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Jim Himes

Fairfield, CT
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Thanksgiving Bomb Threats: 5 CT Democrat Lawmakers Targeted Amid Political Unrest Thanksgiving Bomb Threats: 5 CT Democrat Lawmakers Targeted Amid Political Unrest
Thanksgiving Bomb Threats: 5 CT Democrat Lawmakers Targeted Amid Political Unrest Five Democratic lawmakers in Connecticut were targeted by bomb threat hoaxes on Thanksgiving, marking an alarming escalation in politically motivated attacks. Reps. Jim Himes, Jahana Hayes, Joe Courtney, and John Larson all announced that they received bomb threats requiring police intervention early Thursday morning, Nov. 28. Sen. Chris Murphy also received a threat.  Related: Bomb Threats, Swatting Incidents Target Trump Cabinet Picks Rep. Hayes, who represents Connecticut's 5th District, posted on X that police contacted her just before 8 a.m. about the threat.  My …

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by Josh Lanier
Stamford, CT
Politics
Fairfield County Congressman Himes Among Latest Dems To Call On Biden To Quit Race Fairfield County Congressman Himes Among Latest Dems To Call On Biden To Quit Race
Fairfield County Congressman Himes Among Latest Dems To Call On Biden To Quit Race Connecticut Congressman Jim Himes (D--4th District) is the latest sitting representative to call upon President Joe Biden to call it quits on his presidential campaign. Himes, whose district covers 17 towns and cities in most of Fairfield County and some of New Haven County, is also the first member of the state's congressional delegation to do so. He announced on X following Biden's much-anticipated press conference on Thursday, July 11, during which he said the president's record of public service is unrivaled.  "His accomplishments are immense," Himes wrote. "His legacy as a great …

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield County Congressman Votes Against Expelling Rep. Santos: 'I'm Not F'ing Around' Fairfield County Congressman Votes Against Expelling Rep. Santos: 'I'm Not F'ing Around'
Fairfield County Congressman Votes Against Expelling Rep. Santos: 'I'm Not F'ing Around' A Connecticut congressman is defending his decision to vote against expelling New York Rep. George Santos from Congress despite the fact that he is facing almost two dozen federal criminal charges.  Rep. Jim Himes, who represents Connecticut's 4th congressional district, voted against expelling Santos during a resolution to oust him brought by his fellow New York Republicans on Wednesday night, Nov. 1.  Earlier Report - NY Rep. George Santos Dodges Expulsion From House: 'Victory For Due Process' The 4th District includes parts of Fairfield and New Haven counties, including the cities of B…

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by Ben Crnic
Fairfield, CT
Schools
Sacred Heart University Gets $245K Grant To Improve Teaching For Autistic Children Sacred Heart University Gets $245K Grant To Improve Teaching For Autistic Children
Sacred Heart University Gets $245K Grant To Improve Teaching For Autistic Children Sacred Heart University received a $245,841 grant from the U.S. Department of Education toward the improvement of their literacy programs for autistic youth, according to the office of Congressman Jim Himes.  “Autistic children can face numerous unique challenges when learning how to read and write,” said  Himes. “Training educators on how to teach reading and writing to autistic children will change students’ lives.  "The CDC reports that one in 59 children in the United States is affected by ASD. As we learn more about this disorder, it’s more important than ever to have we…

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by Christina Coulter
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
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High Percentage of Admitted COVID-19 Patients Leave Fairfield County Hospital High Percentage of Admitted COVID-19 Patients Leave Fairfield County Hospital
High Percentage of Admitted Covid-19 Patients Leave Fairfield County Hospital With his ready demeanor and seated behind a desk, Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim offered reassuring words to the public and called on the city's faith leaders to pray that evening in his Facebook Live broadcast Thursday, April 9. The mayor asked for "prayer and words of faith during a time that residents in our community are impacted by coronavirus. These are difficult and uncertain times, but our faith-based groups have and continue to be an integral part in spreading positivity and hope," in the virtual town hall he runs daily. "We will all pray for good health and strength for our city,…

