CONNECTICUT

Your complete directory of Connecticut candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Election Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): June 2014
Filing Deadline (Independents): August 2014
Filing Deadline (Third Parties): September 2014
Primary: August 12, 2014

This page was last updated on May 18, 2013

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Dan Malloy (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mark Boughton (R) - Danbury Mayor, Ex-State Rep., Ex-Teacher & '10 Lt. Gov. Nominee
Larry Cafero (R) - State House Minority Leader & Attorney
Tom Foley (R) - Ex-US Ambassador to Ireland, Businessman & '10 Nominee
John McKinney (R) - State Senate Minority Leader & Attorney

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2014.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Nancy Wyman (D)*

SECRETARY OF THE STATE:
Denise Merrill (D)*

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
George Jepsen (D)*

STATE TREASURER:
Denise Nappier (D)*

STATE COMPTROLLER:
Kevin Lembo (D)*

U.S. SENATOR:

Richard Blumenthal (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2016.

Chris Murphy (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2018.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
John Larson (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 2:
Joe Courtney (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 3:
Rosa DeLauro (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
Jim Himes (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Steve Obsitnik (R) - Consulting Firm CEO, Navy Veteran & '12 Nominee

District 5:
Elizabeth Esty (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mark Greenberg (R) - Businessman & '10/12 Candidate
Sal Lilienthal (R) - Bicycle Tour Company Owner

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Concerned Citizens Party (Constitution)
Connecticut Democratic Party
Connecticut Green Party
Independent Party of Connecticut
Connecticut Labor Party
Libertarian Party of Connecticut
Connecticut Republican Party
Socialist Party of Connecticut
Connecticut Working Families Party

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

PRINT MEDIA:
Bristol Press
Connecticut Post (Bridgeport)
Danbury News-Times
Darien News-Review
Fairfield County Weekly
Fairfield County - Hersam Acorn Community Newspapers
Greenwich Time
Hartford Advocate
Hartford Courant - (Politics)
Manchester Journal-Inquirer
Meriden Record-Journal
Middletown Press
Moodus Hometown News
New Britain Herald
New Haven Advocate
New Haven Register
New London Day
Newtown Bee
Norwalk Advocate
Norwich Bulletin
Stamford Advocate
Torrington Register-Citizen
Waterbury Republican-American
Westport Minuteman

BROADCAST MEDIA:
News-12 Connecticut (TV - Cablevision)
WFSB TV-3 (CBS - Hartford)
WTNH TV-8 (ABC - New Haven)
WVIT TV-30 (NBC - Hartford)

BLOGS:
Auggie V's CT Green Blog
Bob Greenberger
Colin McEnroe
Connecticut Bob
Connecticut Commentary: Red Notes from a Blue State
Connecticut Local Politics
Connecticut Weblogs
Corner Report
CT News Junkie
CT Progressive Democrat (State Rep. David McCluskey)
Democracy for Connecticut
Hat City Blog
Media Attache
My Left Nutmeg
Peace Garden
Radio Free West Hartford
Stokes Report
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