Connecticut 2011 Off-Year Election

The Green Papers: Connecticut 2011 Off-Year Election

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Connecticut
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2000 Census:	3,409,535	(1.21% of 281,998,273)
2002, 2008 Electoral Votes:	7	(1.30% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	5	(1.15% of 435)
2010 Census:	3,581,628	(1.16% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	7	(1.30% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	5	(1.15% of 435)
Capital:	Hartford

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Connecticut State and Local Government

Connecticut 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

Conventions are held by the Democratic and Republican Parties prior to the primary. Primaries are held for when a nomination is contested. Candidates must receive 15% or more support at the Convention or gather petition signatures to get onto the primary ballot.

13 January 2011: Representative Sean J. Williams, introduced Bill 5228 which would move the primaries for statewide and federal offices from August to June.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 112^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Independent Democrat	Senator Joseph I. "Joe" Lieberman • First elected: 1988 (as a Democrat); re-elected: 1994, 2000, 2006 (as an Independent) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Open Seat - 19 January 2011: Announced that he will not seek re-election.

		Democratic		former Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz • FEC S2CT00140; 30 Sep 11; Tot $1,251,403; Dsb $407,849
		Democratic		Congressman Christopher Scott "Chris" Murphy • Congressman CD 5 • FEC S2CT00132; 30 Sep 11; Tot $2,662,737; Dsb $633,963
		Democratic		state Representative William M. Tong • FEC S2CT00157; 30 Sep 11; Tot $715,560; Dsb $352,716
		Democratic		Lee Whitnum • FEC S0CT00185

		Republican		Brian Keith Hill • 16 July 2010: Filed as an Independent with the FEC for the 2010 election. 8 June 2011: Filed as a Republican with the FEC for the 2012 election. • FEC S0CT00219; 30 Sep 11; Tot $7,588; Dsb $7,186
		Republican		Pjerin "Peter" Lumaj • FEC S2CT00173
		Republican		former Vernon Mayor Jason L. McCoy • FEC S2CT00199
		Republican		Linda E. McMahon • FEC S0CT00151; 30 Sep 11; Tot $760,006; Dsb $760,800
		Republican		former Congressman Christopher H. "Chris" Shays • FEC S2CT00165
		Republican		Kie Westby • FEC S2CT00181

		Libertarian		Paul Passarelli
	Senator Lieberman, elected as an Independent on 7 November 2006, caucuses with the Democrats. He has chosen to officially list his party as "Independent Democrat".

Class 3		Democratic	Senator Richard Blumenthal • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: None, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Dannel P. "Dan" Malloy • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Elected on a ticket with- but nominated separately from- the Governor;

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

112^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Democratic (4 Undetermined, 1 Open)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman John B. Larson • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Democratic*		*Congressman John B. Larson* • FEC H8CT01046; 30 Sep 11; Tot $572,264; Dsb $590,569

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman Joseph D. "Joe" Courtney • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Joseph D. "Joe" Courtney* • FEC H2CT02112; 30 Sep 11; Tot $534,009; Dsb $177,034

		Republican		state Representative Christopher D. "Chris" Coutu • FEC H2CT02138; 30 Sep 11; Tot $76,134; Dsb $26,469
		~~Republican~~		~~John Arthur Foley - apparently not a candidate~~ • 9 February 2011: Filed a Statement of Candidacy with the FEC. 15 February 2011: Notified the FEC that he has decided to withdraw. • FEC H2CT02120
		Republican		Daria Irene Novak • FEC H0CT02140; 30 Sep 11; Tot $12,241; Dsb $8,409

		Libertarian		Dan Reale

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3		Democratic	Congressman Rosa L. DeLauro • First elected: 1990 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Rosa L. DeLauro* • FEC H0CT03072; 30 Sep 11; Tot $414,259; Dsb $321,659

		Republican		Wayne Anthony Winsley • FEC H2CT05180; 30 Sep 11; Tot $104; Dsb $79

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4		Democratic	Congressman Jim Himes • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Jim Himes* • FEC H8CT04172; 30 Sep 11; Tot $902,343; Dsb $201,561

		Republican		Christopher D. "Chris" Meek • FEC H2CT04043
		Republican		Steve Obsitnik • FEC H2CT04068
		Republican		David Scott Orner • FEC H2CT04050

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 5		Democratic	Congressman Christopher Scott "Chris" Murphy • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Open Seat - 20 January 2011: Announced he is running for the U.S. Senate Class 1 seat in 2012.
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		~~Democratic~~		~~former Litchfield Selectwoman Audrey Blondin - apparently not a candidate~~ • circa April 2011: Withdrew endorsing Dan Roberti
		Democratic		state Representative Christopher G. "Chris" Donovan • FEC H2CT05172; 30 Sep 11; Tot $504,015; Dsb $117,285
		Democratic		former state Representative Elizabeth H. Esty • FEC H2CT05131; 30 Sep 11; Tot $624,899; Dsb $149,999
		Democratic		Daniel Francis "Dan" Roberti • FEC H2CT05123; 30 Sep 11; Tot $766,392; Dsb $312,583
		~~Democratic~~		~~Michael John "Mike" Williams - apparently not a candidate~~ • circa 31 October 2011: Dropped out due to fundraising problems. 8 December 2011: Endorsed Elizabeth H. Esty. • FEC H2CT05164; 30 Sep 11; Tot $132,514; Dsb $78,755
		Democratic		Randy Christopher Yale • FEC H2CT05198

		Republican		Justin Bernier • FEC H0CT05119; 30 Sep 11; Tot $381,765; Dsb $193,886
		Republican		Farmington town councillor Michael "Mike" Clark • FEC H2CT05156; 30 Sep 11; Tot $149,126; Dsb $41,169
		Republican		Mark Daniel Greenberg • FEC H0CT05150; 30 Sep 11; Tot $234,739; Dsb $134,455
		Republican		state Senator Andrew Roraback • FEC H2CT05206
		Republican		Lisa A. Wilson-Foley • FEC H2CT05149; 30 Sep 11; Tot $613,361; Dsb $156,329

		Independent		John Pistone • FEC H0CT05127

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Democratic	Secretary of State Denise W. Merrill • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Democratic	Treasurer Denise L. Nappier • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002, 2006, 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Comptroller 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Democratic	Comptroller Kevin P. Lembo • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Democratic	Attorney General George C. Jepsen • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 12 incumbents, 12 candidates
	• Republican: 17 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Libertarian: 2 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
	• Independent Democrat: 1 incumbent
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.