Democratic Nominee Wants To Talk About More Than The Economy

HARTFORD, CT — Ned Lamont, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, was outside the Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective Thursday calling on his Republican opponent to reject an endorsement his running mate received from the Family Institute of Connecticut.

Sen. Joe Markley, who won the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor Tuesday, was endorsed by the Family Institute of Connecticut Action Committee. The group also endorsed Tim Herbst in the five-way race for governor, but Herbst lost the contest to Madison Republican Bob Stefanowski.

In an email to supporters, the pro-life group said it’s unaware of Stefanowski’s position on abortion, but “His supporters claim he is pro-life and Stefanowski himself publicly committed to a parental notification law in the last debate. Whether these things are true is an open question. But what we can be sure of is that Markley will push Stefanowski to keep his word and that Markley will have far more influence with Stefanowski than he would have had with Mark Boughton.”

Stefanowski declined to say where he stood on the issue.

“Connecticut is facing one of the worst financial crises in the country thanks to policies of Dan Malloy and Ned Lamont. Their economic policies have driven hundreds of thousands out of state, taking jobs and productivity with them, leaving Connecticut’s middle class families holding the bag,” Stefanowski said in response to Lamont’s press conference. “It is no surprise that Ned Lamont’s attack dogs would want to discuss anything but the last 8 years of failure. I look forward to a vigorous debate on my plans to fix Connecticut and rid once and for all, the culture of corruption in Hartford, even if Lamont wants to do nothing more than play politics.”

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