Campaign reports filed Friday showed that Klarides raised $425,431 in the first quarter, compared to $294,930 for Levy and $158,058 for Lumaj. No other Republican reported significant fundraising in the race.
Soaring gasoline prices have Republicans and Democrats scrambling for options to provide relief to motorists.
Republican gubernatorial contender Bob Stefanowski on Wednesday called for suspension of both state taxes applied to gasoline, while House and Senate Republicans scheduled a 10 a.m. press conference Thursday to unveil a relief plan.
Meanwhile, leaders of the Democratic majorities in the House and Senate have met with Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration this week to consider options to ease household budgets getting clobbered at the pumps.
A bipartisan group of Connecticut lawmakers is co-sponsoring a bill that would require supermarkets to periodically donate unsold food that’s still edible. Republican and Democratic lawmakers expressed support for expanding food donations to help those in need, but there was debate over whether to mandate them.