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by Donna Christopher
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
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New Impeachment Evidence Drags Connecticut Congressional Candidate Into Trump Trial New Impeachment Evidence Drags Connecticut Congressional Candidate Into Trump Trial
New Impeachment Evidence Drags Connecticut Congressional Candidate Into Trump Trial New evidence released by the House of Representatives has pulled a Connecticut congressional candidate into President Trump's impeachment trial. Republican Robert Finley Hyde, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, a Democrat, in Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District, contacted an associate of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s personal lawyer, about efforts to oust the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, according to the documents released on Tuesday, Jan. 14 by the House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs, and Oversight and Reform committees. On Wednesday, Hyde told Daily Vo…

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by Jon Craig
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
Politics
Congressman Jim Himes Blasts President Trump For Alleged 'Witness Intimidation And Tampering' Congressman Jim Himes Blasts President Trump For Alleged 'Witness Intimidation And Tampering'
Congressman Jim Himes Blasts President Trump For Alleged 'Witness Intimidation And Tampering' Fairfield County Congressman Jim Himes came to the defense of two new witnesses in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. During the third day of public testimony,  the Democratic member of the House Intelligence Committee took Trump to task for sending a Tweet that he said maligned Tuesday's first witness, Jennifer Williams.  Himes, who represents Connecticut's 4th Congressional District also came to the defense of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a highly-decorated Army officer and Ukraine expert at the National Security Council. When Trump's calls with the Ukrainian…

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by Jon Craig
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
Politics
Fairfield County Congressman Jim Himes Likens Trump To 'Mob Boss' In House Impeachment Hearings Fairfield County Congressman Jim Himes Likens Trump To 'Mob Boss' In House Impeachment Hearings
Fairfield County Congressman Jim Himes Likens Trump To 'Mob Boss' In House Impeachment Hearings Connecticut Congressman Jim Himes took a lead role during the seven-hour House Intelligence Committee impeachment hearing on Friday, Nov. 15 while questioning the third public witness, former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch.  Himes, whose 4th Congressional District includes Fairfield County, said: "I'm angry, and I've been angry since I learned about your summary (sic) and unexplained dismissal after a lifetime of excellent and faithful service to this country. I'm angry that a woman whose family fled Communism and Naziism, who served this country beautifully for 33 years, not i…

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by Jon Craig
DV Plus - Westchester, NY
Politics
Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez, Yorktown HS Grad, Slams Trump For 'Witness Intimidation' Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez, Yorktown HS Grad, Slams Trump For 'Witness Intimidation'
Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez, Yorktown HS Grad, Slams Trump For 'Witness Intimidation' Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Yorktown High School graduate who now represents parts of New York City, didn't hold back on Friday, swatting back at President Donald Trump on Twitter after the Republican tweeted about former U.S Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch and her 33 years of public service as a federal diplomatic officer overseas. ""Trump himself is clearly not satisfied with only one article of impeachment," Ocasio-Cortez wrote on Twitter.."His choice to publicly broadcast his own, personally authored witness intimidation means he’s wants to sign up for another artic…

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by Jon Craig
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
Politics
U.S. House Begins Taking Open, Televised Testimony Against President Trump U.S. House Begins Taking Open, Televised Testimony Against President Trump
U.S. House Begins Taking Open, Televised Testimony Against President Trump In his defense, President Donald Trump's supporters point to what the Republican from New York described as a "perfect" transcript of summer phone calls with Ukraine's president. Trump admitted requesting help investigating alleged corruption in Ukraine. The matter allegedly involved former Vice President Joe Biden's son, Hunter. Outside the White House fence, protesters chanted during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erogan's visit to Washington, D.C.  During a news conference Wednesday afternoon, President Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faced reporters from their resp…

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by Jon Craig
DV Plus - Westchester, NY
Politics
Westchester Congressman Has Lead Role In Opening Public Impeachment Testimony Westchester Congressman Has Lead Role In Opening Public Impeachment Testimony
Westchester Congressman Has Lead Role In Opening Public Impeachment Testimony This story has been updated with links to the opening days' questioning by U.S. congressmen representing Westchester County, NY, and Fairfield County, CT. In his defense, President Donald Trump's supporters point to what the Republican from New York described as a "perfect" transcript of summer phone calls with Ukraine's president. Trump admitted requesting help investigating alleged corruption in Ukraine. The matter allegedly involved former Vice President Joe Biden's son, Hunter. During a news conference on Wednesday Nov. 12, President Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Er…

