Chris Shays offers Republican State Convention delegates his economic plan
By Mary E. O’Leary, Staff Reporter Political nominating conventions are probably not the quietest places to curl up with a proposed plan for getting the economy moving. But Republican U.S. Senate...
View ArticleRepublican U.S. Senate candidate Peter Lumaj says Linda McMahon WWE ad still...
By Mary E O’Leary, Staff Reporter Attorney Peter Lumaj, a darkhorse candidate for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, had promised a tough ad featuring rival Linda McMahon’s tenure as an...
View ArticleLive Blog: U.S. Senate Republican State Convention
Follow our live blog as Brian K. Hill, Peter Lumaj, Linda McMahon, Christopher Shays and Kie Westby vie for the nomination to be the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat. Update: Linda McMahon...
View ArticleLinda McMahon wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate seat in Connecticut
By Mary E. O’Leary, Staff Reporter HARTFORD — Linda McMahon, the wrestling entrepreneur, has prevailed for a second time, with the Republican Convention endorsing her as its candidate for U.S. Senate...
View ArticleChristopher Shays says he would welcome support of ex-Gov. John Rowland
By Mary E. O’Leary, Staff Reporter HARTFORD – Christopher Shays, primary opponent of Linda McMahon, the Republican endorsed candidate for the U.S. Senate, said Sunday that he would welcome the support...
View ArticleChris Powell: Does Connecticut really not know (Linda) McMahon yet?
Chris Powell, managing editor of the Journal Inquirer, asks that question in an online column. “Wrestling entrepreneur Linda McMahon says she lost Connecticut’s U.S. Senate election two years ago...
View ArticleRepublican Brian K. Hill will petition to gain spot on Senate ballot (CT News...
Ctnewsjunkie reports: “Republican Brian K. Hill didn’t receive enough support from the delegates at Friday’s GOP State Convention to automatically qualify for the U.S. Senate primary, but that’s not...
View ArticlePeter Lumaj suspends race for U.S. Senate seat
By Mary E. O’Leary, Staff Reporter Peter Lumaj, a political refugee from Albania, who claimed to be the only true conservative seeking the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, has dropped out of the...
View ArticleShays hammers McMahon over WWE; she continues to tout her job creation skills
By Mary E. O’Leary, Staff Reporter STORRS — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Christopher Shays Thursday didn’t let voters forget the business that made his opponent, Linda McMahon, rich, comparing her...
View ArticleFormer opponent Peter Lumaj endorses Linda McMahon for U.S. Senate seat
By Mary E. O’Leary, Staff Reporter For months, Peter Lumaj has been dismissive of Linda McMahon’s quest to become the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate. He had said she was unelectable, calling...
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