Walker close to qualifying for public financing in Republican gubernatorial bid

BRIDGEPORT-David Walker, who spent ten years as the U.S. Comptroller General, is close to qualifying for public financing in his bid to become the Republican gubernatorial candidate. Michael J. Knight, Walker’s campaign treasurer, said Monday that they have reached about $230,000 in donations first to the exploratory committee and then to the gubernatorial committee. “We should reach the $250,000 by mid-November,” Knight said. Reaching that number enables them to receive about $1.5 million in public financing should they get on the primary ballot. Walker, who lives in Bridgeport, has a fund-raiser scheduled for Nov. 5 at the Delamar Hotel in West Hartford, Knight said. So far, Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti and State Rep.

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