jon Craig