Dr. Amy Chai knows she is facing long odds. Chai is trying to become the first Republican to defeat a Democrat in the 1st Congressional District in Greater Hartford since 1956. The 27-town district has been redrawn through the years to favor Democrats, who have reliably won the district since the last Republican won the seat as part of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidential landslide. Many of the ...

Connecticut Republicans have repeatedly stated that Donald Trump is not on the ballot this year, but still Democrats have blamed the president’s policies from tariffs to the Iran War for the increased cost of living in Connecticut. Republicans instead lay the affordability crisis at the feet of Gov. Ned Lamont, who is seeking his third term, as they seek to flip seats from the governor’s ...

Ned Lamont and state Sen. Ryan Fazio will square off in the first debate of the Connecticut governor's race Thursday – and we at CT Insider are co-hosting it along with WFSB-TV Eyewitness News Channel 3.

Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas, seeking a second term, tried to keep a different type of information from the public this week.

HARTFORD, Conn. — One of the most contentious legislative races this year got uglier as Gov. Ned Lamont and a Democratic state senator used the same vulgarism to describe an outspoken Republican challenger. The clash came in the bitter battle between state Sen. Martha Marx of New London against longtime radio host Lee Elci, a conservative who is running as a Republican. The two candidates have ...

It all started when Mike Criss tripped and fell on a walkway outside an elementary school. Now, a key Republican town committee has abruptly withdrawn its support of Criss as a state Senate candidate only weeks before the November election following an unusual trip-and-fall lawsuit. New Hartford Republicans are abandoning their backing of Criss, the Harwinton first selectman since 2011 who was ...

Connecticut Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Fazio joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of the race for governor, top issues on mind for voters, and more.

Fresh off his trip to the Middle East, the Connecticut Democrat will stump for candidates in his home state as well as nearly half a dozen states with marquee Senate races.