HARTFORD — The first battle of the 2018 election campaign will take place Monday when lawmakers consider the man who might become the first openly gay state Supreme Court chief justice in the United States. It’s shaping up to become a proxy fight, with conservative Republicans, including two gubernatorial hopefuls, importing Washington-style partisanship against Democrats and a disliked governor in his final year. The atmosphere has been heightened by homophobic internet attacks from fringe groups. Stuck in the middle is Connecticut Supreme Court Justice Andrew J. McDonald, of Stamford, whose nomination to replace Chase T. Rogers will be the subject of a public hearing Monday morning before the General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee.
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