What do Manny Santos, Rich DuPont, and Ruby Corby O’Neillhave in common? Well, yes, they are Republicans… but more than that, they are all running for Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District seat.
This hour, we meet the candidates.
We learn about their backgrounds and talk about the issues central to their campaigns… and to the residents they hope to represent.
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GUESTS:
- Manny Santos - Republican endorsed candidate for Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District (@Santos4Congress)
- Ruby Corby O’Neill - Republican candidate for Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District (@rubycorbyoneill)
- Rich DuPont - Republican candidate for Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District (@DuPont4Congress)
READING LIST:
Record-Journal: 5th District GOP candidates largely agree on trade, guns, border security- "The candidates agreed for the most part on immigration reform, with DuPont saying a bipartisan solution for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, needs to be one that does not 'make a bad situation worse.'"
CT News Junkie: 5th District Campaign Cash Anticipates Competitive Primaries - "Republicans and Democrats have scrambled to gear up for the open seat in the 5th Congressional District since early April when Esty announced that she would not seek re-election after concerns were raised that she had mishandled a sexual harassment complaint filed against her former chief of staff."
Chion Wolf and Carlos Mejia contributed to this show.