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by Jon Craig
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
Politics
Around The Towns: $450K Raised For Biden, Himes Holds Town Hall Meetings, Educated Canines Around The Towns: $450K Raised For Biden, Himes Holds Town Hall Meetings, Educated Canines
Around The Towns: $450K Raised For Biden, Himes Holds Town Hall Meetings, Educated Canines Gov. Ned Lamont announced that nearly $450,000 was raised at the recent presidential campaign fundraiser that he and his wife held at their home in Greenwich for former Vice President Joe Biden. More than 100 people attended the Oct. 20 fundraiser. The suggested donation was $2,800, the maximum contribution under federal law for the presidential primary. The cash infusion was timely for Biden's campaign. Prior to Lamont’s event, Democrats Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and California Sen. Kamala Harris raised more than Biden in Connecticut during the third quarter, according …

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by Jon Craig
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
Politics
CT Congressmen Rip Trump's Turkey Ceasefire CT Congressmen Rip Trump's Turkey Ceasefire
CT Congressmen Rip Trump's Turkey Ceasefire President Trump declared Thursday's ceasefire at the Turkish-Syrian border was "an incredible outcome." But the Republican's assessment was immediately shot down by congressional Democrats from Connecticut. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal tweeted: "The President got rolled, & so did our national integrity. It is yet another betrayal to our Kurdish partners & a boon to our adversaries, Russia & Iran. "This illusory solution is a catastrophic, roundabout way for President Trump to give President Erdogan exactly what he wanted: a Kurdish withdrawal, & free reign over northern Syr…

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by Jon Craig
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
Politics
Impeachment Hearings Hoist Himes Into National Spotlight Impeachment Hearings Hoist Himes Into National Spotlight
Impeachment Hearings Hoist Himes Into National Spotlight Nearly as quickly as the CIA whistleblower attracted national attention, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes was hoisted into the media spotlight. Himes was the second congressman to question Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire as a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Thursday, Sept. 26. Himes’ questions were part of a broader Democratic Party effort to uncover how Maguire may have collaborated with the White House and Department of Justice to stall or prevent scrutiny of President Trump’s telephone conversations with the president of Ukraine. Maguire was …

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by Jon Craig
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
Politics
U.S. Senators Blumenthal, Murphy Support Impeachment Hearings Against President Trump U.S. Senators Blumenthal, Murphy Support Impeachment Hearings Against President Trump
U.S. Senators Blumenthal, Murphy Support Impeachment Hearings Against President Trump This article has been updated. U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy have called for an impeachment inquiry against President Trump. "I am calling today for a House Select Committee to investigate and move forward with impeachment proceedings against the President. I reached this decision with sadness, but also anger, after the President has repeatedly broken laws and betrayed his oath of office," Blumenthal said on Tuesday, Sept. 24. Earlier, Murphy warned that the United States is on the verge of turning into a "Banana Republic." Murphy's full statement can be read by cl…

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by Jon Craig
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
Politics
Gun Control Campaign Money Reigns In Connecticut Gun Control Campaign Money Reigns In Connecticut
Gun Control Campaign Money Reigns In Connecticut Federal candidates in Connecticut are among those benefiting nationwide from an increase in campaign spending by gun control advocates. The Nutmeg State has some of the toughest gun control laws in the nation. While the National Rifle Association spending has fallen by nearly 70 percent nationwide since the 2014 midterm elections, groups supporting gun control spent nearly $12 million on the last congressional campaigns, the most they have spent in an election cycle since at least 2010. The NRA spent nearly $692,000 on Republican congressional candidates and less than $20,000 on Democrats r…

