By Jordan Fenster, Register Staff jfenster@nhregister.com David Moffa “stepped up to the plate” and admitted his guilt, in the words of his attorney, to conspiring to illegally funnel cash to the congressional campaign of Chris Donovan from business owners who … Continue reading
Dan Roberti has released his personal financial disclosure form, showing income from various sources, including trusts, stocks and royalties. According to James Wade, senior partner with Robinson & Cole, the firm hired to assess Roberti’s holdings and help him divest what … Continue reading
Ctnewsjunkie reports today that “Dan Roberti, one of the three Democrats vying for the 5th Congressional District seat, will release his second advertisement Friday that depicts both of his Democratic opponents as corrupt politicians with fake smoke coming out of … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter Several of Chris Donovan’s opponents called on him to resign from the 5th District congressional race in response to the news that a total of eight people have been arrested by federal authorities in connection … Continue reading
The Hartford Courant’s Jon Lender reports: “Ray Soucy, the former state correctional officers’ union official who has been identified as a co-conspirator in the campaign-finance scandal surrounding congressional candidate Christopher Donovan, appeared in the federal courthouse in New Haven on … Continue reading
In his first television ad, 5th District congressional candidate Chris Donovan touts his record of ”leading the fight to clean up elections.” The ad is to begin airing on stations in the 5th District on Tuesday, the campaign said in a statement. The … Continue reading
By Mary E. O’Leary, Staff Reporter The 11 people who allegedly signed conduit checks intended to hide the true identity of donors to Chris Donovan’s congressional campaign all have connections to the Greater Waterbury area, some with personal and work connections to … Continue reading
Here’s some of the news relevant to the 5th District congressional race from around Connecticut. Each weekday we scour the web to find the best 5th district-related items, but if you think we missed one, send an email to jfenster@nhregister.com. … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter Chris Donovan will be available to the press at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Meriden’s Hubbard Park, and while he will speak about the internal investigation into possibly illegal campaign finance activity at his campaign that … Continue reading
Democratic 5th Congressional District candidate Dan Roberti has issued a series of three ethics proposals he hopes would curb ethical violations in congressional campaigns, though they could affect his own campaign as well, a possibility he said he welcomes. “I … Continue reading
CT News Junkie reports: “Over the past two weeks ‘everybody has been talking about’ the FBI’s undercover sting operation and the arrest of House Speaker Chris Donovan’s former congressional finance director, Sen. Andrew Roraback, said during a recent interview. Roraback … Continue reading
By Mary E. O’Leary and and Michelle Tuccitto-Sullo, Staff Reporters An alleged scheme to hide the identity of some donors to Chris Donovan’s 5th District congressional campaign, detailed in a federal affidavit, centers on eight checks for $2,500 each that were … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter According to some analysts, Republicans “desperately” want 5th District Democratic nominee Chris Donovan to win the August primary, making the calculation that a Donovan campaign perhaps damaged by controversy, is more vulnerable than another campaign … Continue reading
The Branford Eagle reports that Tracey Scalzi, who owns cigarette shops in Norwalk and Orange and is not a registered lobbyist, “went in and out of the ladies room off the House of Representatives chamber over a period of hours during the … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter A crowd of largely union members and supporters chanted “we want Chris” at a rally for congressional candidate Chris Donovan in Hartford Wednesday, amid the spectre of controversy that currently surrounds his campaign for the … Continue reading
By Mary E. O’Leary, Staff Reporter HARTFORD — Embattled House Speaker Chris Donovan will be joined by supporters at a rally tonight outside the headquarters of the Connecticut Education Association as he continues to run for Congress after his campaign … Continue reading
HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut’s hottest race for a U.S. House of Representatives seat was dealt a surprise, potentially game-changing development last week when federal authorities arrested the finance director for the Democrats’ endorsed candidate, House Speaker Chris Donovan. Both Democrats … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter During an appearance on WNPR’s “Where We Live,” Republican 5th Congressional District candidate Justin Bernier downplayed man-made climate change, supported Citizens United and said he thinks Connecticut wants more restrictions on abortion. Live Blog: Coverage of … Continue reading
By Mary E. O’Leary and Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporters The Democratic State Central Committee has returned a check to a Wolcott man it believes is one of eight alleged illegal “conduit” contributions written to benefit a 5th District Congressional candidate. … Continue reading
Ctnewsjunkie reports: “Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, a former prosecutor, said Monday that he has not been contacted by federal investigators regarding the roll-your-own cigarette legislation which was proposed and supported by his administration.” The legislation is at the center of … Continue reading
By Randall Beach, Staff Reporter MERIDEN – An embattled Democratic Speaker of the House Christopher Donovan Sunday said he was “sickened” by the allegations against his 5th District congressional campaign staffers but he asserted, “I have done nothing wrong.” Donovan held … Continue reading
Ctnewsjunkie reports: “The federal investigation into House Speaker Chris Donovan’s congressional campaign widened Friday evening to include House Minority Leader Lawrence Cafero’s office.” “Cafero’s press aide delivered a statement to the Capitol press room after 7 p.m. Friday evening explaining … Continue reading
The Hartford Courant reports: “A politically active state correction officer and labor union official – Ray Soucy of Naugatuck – has been identified as a central figure in the federal investigation that led to the arrest Wednesday of state House … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter Chris Donovan will relinquish his role as state House speaker to Majority Leader Brendan Sharkey for the purposes of the upcoming special legislative session, but will remain in the office of speaker of the house, … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter Chris Donovan will relinquish his role as state House speaker to Majority Leader Brendan Sharkey for the upcoming special session, but will remain in the office of speaker of the House, and on the campaign … Continue reading
