CONNECTICUT

Your complete directory of Connecticut candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Election Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): June 2012
Filing Deadline (Independents): August 2012
Filing Deadline (Third Parties): September 2012
Primary: August 2012

This page was last updated on January 18, 2012

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Dan Malloy (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2014.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Nancy Wyman (D)*

SECRETARY OF THE STATE:
Denise Merrill (D)*

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
George Jepsen (D)*

STATE TREASURER:
Denise Nappier (D)*

STATE COMPTROLLER:
Kevin Lembo (D)*

U.S. SENATOR:

[ Joe Lieberman (Independent)* - Retiring in 2012. ]
Frank Borges (D) - Ex-State Treasurer & Investment Banker
Susan Bysiewicz (D) - Ex-Secretary of State, Ex-State Rep. & '10 Attorney General Candidate
Chris Murphy (D) - Congressman, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Matthew Oakes (D) - Nurse's Aide & Retail Worker
William Tong (D) - State Rep. & Attorney
Lee Whitnum (D) - Anti-Israel Activist, Software Engineer, '10 Candidate & '08 US Rep. Candidate
Mike Fedele (R) - Ex-Lt. Governor, Ex-State Rep., Ex-Stanford City Councilman, Businessman & '10 Gov. Candidate
Scott Frantz (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Development Authority Chair & Businessman
Brian Hill (R) - Attorney, Navy Veteran & '10 Candidate
Peter Lumaj (R) - Attorney
Jason McCoy (R) - Vernon Mayor, Ex-Vernon Town Councilman & Attorney
Linda McMahon (R) - World Wrestling Entertainment Ex-CEO, State Board of Education Member & '10 Nominee
Chris Shays (R) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Rep., Financial Executive & Peace Corps Veteran
Kie Westby (R) - Attorney, Ex-Thomaston School Board Member & USMC Veteran
Paul Passarelli (Libertarian) - Businessman & Ex-Republican

Richard Blumenthal (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2016.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
John Larson (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mike McDonald (R) - Windsor Town Councilman, Ex-Windsor School Board Member & Businessman

District 2:
Joe Courtney (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Chris Coutu (R) - State Rep., Ex-Norwich City Alderman, Financial Consultant & USAF Veteran
Daria Novak (R) - Business Consultant, Ex-US State Dept. Official & GOP Activist
Dan Reale (Libertarian) - Writer, Ex-Technician & '08/'10 Nominee

District 3:
Rosa DeLauro (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Wayne Winsley (R) - Blogger, Ex-Radio Talk Show Host, Author & Ex-Danbury NAACP President

District 4:
Jim Himes (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Toni Boucher (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-Wilton Town Selectman & Businesswoman
Mark Lauretti (R) - Shelton Mayor
Chris Meek (R) - Businessman & Community Activist
Steve Obsitnik (R) - Consulting Firm CEO & Navy Veteran
David Orner (R) - Banking Executive & Navy Veteran
Richard Wieland (R) - Businessman, Electrical Engineer & USAF Veteran

District 5:
[ Chris Murphy (D)* - Candidate for US Senate in 2012. ]
Chris Donovan (D/WF) - State House Speaker & Ex-Community Organizer
Elizabeth Esty (D) - Ex-State Rep., Attorney & Community Activist
Mary Glassman (D) - Simsbury First Selectman, Attorney, Ex-Journalist & '06/'10 Lt. Gov. Candidate
Dan Roberti (D) - Public Relations Executive
Brian Schactman (D) - Ex-TV News Anchorman
J. Paul Vance Jr. (D) - Ex-Waterbury Alderman, Attorney & '09 Waterbury Mayor Candidate
Randy Yale (D) - Insurance Underwriter & Community Activist
Justin Bernier (R) - Ex-State Military Affairs Director, Afghan War Veteran & '10 Candidate
Ryan Bingham (R) - Torrington Mayor
Mark Boughton (R) - Danbury Mayor, Ex-State Rep., Teacher, Army Veteran & '10 Lt.Gov. Nominee
Mike Clark (R) - Farmington Town Council Chair, College Professor & Retired FBI Agent
Mark Greenberg (R) - Businessman & '10 Candidate
Rob Kane (R) - State Sen., Ex-Watertown Town Council Chair & Businessman
Andrew Roraback (R) - State Sen. & Attorney
Lisa Wilson-Foley (R) - Businesswoman & '10 Lt.Gov. Candidate
Kevin Witkos (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-Canton School Board Member & Police Officer
John Pistone (Independent) - Plumber & '10 Candidate

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Concerned Citizens Party (Constitution)
Connecticut Democratic Party
Connecticut Green Party
Independent Party of Connecticut
Connecticut Labor Party
Libertarian Party of Connecticut
Connecticut Republican Party
Socialist Party of Connecticut
Connecticut Working Families Party

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

PRINT MEDIA:
Bristol Press
Connecticut Post (Bridgeport)
Danbury News-Times
Darien News-Review
Fairfield County Weekly
Fairfield County - Hersam Acorn Community Newspapers
Greenwich Time
Hartford Advocate
Hartford Courant - (Politics)
Manchester Journal-Inquirer
Meriden Record-Journal
Middletown Press
Moodus Hometown News
New Britain Herald
New Haven Advocate
New Haven Register
New London Day
Newtown Bee
Norwalk Advocate
Norwich Bulletin
Stamford Advocate
Torrington Register-Citizen
Waterbury Republican-American
Westport Minuteman

BROADCAST MEDIA:
News-12 Connecticut (TV - Cablevision)
WFSB TV-3 (CBS - Hartford)
WTNH TV-8 (ABC - New Haven)
WVIT TV-30 (NBC - Hartford)

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