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by Jon Craig
Danbury, CT
Politics
Woman Who Says Biden Rubbed Noses With Her At Greenwich Fundraiser Getting National Attention Woman Who Says Biden Rubbed Noses With Her At Greenwich Fundraiser Getting National Attention
Woman Who Says Biden Rubbed Noses With Her At Greenwich Fundraiser Getting National Attention A second woman who alleges she was inappropriately touched by former Vice President Joe Biden is making national news, claiming that he gave her Eskimo kiss. Amy Lappos, 43, told the Hartford Courant that at a $1,000-per-plate fundraiser in Greenwich in 2009, the potential 2020 presidential hopeful grabbed her head and rubbed nose with her. The incident was initially posted on social media before making national news this week. At the time of the alleged incident, Lappos was acting as an aide for Connecticut Rep. Jim Himes. She said that she didn’t report the incident for nearly a…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
Politics
7 Biggest Takeaways From CT Election Results 7 Biggest Takeaways From CT Election Results
7 Biggest Takeaways From CT Election Results For Connecticut political history buffs, the Nov. 6 election delivered some major firsts and a predictably close race. Public opinion polls forecast it, and it proved true: Democrat Ned Lamont of Greenwich won the governor's race in a narrow victory over Republican Bob Stefanowski of Madison.  As the attached map shows, Lamont's greatest support came from Fairfield County, the northeastern corner of Connecticut and the cities of Bridgeport, Danbury, New Haven, Hartford and Stamford. An anti-President Trump vote was seen as helping Lamont from Danbury to Westport. Close gubernatorial e…

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by Jon Craig
Fairfield, CT
Politics
Lamont Apparent Winner Of CT Governor's Race; Murphy, Himes Easily Re-elected Lamont Apparent Winner Of CT Governor's Race; Murphy, Himes Easily Re-elected
Lamont Apparent Winner Of CT Governor's Race; Murphy, Himes Easily Re-elected This story has been updated. Here's a rundown of the latest results from Tuesday's Midterm elections: Governor As of 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, with 99 percent of precincts reporting, Lamont has 661,560 votes to Republican Bob Stefanowski's 643,392 for a 48.4 percent to 47.1 percent advantage. Independent Oz Griebel has 54,108 votes for 4 percent. U.S. Senate Incumbent Chris Murphy (D) has easily defeated challenger Matthew Corey (R), 58 percent to 40 percent. U.S. Congress Jim Himes won Connecticut's 4th district by 23 percentage points over Harry Arora (R). State Senate, State House …

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by Daily Voice
Fairfield, CT
Politics
Recent College Grad Running For State Senate In Fairfield County Recent College Grad Running For State Senate In Fairfield County
Recent College Grad Running For State Senate In Fairfield County Saying there's no minimum age "for being on the right side of history," a 21-year-old native of Westport is running for state Senate.Democrat Will Haskell is a graduate of the Westport Public Schools and Georgetown University. Haskell said he believes the values of his community-- equality, justice and respect -- "are sadly absent in Hartford," according to this campaign web site. He hasn’t spent decades in public office, but he’s prepared, ready and eager to help Connecticut turn the page from an era of dysfunctional government. He is challenging state Sen. Toni Bouche…

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by Jon Craig
Stamford, CT
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CT Congressional Delegation Opposes Trump's Offshore Drilling Plan CT Congressional Delegation Opposes Trump's Offshore Drilling Plan
CT Congressional Delegation Opposes Trump's Offshore Drilling Plan U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), and U.S. Reps. John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Jim Himes (CT-4), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) wrote Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Wednesday, Feb. 21, expressing opposition to the proposed expansion of offshore oil and gas drilling that could devastate Connecticut’s economy and environment.  Zinke announced in January that the Trump Administration would expand offshore oil and gas leasing to encompass about 90 percent of the United States’ coastal waters.  The congressional letter was submitted as …

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by Jon Craig
Greenwich, CT
Politics
Congressman Jim Himes To Hold First Town Hall Meeting Of 2018 Congressman Jim Himes To Hold First Town Hall Meeting Of 2018
Congressman Jim Himes To Hold First Town Hall Meeting Of 2018 WESTPORT, Conn. — U.S. Rep. Jim Himes will hold his first town hall meeting of 2018 with constituents this week.The public is invited to the community meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the auditorium at Westport Town Hall at 100 Myrtle Ave.

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by Daily Voice