Updated 8/29 – 18 of 21 Primaries Have Been Covered

Some towns in Connecticut will have Democratic and Republican primaries for local municipal offices ranging from mayor to board offices.

There will be no primary for mayoral nominations in Stamford, however there will be a Democratic primary on September 9th for the Stamford Board of Representatives in five districts. Some districts have an incumbent who did not receive the town endorsement and are challenging the endorsed slate.

State Senator Ryan Fazio (R-Greenwich) launched an exploratory committee for governor last Friday. Fazio need to make a decision in the next couple of weeks if he wants a shot at the nomination.

Waterbury has no mayoral race this year. However, contested primaries in the Board of Aldermen and Board of Education on both sides have attracted attention. Republicans face internal infighting. Democrats have two groups the DTC and United Democrats of Waterbury facing off against one another.

Luke Bronin, the former mayor of Hartford, released a campaign video Tuesday morning announcing a primary challenge to 14-term incumbent John Larson. Bronin tells viewers in his campaign video “We don’t have time to wait”.

John Larson has two challengers who filed against him. In addition, two promient local politicans, Former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin and State Rep. Jillian Gilchrest may join what’s looking like a crowded race against the 14-term incumbent.

Though solidly Democratic at the federal level. On the local level, disputes and infighting have been plentiful in the town of Bloomfield. Former Mayors Sydney Schulman and Suzette DeBeatham-Brown have led opposition to the town council on a variety of issues in public fashion.

Council President Dominique Baez easily won the Democratic Town Committee’s endorsement last Tuesday, positioning herself as the frontrunner for the September 9th primary. However, many of her competitors say they will garner signatures for the primary.

Since our last edition in February, there have been many retirements and announcements of runs for candidates across the state. With 169 municipalities to cover, I can’t cover everything at once, but I will try my best to get some notable ones out of the way.

Longtime Congressman John Larson recieved a primary challenger over the July 4th Weekend from Hartford Board of Ed. Member. In addition State Rep. Josh Elliott opened up a exploratory committee against Gov. Ned Lamont, but looks ready to launch a campaign against the two-term incumbent next week.