To the editor:
As soon as I announced my candidacy against Bob Duff for the State Senate from the 25th District, I was repeatedly told what a “nice guy” Bob is. People pointed out how he attended every ribbon-cutting community event and school graduation in town. I have repeatedly maintained that my campaign will be about issues and a more sustainable plan for Connecticut’s future, not staged photo opportunities. But, my gosh, has Bob Duff let you down this week! I’m not just writing this as a political opponent of Duff’s but as a frustrated father of three in the district who cannot believe how Senator Duff has unapologetically thrown Norwalk and Darien under the bus while fighting for Gov. Dan Malloy in Hartford. For anyone unfamiliar with the proceedings, after the 2017 state budget passed the legislature last month, Gov. Malloy used the line-item veto to make $20 million in cuts to municipalities and deep cuts to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), which provide healthcare in under-served areas.
The Republican Town Committees of Darien, Norwalk, and New Canaan are co-hosting a Republican Presidential Candidate Forum at Darien Library at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, April 23, just in time for the primaries on Tuesday, April 26. Admission is free, and everyone is welcome to attend. For those planning to attend, please RSVP to Paul Knag at pknag@murthalaw.com. Former CT Congressman Chris Shays will speak for Governor John Kasich,
Former Greenwich RTC Chair Jim Campbell will speak for Donald Trump, and
Conservative Activist Bob MacGuffie will speak in favor of Senator Ted Cruz. For the first time in a generation, Connecticut’s delegate selection decisions could make a real difference in the outcome of the convention.
The Republican Town Committees of Darien, Norwalk, and New Canaan are co-hosting a Republican Presidential Candidate Forum at Darien Library at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, April 23, just in time for the primaries on Tuesday, April 26. Admission is free, and everyone is welcome to attend. For those planning to attend, please RSVP to Paul Knag at pknag@murthalaw.com. Former CT Congressman Chris Shays will speak for Governor John Kasich,
Former Greenwich RTC Chair Jim Campbell will speak for Donald Trump, and
Conservative Activist Bob MacGuffie will speak in favor of Senator Ted Cruz. For the first time in a generation, Connecticut’s delegate selection decisions could make a real difference in the outcome of the convention.
Democrat Randy Klein has announced he’s running against Republican state Rep. Terrie Wood in the 141st General Assembly District that covers most of Darien. “The voters of Darien and Rowayton deserve a real choice in who represents them in Hartford,” Klein said in an announcement emailed Monday morning. “We need our voice to be heard where it matters most and, right now, it’s not being heard.” Klein has filed the initial paperwork for the campaign. The former chairman of the Darien Democratic Town Committee and husband of former First Selectwoman Evonne Klein (now the commissioner of the state Department of Housing) said he’s “still in the very early stages of my campaign.”
