Campaign Notebook: Independent Party Backs McMahon

Senate

Linda McMahon (R): Despite a rift in the Independent Party in Connecticut, McMahon could appear on the election ballot under the party’s name. According to the Greenwich Time, both factions of the party endorsed McMahon.

Chris Murphy (D): A former Republican state legislator writes in the Hartford Courant that Murphy was sued for foreclosure before being elected to Congress. His campaign says that he “inadvertently missed a couple of mortgage payments” before sorting out the issue.

Third District

Rosa DeLauro (D): The New Haven Independent has a story on DeLauro’s speech at the Democratic National Convention. The speech was .

Wayne Winsley (R) went to a Financial Policy Council meeting in New York City earlier this week, according to his Twitter account.

According to the organization’s website, “our goal is to ensure that America retains an economic and regulatory system conducive to economic growth and wealth creation, and is not derailed by poorly formulated and reactive economic, fiscal and tax policy.”