The race for the state senates 27th district seat is now officially set. Democrats from Stamford and Darien chose incumbent Andrew McDonald to run for re-election at their nomination convention Monday night in Stamford. McDonald will run against Republican challenger Bob Kolenberg, a member of the Stamford Board of Finance.
McDonald was first elected to the seat in 2002, and as a freshman senator became the chairman of the Judiciary Committee. In his three re-elections campaigns since, he has received at least 60 percent of the vote each time, and ran unopposed in 2008.
Prior to joining the state Senate, McDonald, a lifelong resident of Stamford, held various positions in the citys government. He was on the Board of Representatives from 1993-1995, served on the Board of Finance from 1995-1999, and was Director of Legal Affairs and Corporation Counsel just before his election to the state senate.
The 27th district covers parts of Stamford and the southern portions of Darien. The other half of the town shares the 25th with portions of Norwalk, which will see Republican challenger Artie Kassimis take on Democratic incumbent Bob Duff.
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