9th Assembly District Democratic Convention

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Last Tuesday was the Democratic Convention for the 9th Assembly district candidate. It’s about time I posted the video up here. As you probably already know East Hartford’s Jason Rojas, a current councilman, received the party nod to the displeasure of his opponent Manchester’s Joseph Hachey.

As you’ll see in Hachey’s speech in the last video he vowed to force a primary.

I’m disappointed to hear that Rojas and Hachey had a debate not too long ago that I didn’t know about. I would liked to have heard it.

Chris Stone started off the night with a short speech to mark the end of his career as the 9th District incumbent.

Stone Speech
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Rojas Nomination
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Hachey Nomination
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Roll Call Vote
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Rojas Speech
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Hachey Speech
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Katz loose in the general assembly?

Joshua Katz has announced his intention to run for the 23rd district general assembly seat.

While this news may be a bit irrelevant on a normal day, it interests me because I happen to know Mr. Katz. One October day, while distributing free pumpkins to the community on the New Haven Green, we had the opportunity to exchange political thought at some length. He’d make a great Republican.

Don’t know who Josh Katz is? Refer to this video from the Middletown Straw Poll:

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Katz is running as a Libertarian against incumbent Republican Marilyn Giuliano.

From his website:

I am running for the state legislature because of my passionate belief in the principles on which this country was founded – peace, freedom, and liberty. I see all three of these principles as being under attack at present. In Hartford, I will fight to bring Connecticut’s National Guard home for the protection of the state, to eliminate the income tax and let you keep more of your hard-earned money, to protect civil liberties from the ever-growing reach of the government, and for a woman’s right to choose.

I am a teacher, and seeing what was happening in the world around me, I resolved that I would not let it be said that I did nothing to protect the world my students would inherit. I will do my part to ensure that they are not saddled with debt, and that they do not come of age in a country with an overpowerful government.

Check out his site for more.