Gabe Rosenberg, the former spokesman for Chris Donovan’s congressional campaign, has become the press aide for State Rep. Brendan Sharkey, CTNewsJunkie.com reports. Sharkey is expected to be named speaker of the house when the new legislative session gets going. Rosenberg … 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
According to Daniela Altimari writing on the Courant’s Capitol Watch blog, a new mailer for Democrat Chris Donovan quotes current 5th District candidate Chris Murphy, but did so without Murphy’s OK. The mailer, Altimari writes, says, “I do trust Chris … Continue reading
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
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
Chris Donovan released two versions of his first television advertisement this week. One, as it appears online, shows a group of happy-looking people holding signs for MoveOn.Org and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. In the local television version, the PCCC … Continue reading
There’s at least one active poll being conducted in Connecticut’s 5th District right now that is focusing on the FBI investigation into Chris Donovan‘s congressional campaign, but it’s not clear if voters and the media will ever hear the results. … Continue reading
Chris Donovan’s campaign will release the results of an independent investigation if and only if the U.S. Attorney’s office gives the OK, according to a campaign spokesperson. Stan Twardy, an attorney, former chief of staff for Gov. Lowell Weicker and … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter The Chris Donovan campaign had planned to hold an event with Democratic legislators this past Tuesday, but cancelled, a spokesman said, to make sure there was no appearance of conflict of interest. Chris Donovan, speaker … 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 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
State Senate Minority Leader John McKinney of Fairfield is calling on Chris Donovan to resign as speaker of the state house. “The facts and allegations in the affidavit are a grave violation of the public trust and cast a pall … Continue reading
The Chris Donovan campaign has confirmed that it will hold a press conference today to discuss the arrest of former campaign finance director Robert Braddock, Jr. over allegations that he sought to hide the source of $10,000 in donations. Braddock … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter During a taping of “Where We Live” on WNPR, Democratic 5th Congressional District candidate Dan Roberti announced that he would be sending a proposal to his Democratic opponents for 12 debates before the Aug. 14 … 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
Though final numbers have not been announced, Andrew Roraback may come out of the 1st Quarter with the highest dollar amount in individual donations. But that doesn’t mean he’ll have the most cash on hand. Mike Clark announced a preliminary … Continue reading
