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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
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Ex-CT Mayor Tim Stewart Resigns As Chamber Of Commerce President After Facebook Post Backlash Ex-CT Mayor Tim Stewart Resigns As Chamber Of Commerce President After Facebook Post Backlash
Ex-CT Mayor Tim Stewart Resigns As Chamber Of Commerce President After Facebook Post Backlash A former mayor in Connecticut has resigned as president of the Greater New Britain Chamber of Commerce after nearly days of backlash over an offensive Facebook post he made during the State of the Union address.During the nationally televised speech, former New Britain Mayor Tim Stewart made a sexist comment on a Facebook photo of female Democratic congresswomen who were in attendance at the speech wearing white “as a show of solidarity” in a tribute to women’s suffrage. Stewart posted under the photo, “(expletive) in heat." He was then immediately placed on administrative leave. …

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by Joe Lombardi