The Hartford Courant editorialized recently that the saga of Chris Donovan’s run for Congress has not yet been finished. Donovan withdrew himself from the ballot last week, having been endorsed by the Working Families Party and remaining on that ballot … Continue reading
By Matt DeRienzo, Staff Reporter What was likely the most expensive congressional primary in the history of Connecticut draws to a close Tuesday as Republican and Democratic primary voters in the 5th District choose two of seven candidates to square … Continue reading
The following editorial appeared in the Aug. 12, 2012, issue of The Register Citizen: Serious ethical questions hang over the race for Connecticut’s 5th District Congress seat as voters head to the polls on Tuesday. We’ve had months of bizarre … Continue reading
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A spokesman for Chris Donovan’s 5th District congressional campaign said today that the investigation and report completed by former U.S. Attorney Stanley Twardy cost the campaign $84,000. That’s not counting the $35,000 in accounting services provided by Blum Shapiro to … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter Three newspapers in the 5th District have made endorsements before the Aug. 14 primary, and all three have endorsed the same two candidates, Democrat Elizabeth Esty and Republican Andrew Roraback. The New York Times followed … Continue reading
By Mary E. O’Leary, Staff Reporter According to sources close to the situation, a key member of Connecticut Speaker of the House Chris Donovan’s staff is seeking a leave of absence after her actions as “legislative aide 1″ were documented … Continue reading
By Jim Shelton, Staff Reporter LITCHFIELD – The final debate before the Democratic primary in the 5th District congressional race ended in a verbal donnybrook over one candidate’s Super PAC ads. Former state Rep. Elizabeth Esty, near the end of … Continue reading
Chris Donovan’s latest TV ad speaks to voters directly about the FBI investigation into his campaign and the attacks from his opponents. “You’ve seen the attacks. I want you to hear directly from me,” Donovan says in the ad. “What … Continue reading
By Staff NEW HAVEN — Robert Braddock Jr., the former finance director for state House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan’s 5th District congressional campaign, repeated his not guilty pleas Tuesday in federal court to three charges in a superseding indictment. Braddock, … Continue reading
By Matt DeRienzo, Staff Reporter It’s the first time one of Connecticut’s U.S. House seats has been “open” in more than a decade, and it’s one of only two open House seats in all of New England this year. Most … Continue reading
Elizabeth Esty would stand out as a good candidate in any race for political office. Her presence in the circus-like Aug. 14 Democratic primary for 5th District Congress makes our decision about an endorsement very easy. The former state representative … Continue reading
By Mary E. O’Leary and Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporters NEW HAVEN — Five more people Thursday pleaded not guilty to federal conspiracy and election law violations in the 5th District campaign scandal involving a Waterbury smoke shop for a total 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
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 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
The campaign of former 5th District Congress candidate Mike Clark has repaid a $100,000 loan that Clark made to the campaign early this year as fundraising lagged. Clark, a former FBI agent and Farmington Town Council chairman, dropped out of … Continue reading
By Susan Haigh, The Associated Press House Speaker Chris Donovan‘s congressional campaign said Saturday it has returned what it believes are all the questionable contributions tied to an alleged scheme to stop legislation at the state Capitol that would have … Continue reading
By Matt DeRienzo, Staff Reporter Connecticut’s 5th District Congress seat is slipping away from Democrats, and prominent leaders of the party are unlikely to do anything publicly to stop it from happening. The indictment of former campaign finance director Robert … Continue reading
By Mary E. O’Leary, Staff Reporter The attorney for a co-owner of a roll your own businesses in Waterbury says his client is not one of the unindicted co-conspirator shop owners alluded to in a federal indictment issued this week … Continue reading
An op-ed columnist with CTNewsJunkie.Com argues today that Democrat Chris Donovan can’t win a general election for Connecticut’s 5th District Congress seat, and Republican Andrew Rorabackwon’t be able to make an impact in Washington as the rarest of breeds – … Continue reading
Ctnewsjunkie reports: “Reports filed with the State Elections Enforcement Commission identify two Naugatuck residents as the sources of donations returned by House Republicans in the aftermath of an FBI undercover operation resulting in the arrest of House Speaker Chris Donovan’s … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster and Mary E. O’Leary, Staff Reporters Connecticut House Speaker Christopher Donovan, happy with a internal report exonerating him of taking campaign contributions in exchange for swaying legislation, told reporters Thursday night he was moving on with his campaign. … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter It’s a small, small world. Stan Twardy, former U.S. Attorney, released the findings Thursday of an internal investigation into Chris Donovan’s Congressional campaign, clearing the state house speaker of being involved in an alleged plot … Continue reading
