As CTNewsJunkie.com reports, Chris Donovan has some debt to pay off after losing the 5th District primary and withdrawing from the minor party ticket. Tom Swan, Donovan’s campaign manager, told CTNewsJunkie.com that the goal is to pay his about $84,000 … Continue reading
By Matt DeRienzo, Staff Reporter Top Democrats in Connecticut saw a train wreck coming if Chris Donovan won the party’s nomination for 5th District Congress. But they were ready to let it happen. Gov. Dannel Malloy, Attorney General George Jepsen, … 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
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 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
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 Republican candidates are taking the gloves off with less than a month before the primary, with Justin Bernier issuing a scathing rebuke of Andrew Roraback’s “liberal” positions, and with the Roraback campaign calling it an … 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 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 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
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
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 John Christofferson, The Associated Press Federal investigations are casting shadows over two candidates’ campaigns in the closely watched 5th Congressional District, an unusual development for a single race in a state dubbed “Corrupticut” after an earlier outbreak of scandals. … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter With Robert Braddock Jr. fired from Chris Donovan’s Congressional campaign following his arrest, he’s actively seeking a new finance director. Tom Swan, the campaign director hired after Joshua Nassi was fired, along with Braddock, said … 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
Scully Communications reports that Friday’s press conference held by Tom Swan, Chris Donovan‘s new campaign manager in the 5th District Congressional race, used equipment and facilities provided by the Office of Legislative Management in an apparent violation of its own … 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
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
WESTPORT — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy called Saturday for state House Speaker Chris Donovan to speak to the public “sooner rather than later” concerning the allegation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office that Donovan’s finance director sought to hide the source … 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
Follow live coverage via Twitter of the Chris Donovan campaign press conference in Hartford today. The press conference came in the wake of the arrest of the campaign finance director on federal charges. 4:00 pm: Dan Roberti holds a press … Continue reading
The finance director for 5th Congressional District candidate Chris Donovan has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with “conspiracy to conceal the source of contributions to the campaign of a candidate for the United States House of Representatives,” federal … Continue reading
