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North Haven Election Guide

The candidates, incumbents and issues that will be affecting North Haven and the New Haven County area.

As we look ahead to November’s elections, North Haven Patch is devoted to bring you the information you need about every race in town. Here's our start on some of the candidates and issues we'll be covering as November draws near. 

34th State Senatorial District

Len Fasano (R): The incumbent state senator has been in office since 2003, representing North Haven, East Haven and Wallingford.  An issue is the proposed New Haven-Hartford-Springfield train line.

Steve Fontana (D): North Haven’s former state representative is angling for a spot on the 34th State Senate District. The Democrat recently qualified

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87th General Assembly District

Dave Yaccarino (R)It looks like it will be smooth sailing to reelection this November. The North Haven resident is running unopposed. He recently took the time to  with North Haven Patch.

U.S. Senate

Chris Murphy (D): The Democratic congressman is  by a 50-20 margin as he tries to win outgoing Sen. Joe Lieberman’s seat.

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Susan Bysiewicz (D): The Democratic candidate for senate has her work cut out for her as she tries to lessen U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy’s strong lead .

Sylvester Salcedo (D): The Bridgeport lawyer is known for being one of the few Asian-Americans to run for U.S. Senate in the 2012 election — perhaps now the only one since  — as well as driving to the Mexican border earlier this year to gain a some attention for his campaign.

Lee Whitnum (unaffiliated): The Greenwich resident spark some controversy when  because Gov. Malloy and Rep. Chris Murphy are "lying to the people to pander to the ultra conservative branch of the Jewish community." She announced in June that she would 

Linda McMahon (R): The former WWE executive tried – and failed – in her run for Senate two years ago. This year, she was the Republican favorite after . Her campaign headquarters is .

Chris Shays (R): Despite losing the party nominations to Linda McMahon, .

Kie Westby (R): , the Southbury attorney said that career politicians have had their chance to make changes. "It requires a fresh face, a fresh approach," he said. Although he hasn't officially suspended his campaign, Westby recently announced that he wouldn't submit the signatures required to be part of the Republican primary.

Third Congressional District

U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D): Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro has been in Congress. She’s hoping to add another two to that tally this November. She was recently in Orange to , where she called malnutrition and obesity a "double-edged sword.”

Wayne Winsley (R): The Naugatuck resident faces an uphill challenge against long-time incumbent U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro. Still, Winsley is optimistic and thinks it’s time for a change in the third district


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