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Republican Wins State Senate Seat Serving Parts Of New Canaan Republican Wins State Senate Seat Serving Parts Of New Canaan
Republican Wins State Senate Seat Serving Parts Of New Canaan A Republican candidate from Connecticut was elected to the State Senate to reclaim a seat for the GOP in a special election in a district that was overwhelmingly won by President Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. Ryan Fazio was elected to the seat in Fairfield County on Tuesday, Aug. 17 in the 36th District in a special election that was forced by the resignation of Democrat Alex Kasser, who cited a contentious divorce from a top Morgan Stanley executive last year as a reason to step down. According to the GOP, the 36th Senate District was overwhelmingly won by Biden in 2020 by…

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by Zak Failla
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State Senator From Fairfield County Abruptly Resigns, Citing Ongoing Struggle With Divorce State Senator From Fairfield County Abruptly Resigns, Citing Ongoing Struggle With Divorce
State Senator From Fairfield County Abruptly Resigns, Citing Ongoing Struggle With Divorce A popular state senator from Fairfield County has abruptly resigned after citing struggles with an ongoing divorce. State Sen. Alex Kasser, a Democrat from Greenwich, announced her resignation on Twitter Tuesday, June 22, citing the strain of her long-running divorce. "It is with deep sadness that I announce my resignation as State Senator," Kasser said. "Serving the residents of Connecticut’s 36th Senate district has been a profound honor and a great joy. However, due to personal circumstances, I cannot continue." Kasser said she has been trying to divorce Seth Bergstein, a Morgan St…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Jennifer's Law Passes Senate With Near-Unanimous Support Jennifer's Law Passes Senate With Near-Unanimous Support
Jennifer's Law Passes Senate With Near-Unanimous Support After more than two years of working with domestic violence survivors, Connecticut State Senator Alex Kasser was celebrating the near-unanimous support of the passage of Senate Bill 1091 aka Jennifer's Law. The law is named after Jennifer Farber Dulos, of New Canaan, who disappeared in 2019 and whose late husband was charged with her brutal murder, and Jennifer Magnano, of Terryville, Connecticut, who was shot dead by her husband in 2007. Dulos has never been found.  The bill, which passed Tuesday, May 18, in a 35-1 vote, would expand the definition of domestic violence to includ…

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by Kathy Reakes
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These 20 Legislators Are At Highest Risk Of Being Voted Out On Nov. 3 These 20 Legislators Are At Highest Risk Of Being Voted Out On Nov. 3
These 20 Legislators Are At Highest Risk Of Being Voted Out On Nov. 3 They may be in office now, but come election time these 20 Connecticut legislators are among the politicians most at risk of losing. The Hartford Courant has put together a list of candidates it says are most vulnerable to being elected out of office. The thing that makes them vulnerable is their newness. Many new Democrats were elected in 2018 to districts where Republicans had been in charge. Will they be able to hold onto the spot against a challenger? There are also some Republican incumbents facing tough Democrat candidates. Here are the incumbents who face the biggest challenges on …

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by Kristin Palpini