Politics & Government

Campaign Notebook: Endorsements for Shays, Murphy

A daily roundup of the news and updates from the campaign trail in Connecticut.

Senate

The League of Conservation Voters, a pro-environment advocacy group, endorsed two candidates in June for Connecticut’s Senate race. On one side is Chris Murphy, the congressman campaigning for higher office. On the other is Chris Shays, a former congressman voted out of office in 2008.

Fourth District

Jim Himes (D) was at the forefront of another public forum earlier this week . According to the Norwalk Citizen, Himes talked about financial issues and the possibility of deep government cuts.

Steve Obsitnik (R) has been all over Fairfield County campaigning. His Facebook pages has a number of photos of Obsitnik on the campaign trail, from radio interviews to meet-and-greets.

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