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Greenwich, CT
News
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…
Greenwich, CT
Politics
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 …
Greenwich, CT
Politics
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…
Greenwich, CT
Politics
Greenwich's Stemerman Says He Puts Action Ahead Of Politics In Governor's Race
This is another in a series of Daily Voice articles profiling candidates for governor. As a youngster, David Stemerman has fond memories of Connecticut as a state perfectly situated between two major cities -- New York and Boston -- that people didn't just want to drive through, but loved to visit and make a home. Massachusetts was nicknamed "Taxachusetts," and its tech companies were relocating until a series of Republican governors turned the Bay State's economy around, from Stemerman's perspective. Today's Connecticut, the Republican candidate for governor says, is better-kn…
Danbury, CT
Politics
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…
Greenwich, CT
Politics
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…
Fairfield, CT
Politics
Obsitnik Could Take Court Action In Public 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 -…
Fairfield, CT
Politics
Millionaire CT Gubernatorial Candidates Throw Blows On Twitter
Candidates for governor in Connecticut took to Twitter this week to blast one another and promote their campaign themes Two Greenwich rivals with the greatest personal wealth in the gubernatorial race — Democrat Ned Lamont and Republican David Stemerman — traded social media shots over their business backgrounds and how each made his fortune. The flap began when Stemerman, a hedge fund giant, criticized two of his Republican Party primary opponents for proposing to eliminate the state income tax to help fix the state economy. Instead of drawing predictable fire from GOP foes Mark Boughton …
Fairfield, CT
Politics
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…
Fairfield, CT
Politics
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…
