The campaign trail took Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley to the South Norwalk train station Monday morning to meet and greet commuters.
"Hi, I'm Tom Foley. I'm running for governor," the Greenwich businessman said, catching the attention and attempting to secure the votes of riders.
Foley was part of a double-team effort. He was stumping along with running mate Lisa Wilson-Foley, a businesswoman from Simsbury who is vying for the lieutenant governor slot. The two, accompanied by campaign workers handing out literature to passersby, were spotted by mainstreetconnect.com about 8:10 a.m. on the station's southbound platform.
When asked what the focus of his campaign is now, just a week before the primary election, Foley, smiling broadly, replied, "Winning!" On a more sober note, both he and Wilson-Foley said a major concern of Connecticut residents they've spoken with is jobs.
"People want to know how are we going to get more jobs in Connecticut," said Wilson-Foley.
"Jobs are very important, and also reeling in the cost of state government," said Foley. He added that he and Wilson-Foley will be stumping throughout the state in the next week "just to meet people and get them to come out and vote."
Streamlining government is a campaign mantra for Foley, the Republican Party-endorsed candidate. He'll face Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele and Oz Griebel in the Aug. 10 primary.
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