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From the Shays campaign: Today the Shays for United States Senate campaign announced that Christopher Shays filed his paperwork with the Secretary of the State for the Connecticut Republican primary. Christopher Shays released the following statement.
Entries Tagged as 'Chris Shays'
Shays Files Paperwork To Wage Primary Against Linda McMahon
May 21st, 2012 · 1 Comment · News and Events, State Politics
Tags: Chris Shays
The Day Mario Testa Blew Up The Party Convention
May 19th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, State Politics
Kooky things can happen at political conventions. Republicans will gather Friday at the Hartford Convention Center to endorse candidates for U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. It appears Linda McMahon will come out with the endorsement for U.S. Senate and former Congressman Chris Shays, a Bridgeport resident, will wage a primary. Democratic Town Chair Mario [...]
Tags: Andres Ayala·Chris Shays·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·Joe Ganim·John DeStefano·John Rowland·Linda McMahon·Lowell Weicker·Mario Testa
McMahon Wins Republican Endorsement For U.S. Senate
May 18th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
Linda McMahon Friday night won the Republican endorsement for U.S. Senate defeating her closest rival Chris Shays of Bridgeport by a nearly two-to-one margin at the party convention in Hartford. Shays, the former Congressman, announced he will wage a primary on Aug. 14. The results come one week after Democrats endorsed Congressman Chris Murphy. Former Secretary of [...]
Tags: Chris Murphy·Chris Shays·Joe Lieberman·Linda McMahon·Susan Bysiewicz
Obsitnik Wins GOP Endorsement To Challenge Himes
May 18th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Republican Steve Obsitnik Friday afternoon easily won the GOP endorsement in Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District setting up a November general election match-up against Democrat Jim Himes. Obsitnik received more than 70 percent of the delegate support. His closest rival Chris Meek secured enough delegate support to qualify for an August primary, but has not yet announced if [...]
Tags: Chris Meek·Chris Shays·Jim Himes·Steve Obsitnik·Tim Herbst
McMahon Campaign Fires Back At Shays Over Slater Accusation–”Shays Thinks You Can Be Bought”
May 17th, 2012 · 9 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
The campaign of U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon thinks it has a wedge issue heading into Friday’s state convention that could peel away support from opponent Chris Shays. The Shays campaign worked a spin into the news cycle a few days ago trying to connect Bridgeport Republican Town Chairman John Slater’s attendance of a WrestleMania event in [...]
Murphy And McMahon Are Not The Party Nominees (Yet)
May 19th, 2012 · 7 Comments · Analysis and Comment, State Politics
You will see it in campaign statements, you will hear it from radio and television reporters and read it from some scribes too and most notably endure it from political flacks: Democrat Chris Murphy and Republican Linda McMahon are the respective party nominees for U.S. Senate. Well, not yet.
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Tags: Chris Murphy·Chris Shays·Jim Callahan·Linda McMahon·Susan Bysiewicz