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William Tong

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What do you get when a little-known candidate raises more than a half-million dollars in the first months of a run for Senate?  Could it be “tong fever"?

Well, at least that’s what Colin McEnroe called it.  The condition is named after William Tong, who in 2006, became the first Asian American elected to a state office in Connecticut.  

The State Representative has advocated for new energy legislation in Hartford, and on behalf of small businesses.  But short of his interesting personal story, and his early support for now President Barack Obama, very few people thought he’d be able to make a serious run for Joe Lieberman’s Senate Seat.

But his early fundraising success puts him in a race with Congressman Chris Murphy and former secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz.

Today we talk to state Representative William Tong, and give you a chance to ask questions of the candidate.

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