There is new action in the race for the GOP gubernatorial nod today as former Ambassador Tom Foley rolled out new endorsements from local Republicans in an email to supporters:
“Tom Foley is the only candidate with a proven record of turning around failing businesses and managing literally thousands of employees,” said Republican State Central Committee member Jay Berardino. “With the economic crisis we’re in, Connecticut needs someone with Tom’s unique executive experience to come in and turn things around.”
The Foley campaign also released the names of eleven other supporters from the ranks of local elected officials, State Central Committee Members, and other high-ranking Republicans.
The GOP race for Governor remains an open question at this point. Lt. Governor Mike Fedele has unveiled two impressive lists of endorsements to this point while potential candidates, such as House Republican Leader Larry Cafero, Senate Republican Leader John McKinney, Oz Griebel of the MetroHartfordAlliance, and others consider the race.
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Question for anyone who may know: according to SEEC’s website, Foley has yet to form a campaign committee. As far as I know, once you declare that you are a candidate you trigger a 10-day window where you must open one up. As opposed to the FEC, I believe the SEEC requires that you open a committee whether self-funding or not. Plus, I think Foley mentioned that he would be raising money as well as spending his own, so a committee is necessary. Even though he is still inside 10 days from his announcement, his website and other materials bear a disclaimer to a committee that doesn’t exist. Can someone who knows weigh-in on this?
They probably filed the campaign paperwork and put the disclosure on the website that matches the paperwork.
On another note, anyone have any insight on Cafero? Neither candidate released any legislators, I’m assuming they all are waiting on seeing what he does.
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