House Minority Leader Lawrence Cafero, R-Norwalk, speaks in the opening session at the Capitol in Hartford, Conn., Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Gun control, mental health care and school safety are expected to be major topics in the new session. Legislators also must grapple with a projected deficit of about $1.2 billion. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Will he or won’t he run for governor?
House Minority Leader Lawrence Cafero of Norwalk confirms to Hearst Connecticut Newspapers that he will make an announcement Thursday or Friday on his political future.
While he is said to have been leaning toward entering the race, those familiar with Cafero’s thinking told Hearst that family considerations could keep the 11-term incumbent on the sidelines.
Cafero, 55, is married with three children.
A recent Quinnipiac University poll showed Cafero trailing first-term Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy 44 to 37 among registered voters.