Instead of worrying about his reelection, Jim Amann is counting endorsements.
The speaker of the House, a Milford Democrat, announced in April that he was leaving the legislature at the end of this year. He has served as a state representative for 18 years.
But Amann is not ready to leave the political arena quite yet. He is considering a run for governor in 2010 and has been collecting endorsements from various groups as his colleagues in Hartford concentrate on reelection campaigns.
Every so often, his endorsements land in my inbox. One day, the Connecticut Motorcycle Riders Association was giving their seal of approval; today, the Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association of Connecticut announced that it supports Amann in his quest to become the state's top elected official.
Amann has not officially declared that he's in the 2010 race, but he is testing the waters. He wants to see if he has the support to be a competitive candidate.
Rumor has it that Senate President Pro Tem Don Williams Jr., D-Brooklyn, is also someone interested in being the Democratic nominee for governor. Williams was first elected to the Senate in 1993.
We know both Amann and Willians have the legislative experience, but how would they do leading the Nutmeg State? Can either one beat Gov. Rell if she decides to seek another term? Although Connecticut is a Democratic state, the Republican governor is a popular one.
I'm undecided. Thankfully, we have two years until we need to make our decisions, and it will be interesting to see the 2010 race for governor take shape.
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Amann is another in a long line of ethically challenged Connecticut politicians. Governor, Hah, this guy isn't qualified to be dog catcher. Strong arming people for his employer while conducting State business and sees nothing wrong with it. He should just disappear.
Do you have any thoughts on Don Williams? Who would you be willing to support for governor?
Hey Amanda -
Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy has maintained his interest in the Governorship since the 2006 General.
Unless Blumenthal decides to run, Malloy is in and, my explicit bias notwithstanding, he is the emerging front-runner.
Here's my most recent post focusing on Malloy:
http://www.yourct.com/new/2008/10/10/what-can-washington-do-to-%E2%80%9Crescue%E2%80%9D-american-cities/
Chris -you must spend all day everyday surfing the net in a never ending search to promote Malloy.
LMAO.
Wait 'til I tell Malloy that one.
Begging the question, wtf do you do all day and night?
;-)
Thanks for the information, Chris. It'll be interesting to see if Malloy does make a run for the Democratic nomination again. Any word on whether John DeStefano is still interested and would make a run for it too?
I haven't detected any enthusiasm for that idea Amanda. There wasn't much in the way of a silver lining to the beating he took in '06, and New Haven has a lot of problems.
>>New Haven has a lot of problems.
Not the least of which is John DeStefano.
Connecticut's two worst cities have one thing in common; mayors that wring their hands and complain.
Meanwhile in both Bridgeport and Waterbury all sorts of things are going on in the private sector thanks to city governments that know when to stay out of the way.
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