Republican Andrew Roraback is getting a last-minute boost from several outside groups, with only a few days before the 5th Congressional District election. A super PAC started by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the Independence USA PAC told the Federal … Continue reading
Though she started off with more in the bank and raised a bit more during the course of the most recent Federal Elections Commission filing period, Elizabeth Esty spent three times as much as Andrew Roraback, leaving her with less … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Register Staff A new set of media buys made by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee brings the total spent fighting Andrew Roraback’s campaign to more than half-a-million dollars. The DCCC informed the Federal Elections Commission earlier this … Continue reading
Fifth District Republican Andrew Roraback has raised $518,350 since winning the GOP primary on Aug. 14. The final numbers aren’t out yet — reports to the Federal Elections Commission aren’t due until Oct. 15 — but, according to the campaign, … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter The National Republican Congressional Committee has spent no money on Connecticut’s 5th District race so far this year, excluding the contest in its most recent spate of media buys, which totalled more than $7.5 million. … Continue reading
Register Citizen Staff Strong support in the rural towns of his Northwest Connecticut state Senate district carried Andrew Roraback to victory in the Republican primary for Connecticut’s 5th District Congress seat Tuesday night. PHOTO GALLERY: 5th District Primary Day With … 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
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter Election-related robo calls from the Roberti campaign are being made within minutes of other, potentially illegal phone calls on the eve of the 5th District primary. Mary Weber, an Elizabeth Esty supporter from Washington, Conn., … Continue reading
Mark Greenberg, already leading self-funders in the 5th Congressional District, has dropped another $95,000 on his campaign with one day to go before the primary. Greenberg had already invested $1.57 million in his campaign. The campaign informed the Federal Elections … 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
According to Federal Elections Commission filings Republican Lisa Wilson-Foley has given another $100,000 to her congressional campaign in the days before Tuesday’s primary. That’s is addition to $175,000 she loaned her campaign announced in two FEC filings within the last … Continue reading
Hit with a barrage of negative ads from Republican opponents and a Democratic Super PAC, Andrew Roraback has put $25,000 of his own money into the race, according to a Federal Elections Commission report filed Saturday. That’s a modest sum, … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter A robocall going out to voters in the 5th Congressional District that attacks Democrat Elizabeth Esty may violate federal election law. And no one’s claiming credit. According to the Federal Elections Commission, a public communication … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter A month ago, Dan Roberti was an unknown also-ran in the race for Connecticut’s 5th District Congress seat, and one poll showed him trailing fellow Democrats Chris Donovan and Elizabeth Esty with only 12 percent … Continue reading
Who is Lisa Wilson Foley? from Andrew Roraback for Congress on Vimeo.
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter Chris Donovan‘s 5th District Congress campaign has blasted Democratic primary opponents Dan Roberti and Elizabeth Estyin recent days for spending a significant amount of their own money on the race. But it was a different … Continue reading
By Andy Thibault, Contributing Editor The state Freedom of Information Commission has denied a request for an expedited hearing over the city of Waterbury’s failure to produce documents related to former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland’s job as a taxpayer-funded economic … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter Democrat Dan Roberti has loaned his campaign an additional $250,000, bringing him to a total of $830,000, second among self-funders in the race for Connecticut’s 5th District Congress seat. Roberti reported loaning his campaign $580,000 … Continue reading
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 With a week to go until the Aug. 14 primary, Republican leaders in Connecticut’s 5th District are split on the impact of a federal investigation into former Gov. John Rowland’s involvement in Lisa Wilson-Foley’s congressional … 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 Matt DeRienzo, Staff Reporter A majority of the seven candidates running for Connecticut’s 5th District Congress seat are millionaires who are each self-funding their campaigns at levels nearly 10 times the state’s median annual household income. Democrats Elizabeth Esty … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter A “Super PAC” supporting 5th District Congress candidate Dan Roberti is keeping the list of its donors secret until after the Aug. 14 primary election. According to documents filed with the Federal Elections Commission, New … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter Republican Andrew Roraback has filed his final report with the Federal Elections Commission before the primary, showing $36,000 raised between July 1 and July 25. That brings Roraback’s total raised over the course of the … 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
