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Campaign Notebook: Nearly 25K Calls on McMahon's 'Super Saturday'

News and updates from the campaign trail in Connecticut.

Senate

Chris Murphy (D): Murphy's campaign blog says that the roundtable series organized by Women for Murphy has begun. The group will discuss an array of issues with the candidate, including "paycheck fairness, healtcare, family values and even campaign strategy."

Linda McMahon (R): McMahon reports on her website that her Super Saturday was a success, saying she and over 700 volunteers made 24,912 phone calls and knocked on 13,176 doors.

Christopher Shays (R): Shays has no plans to broadcast television commercials, reports the Hartford Courant.

Susan Bysiewicz (D): Bysiewicz has raised the least amount of money of all Senate candidates, but still has a greater total than Shays, reports the New Haven Register. She raised $355,000 in the second quarter and has raised a total of $2.25 million.

Fourth District

Jim Himes (D): Himes posted about his participation in a DISCLOSE Act petition on his Twitter:

Just signed discharge petition to get DISCLOSE Act to Floor. Requires PACs to stand by ads, corps to disclose their campaign spending.

Steve Obsitnik (R): The Connecticut Post published letters from Connecticut Republicans urging voters to support Obsitnik on Election Day.

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Lois Imbriano Barber May 18, 2013 at 08:24 pm
To further support my support of Aurelia, the letter above states it was the New York Post thatRead More wanted the details. Good for you town clerk! I goggled the Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information and they are indeed nothing more than a non-profit group. They are not a government agency. And an inept one - their own website is a mess. What clowns.- http://ctcouncilfoi.org/
Jeff May 18, 2013 at 02:50 pm
Town Clerk Aurelia is already causing the town to needlessly spend money defending her derelictionRead More of duty: "An attorney representing the town, with the law firm Cohen and Wolf, issued an opinion in response to the, (New York), Post's request stating that the public is only allowed to view death and marriage certificates that are "at least one hundred years old." Cost aside she is pushing for a state law that would restrict access to a minors birth certificate for 6 months, she originally wanted them sealed for 10 years. The only thing the proposed law is going to accomplish is the healing that has been accomplished is going to be undone when the seal expires. This is much ado about nothing. http://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Newtown-officials-withhold-death-certificates-4526713.php
Jeff May 18, 2013 at 02:07 pm
While I have no desire to view any of these death certificates, the law is the law. I have neverRead More viewed a death certificate, I doubt there is anything listed beyond the name of the decedent, dates of birth & death, parentage, and cause of death. Town Clerk Aurelia is clearly in violation of her oath of office. Her job is not to be administered based on feelings. In doing this she is opening the town up to F.O.I. violations, potential litigation, and fanning the flames of the crazy conspiracy theories. To quote the article, "we feel its an extreme invasion of privacy for these families." Should someone take this to F.O.I. or put it before a judge the town will lose. Do your job as required by statute.