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Stefanowski Upsets Boughton In Republican Primary Race For CT Governor
Related story: Ned Lamont Wins CT Democratic Primary Race For Governor Former General Electric executive Bob Stefanowski upset GOP-endorsed candidate Mark Boughton, the mayor of Danbury, according to unofficial returns in the Connecticut primary race for governor. With 90 percent of the votes counted, Stefanowski was leading Boughton by 29 to 21 percent. There was a separate primary runoff on Tuesday, Aug. 14 in which Democrat Ned Lamont of Greenwich easily defeated Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim, as reported here by Daily Voice. Stefanowski of Madison has appeared in TV ads most of this year…
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Vote Now In Our Poll: Gap Tightening In CT Race For Governor
As the Republican underdogs predicted, the gap is closing between GOP-endorsed gubernatorial candidate Mark Boughton, the mayor of Danbury, and at least two of the Connecticut high-tech entrepreneurs, investors and business executives who have poured millions of their own money into primary election challenges. The primary election is on Tuesday, Aug. 14. You can request an absentee ballot until Monday, Aug. 13, but registration closed at noon on Thursday, Aug. 9. There is a separate primary runoff that pits two Democrats -- Ned Lamont of Greenwich and Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim -- against …
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Another CT Gubernatorial Debate Set For Monday At Fairfield University
A gubernatorial debate about Connecticut's economy is set for 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 6 at Fairfield University's Quick Center for the Arts. Four Republican candidates competing in the Aug. 14 primary election have accepted invitations to attend: Trumbull First Selectman Tim Herbst, Stamford native/Westport high-tech CEO Steve Obsitnik, Greenwich businessman David Stemerman and Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton, the state GOP's endorsed candidate. New Haven native Bob Stefanowski of Madison has not committed to appearing at Monday's debate, according to organizers. Fairfield University is co-ho…
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Look Who's Leading? New Poll Shows Boughton Ahead Of Pack In GOP Primary Race
Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton is leading his Republican rivals, according to a new poll. The online poll comes three weeks before the Aug. 14 primary election. The GOP candidates square off in a debate at Sacred Heart University on Tuesday July 24, as reported here by Daily Voice. Boughton, who won the Republican Party endorsement in May, was backed by 34.3 percent of those polled in an online survey. Business executive Bob Stefanowski of Madison placed second at 20 percent, while former Greenwich hedge fund manager David Stemerman had 14.6 percent. Stemerman edged out former Trumbull firs…
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Two Rounds Of CT Gubernatorial Debates Will Be Held At Sacred Heart University
Sacred Heart is hosting two gubernatorial debates: Republican candidates will debate on Tuesday, July 24 and the Democratic candidates will debate on Thursday, July 26. Separate primary election debates will take place starting at 2 p.m. at the Martire Business & Communications Center on the campus of Sacred Heart University at 5401 Park Ave. in Fairfield. Sponsoring the debates along with Sacred Heart are the Hearst Connecticut Media Group and WSHU Public Radio. The primary elections are on Aug. 14 in advance of November's general election. The public is welcome to attend the primar…
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Westport's Obsitnik May Take Court Action In Campaign Financing Standoff
Republican outsider Steve Obsitnik has been frozen out of public financing in his GOP primary campaign, but may file a court challenge. The 51-year-old tech entrepreneur from Westport is considering litigation against the state Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC) according to media reports, as well as opting out of the voluntary clean-elections program should his application for $1.3 million get delayed. The deadline for securing public funding for the Aug. 14 primary is July 27. The SEEC has held up Obsitnik’s application for more than a month because of compliance issues. Obsitnik -…
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Ganim Qualifies For Dem's Primary Challenge To Lamont, Who Welcomes Debates
Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim’s petition drive to force a Democratic gubernatorial primary has prevailed. Ganim said the Secretary of the State has confirmed he had legally collected the minimum 15,458 signatures needed to challenge the political party's endorsed candidate -- Ned Lamont of Greenwich -- in an Aug. 14 primary. Ganim supporters collected more than 32,000 signatures. On Wednesday, Lamont invited candidates who qualified for the ballot to join him in three gubernatorial debates. Lamont is confirmed to participate in: The Connecticut Association of Realtors Democratic and WTNH N…
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Obsitnik Takes Unlikely Path As GOP Gubernatorial Primary Contender
This is the first in a series of Daily Voice articles on Connecticut's candidates for governor. From nuclear submarine officer to high-tech entrepreneur to one of Connecticut's leading Republican candidates for governor, Steve Obsitnik has traveled an unlikely path into politics. It's a path, Obsitnik said in an interview with Daily Voice, that sets him apart from the other two Republican gubernatorial finalists -- whom the Westport businessman called "career politicians." Obsitnik, a native of Stamford, steers right to the central theme of his campaign: "The biggest proble…
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It's Boughton: Danbury Mayor Wins GOP Delegates' Endorsement For Governor
In a wild and crazy day, perhaps fittingly held at Foxwoods, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton held off a strong challenge from former Trumbull First Selectman Tim Herbst and a strong showing from Stamford native Steve Obsitnik of Westport to win the Republican Party's Convention endorsement for governor at the casino in Mashantucket. The outcome came early Saturday evening in the third round. Mike Handler of New Canaan and State Rep Prasad Srinivasan of Glastonbury were eliminated in the first round. Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti, David Walker of Bridgeport and Peter Lumaj of Fairfield were then ou…
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Crowded Field Of 2018 CT Gubernatorial Candidates Will Be On Display
Do the math: If every candidate invited to Saturday's 90-minute forum in Westport speaks for five minutes -- the debate will be over. Eighteen candidates from across the state seeking to be Connecticut’s next governor have agreed to meet on April 21 for the Gubernatorial Forum presented by the League of Women Voters. The event, to be held at Westport Town Hall from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., is one of the many attractions of the Maker Faire throughout the day. At least 14 of the 29 announced candidates, as listed below, are from Fairfield County. Most of them have been invited to Saturday's for…
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GOP Governor Hopefuls Debate Achievement Gap in New Canaan
Nine Republican candidates for governor of Connecticut debated on the stage in New Canaan's Saxe Middle School Wednesday night for the fifth and final time. The candidates were mostly cordial, reserving their fire for Gov. Dannel Malloy and the Democratic party, upon whom they placed most of the blame for the issues facing our state. Topics included transportation and infrastructure, the budget deficit, pensions, gun rights and for the first time, the education and achievement gap between our richest and poorest cities. "We've got to find a way to fix, in our cities, the fact that ou…
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