Veteran Rep. Steve Fontana, heir apparent for House Majority Leader, Loses in Stunner

Fontana, D-North Haven, had the Democratic House caucus leadership spot all but sewn up, but Republican David Yaccarino ambushed him tonight. So suddenly it’s Rep. Andy Fleischmann, D-West Hartford, and Rep. Brendan Sharkey, D-Hamden, who will be angling to succeed Denise Merrill who’s running tonight for Secretary of the State.