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CT Truth PAC, launched in February by Old Lyme businessman J. David Kelsey to produce TV commercials opposing the reelection of Gov. Ned Lamont, quit the race surprisingly early, making its last TV ad expenditure in June. Happily for the Republican nominee, Bob Stefanowski, a new political action committee with twice the budget, Advancing Connecticut, quickly filled the void and has been airing ads questioning the integrity of Lamont and his wife. And Kelsey, as it turns out, didn’t stop spending on trying to unseat the governor. Not by a long shot.

Rob Hotaling, the Independent candidate for Governor of Connecticut, says that he is the true moderate in this year’s gubernatorial race. In general elections, where politicians jockey for the title o...

Between new district lines and a lack of real opposition, state Rep. Christine Conley, D-Groton, said, “it’s been a different campaign,” as she seeks a fourth term in the 40th District house seat. Th...

Connecticut’s two wealthy self-funded candidates, Gov. Ned Lamont and Republican Bob Stefanowski, each have spent twice as much money on their 2022 rematch as they had at this point in their 2018 campaigns. Reports filed late Tuesday night for the three-month period ending Sept. 30 showed the Democratic governor and Republican challenger spending at a record pace: $14.8 million by Lamont’s campaign and $9.2 million by Stefanowski’s. At the same point in 2018, the spending was $7.36 million by Lamont and $4.28 million by Stefanowski.

Connecticut’s two wealthy self-funded candidates, Gov. Ned Lamont and Republican Bob Stefanowski, each have spent twice as much money on their 2022 rematch as they had at this point in their 2018 campaigns.