U.S. Rep. Jim Himes will announce his re-election campaign with supporters at a 3 p.m., Saturday press conference at Old Town Hall in Fairfield, the Democratic congressman’s campaign announced Friday morning.
According to the announcement, the event will be attended by state Rep. Cristin Vahey, Bridgeport City Council President Aidee Nieves, state Rep. Jennifer Leeper and Tim Gavin, a candidate for the 28th state senate district.
The home page for Jim Himes’ campaign website, HimesForCongress.com, as it appeared Friday morning.
James Andrew Himes, a Greenwich resident, was first elected 14 years ago, in 2008, to represent the Fourth Congressional District in Congress. He is now in his seventh term.
In the House of Representatives, Himes chairs the Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth and serves on the Financial Services Committee and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
He is a member of a slew of caucuses (including the House Bourbon Caucus).
The 55-year-old received his bachelor’s degree from Harvard and was a Rhodes scholar.
Connecticut’s Fourth Congressional District stretches from Greenwich to Bridgeport along the coast and includes the towns of Ridgefield, Redding, Easton, Trumbull, Monroe and Oxford.
Former Darien First Selectman Jayme Stevenson and Michael Goldstein of Greenwich have each announced bids for the GOP nomination for the seat.
See Also
—Stevenson Announces Run Against Himes for Fourth Congressional District Seat (March 7)
—Greenwich Doctor Michael Goldstein Announces Run for GOP Nomination for Congress (Feb. 17)
— Ballotopedia.org’s Web page for the Fourth District