Blankley turns in petitions for unaffiliated Senate run as Fazio, Gevanter qualify for public financing
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Democratic State Senate candidate Alexis Gevanter, like her Republican opponent Ryan Fazio, has qualified for the state’s Citizens Elections Programs.Contributed / Alexis Gevanter /
Despite fielding calls from two of the state’s top Democrats, Greenwich resident John Blankley said he has collected the signatures required to run as an unaffiliated candidate, making it a three-way race for the state Senate.
On Monday, Blankley confirmed he had received calls from Gov. Ned Lamont and U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, both of whom are Greenwich residents, about his continued presence in the race as an unaffiliated candidate.
Greenwich Republican nominated to run for open Connecticut Senate seat in special election Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant
Greenwich Republican Ryan Fazio won his party’s nomination Saturday in a three-town race to run for a state Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Alex Kasser.
Fazio will be running in a special election Aug. 17 against Democratic attorney Alexis Gevanter after Kasser’s sudden and stunning resignation that she attributed to her long and contentious divorce from her multimillionaire husband that is headed toward trial next month.
Besides his hometown of Greenwich, Fazio gained support from Republicans in Stamford and New Canaan for a seat that had been held by Republicans for nearly 90 years. But Kasser, then known as Alex Bergstein, stunned the local political world in 2018 by defeating Sen. L. Scott Frantz, one of the top Republican fundraisers in Greenwich for more than 25 years. Kasser then won again in 2020 by defeating Fazio.
Blankley to run independent campaign for state Senate after Dems line up behind Gevanter
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State Senate candidate John Blankley, seen here during his 2016 run for the office, is breaking from the Democratic Party and is now gathering signatures for an independent/unaffiliated run for the now open seat.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
GREENWICH The race for the 36th State Senate District could well be upended as Democrat John Blankley has broken with his party to run as an independent, setting up a potential three-way contest for the vacant seat.
Blankley had been seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination to succeed former state Sen. Alex Kasser.
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