Tag: connecticut
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Clark Chapin confirmed as Connecticut’s Republican auditor of public accounts
Clark Chapin (R) assumed office as an auditor of public accounts in Connecticut on May 6. The Office of the Auditors of Public Accounts is a legislative agency in the Connecticut state government responsible for the state’s financial and accounting functions. Unlike any other state, Connecticut’s auditing agency is led by two partisan auditors—one Democrat…
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Special election to be held in Connecticut House district
A special election is being held on April 27 for District 145 of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Corey Paris (D) and J.D. Ospina (R) are running in the general election. The winner will serve until January 2023. The seat became vacant after Patricia Miller (D) won a special election to represent Connecticut State Senate…
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Special election to be held in Connecticut House district
Voters will decide a special election for District 112 of the Connecticut House of Representatives on April 13. Nicholas Kapoor (D), Tony Scott (R), and William Furrier (Independent Party) are running in the general election. The winner will serve until January 2023. The seat became vacant after the resignation of J.P. Sredzinski (R) on February…
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Connecticut House of Representatives District 145 special election set for Apr. 27
Election officials have scheduled a special election for the District 145 seat in the Connecticut House of Representatives on Apr. 27, 2021. The seat became vacant after Patricia Miller (D) was elected to the Connecticut State Senate on March 2. There are no primaries, and candidates will be nominated directly by political parties.
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Connecticut House of Representatives District 112 special election set for April 13
Election officials have scheduled a special election for the District 112 seat in the Connecticut House of Representatives for April 13, 2021. The seat became vacant after J.P. Sredzinski (R) resigned on Feb. 17. There is no primary, and candidates will be nominated directly by political parties.
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Voters in Connecticut state Senate district to decide special election on March 2
The special general election for Connecticut State Senate District 27 is on March 2, 2021. Patricia Miller (D), Joshua Esses (R), and Brian Merlen (Independent Party) are competing in the special election. No primary election was scheduled, as candidates running for special elections in Connecticut are nominated through party conventions. The special election was called…
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Connecticut State Senate District 27 special election set for March 2, 2021
Election officials have scheduled a special election for the District 27 seat in the Connecticut state Senate for March 2, 2021. The seat became vacant when Carlo Leone (D) resigned on Jan. 5 to work for the state Department of Transportation. There is no primary, and candidates will be nominated directly by political parties.
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Keller appointed to Connecticut Supreme Court
On July 20, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) appointed appellate judge Christine E. Keller to the state supreme court. If confirmed by the Connecticut General Assembly, Keller will fill the vacancy created when former justice Richard Palmer reached the mandatory retirement age of 70 in May 2020. Keller has served on the Connecticut Court of…
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Filing deadline passes for congressional candidates in Connecticut, New Hampshire
On June 11 and June 12, the major-party filing deadline passed to run for U.S. Congress in Connecticut and New Hampshire, respectively. The Connecticut filing deadline had previously been June 9, but it was moved to June 11 by Governor Ned Lamont’s (D) executive order in response to the coronavirus pandemic. In Connecticut, neither U.S. Senate seat…
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Candidate filing period ends for state executive and legislative offices in three states
The filing deadline has passed to run for state executive and legislative offices in Connecticut, Florida, and New Hampshire. The deadline passed for Connecticut on June 11. For Florida and New Hampshire, it passed on June 12. Candidates filed for the following state executive and legislative offices: Connecticut: State Senate (36 seats) and State House…