The race for the Republican nomination for attorney general is heating up this week.
First, Ross Garber, who is challenging GOP nominated candidate Martha Dean in a primary this August, challenged his opponent earlier this week on comments she made in April supporting firearms training for schoolchildren. Then on Tuesday two Republican leaders came out in support of Garber’s campaign.
Ross said in a prepared statement on Monday its not the attorney general’s job to “give our schoolchildren guns.”
Dean defended her comments noting that many schools, public and private, already have training on firearms safety as well as rifle teams.
On Tuesday Peter Tesei, the First Selectman of Greenwich, and Greenwich GOP chairman Jim Campbell announced their endorsements for Garber. Tesei said he would begin hitting the campaing trail with Garber as early as Wednesday, when the politicans plan to meet with commuters at the Greenwich train station during the afternoon commute.
Also Tuesday, Dean’s campaign announced the endorsement of former Sec. of the State Pauline Kezer, who served in the office from 1990 to 1994. Kezer was also a gubernatorial candidate in 1994, losing the party’s nomination to former Gov. John Rowland.
The primary is set for Aug. 10.
Dean has the support of the people. Garber is backed by the party…this was watched first hand at the GOP convention as party insiders ‘leaned’ on delegates to switch to Garber.
Martha Dean is a conservative…a trait the CT GOP tends to lack in the good olde boy network.
GO DEAN!!!
Martha Dean has received overwhelming support from the RTC members of Greenwich as well as the general public at various rallies. This press release from her challenger is hardly newsworthy stuff as we all know that Greenwich delegates except for the wise 4, voted for both the losing Gubernatorial candidate and losing Ag candidate. Martha Dean received overwhelming support at the convention and was one of only two candidates to receive a standing ovation when the results were announced. Ned
Ross Garber twists Martha Dean’s common sense approach to the law which mirrors that of our founders. Sorry — I can’t support him. He’s more of the same; Dick Blumenthal in a shorter suit.