
A Look at Who Danbury’s Mayor Is Up Against for Governor
It's official, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton is in it to win it, but who are the other gubernatorial candidates?
They come to seek the highest office in the state, Connecticut's governor and the list of candidates is very long. Does Danbury's Mayor Mark Boughton have a shot? Let's meet some of the gubernatorial candidates' thanks to ballotpedia.org.
Democrats
Luke Bronin - Mayor of Hartford
Sean Connolly - Former State Veterans Affairs Commissioner
Joe Ganim - Mayor of Bridgeport
Bethy Guiles-Smith - State employee and professional organizer
Guy Smith - Greenwich Businessman
Lee Whitnum - Software Engineer Who Ran for Governor in 2014
Jacey Wyatt - Owner of 'Wyatt Development and Design'
Ned Lamont - Owner of 'Lamont Digital Systems' and Ran for Governor in 2010
Republicans
Mark Boughton - Mayor of Danbury
Michael Handler - 'Director of Administration' (Stamford)
Tim Herbst - Attorney and Trumbull's First Selectman
Mark Lauretti - Mayor of Shelton
Peter Lumaj - Practicing Attorney
Steve Obsitnik - CEO of Quintel - Also ran for Congress in 2012
Prasad Srinivasan - Connecticut House of Representatives for District 31
Bob Stefanowski - Former Managing Partner for 'Asia and the Americas'
Joe Visconti - Ran for Governor in 2014
David Walker - Former U.S Controller General
Believe it or not, there are still a select few who are still considering a run for the Connecticut governorship. What do you think? Does Danbury's Mayor, Mark Boughton have a shot at winning this thing? Personally, I truly think he does.
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