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
Elizabeth Esty and Andrew Roraback continue to lead other 5th District Congress candidates in fundraising, In Federal Elections Commission reports for May and June that were due Sunday, Esty reported $274,103 in contributions and Roraback, $113,666. Despite the FBI’s arrest … Continue reading
Dan Roberti reported $75,505 in contributions to his 5th District Congress campaign over the past two months and $288,412 cash on hand, trailing far behind Aug. 14 Democratic primary rivals Elizabeth Esty and Chris Donovan. More than 90 percent of … 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
Republican 5th District Congress candidate Lisa Wilson-Foley received $52,503 in contributions in the two-month period since narrowly losing the Republican State Convention to Andrew Roraback, according to a Federal Elections Commission filing submitted Saturday. Roraback has yet to file, but … 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
Democratic 5th Congressional District candidate Elizabeth Esty said her campaign is posting $340,000 raised in the second quarter, the period between April 1 and June 30, bringing her total raised to more than $1.5 million. Esty went into the May … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter Republican 5th District candidate Mark Greenberg has loaned his campaign another $650,000, according to recently released Federal Elections Commission filings, bringing the total he’s given to his own campaign close to $1.5 million, all before … Continue reading
We’re live-blogging a press conference this morning with former U.S. Attorney Stan Twardy, who will be discussing results of an internal investigation into a fundraising scandal with Chris Donovan‘s 5th District Congress campaign. 11:05 a.m.: Twardy has concluded the press … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter Andrew Roraback said his forthcoming Federal Elections Commission report will show that he raised more than $100,000 during the months of May and June. The Republican 5th Congressional District candidate raised half that, a bit … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter Two federal investigations have reportedly been launched since the last Federal Elections Commission filing period and with the fundraising deadline for the current quarter falling on June 30, it’s not clear yet whether campaigns will … Continue reading
The next Federal Election Commission filings are due out in July but, as things stand now, Democrat Dan Roberti, followed closely by his Democratic opponent Elizabeth Esty, have raised more money from out-of-state sources than their competitors by a long … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter Republican 5th District congressional candidate Andrew Roraback has not solicited any donations from registered lobbyists or political action committees — until today. But with the legislative session in the bag and Roraback winding down 18 … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter Former gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont is scheduled to be the special guest at a fundraiser for Chris Donovan later this month and, according to the event’s organizer, it will go on as planned despite the … 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
By Matt DeRienzo, Staff Reporter Apparently all of the power, connections and favors owed that come from being Connecticut’s speaker of the house were not enough of an advantage for Chris Donovan in his campaign for the Democratic nomination for … Continue reading
Democrat Dan Roberti said that military action may be required in Syria and Iran, during a Tuesday taping of “Where We Vote” on WNPR, and argued that it would be a “misnomer” to say that his campaign funding is coming … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter After a week of silence following his third-place showing at the Republican State Convention, Justin Bernier said Friday morning that he’ll stay in the 5th District Congress race and compete in an Aug. 14 primary … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter Republican congressional candidate Justin Bernier has not yet announced that he will run in August’s primary, but if his previous bid for U.S. Congress is any judge, the difficulty he faces with fundraising might be … Continue reading
Justin Bernier’s 5th District Congress campaign remains silent on whether he will file paperwork to compete in the Aug. 14 Republican primary or drop out of the race. He has nine days left to make a decision. Bernier finished a … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter During an edition of “Where We Live” Monday, Democratic 5th Congressional District candidate Chris Donovan told WNPR host John Dankosky that his campaign funding comes “hardly at all” from labor unions. That’s false by most … Continue reading
Lisa Wilson-Foley‘s 5th District Congress campaign spent $124,268 in the month prior to the Republican State Convention, nearly three times the amount spent by Andrew Roraback, who won the convention’s official endorsement after three rounds of balloting. She has spent … Continue reading
By Matt DeRienzo, Staff Reporter Asked about a bipartisan jobs bill he’s been widely credited with killing in retaliation for the state Senate refusing to pass his proposed minimum wage increase, Connecticut Speaker of the House Chris Donovan instead blamed … Continue reading
