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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Democrat announces candidacy in state senate race for the 28th District

FAIRFIELD — Michelle McCabe, a Fairfield Democrat, has announced her candidacy for the 28th district state senate seat.

She made her announcement on Jan. 26 at the Fairfield Democratic Town Committee headquarters.The 28th district represents Fairfield, Newtown, Easton and portions of Westport and Weston.

McCabe is the director of the Center for Food Equity and Economic Development at The Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport.

According to a press release, McCabe is a long-time resident of Fairfield, where she lives with her three children.

State Senator Tony Hwang, a Republican, currently holds the seat and has for three terms. McCabe challenged Hwang in the 2018 election and lost with 23,336 votes to his 25,277.

Hwang also faces a challenger from his own party. J.T. Lewis, the brother of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim Jesse Lewis, announced his intentions to run in July 2019.

The election for the seat will be held on Nov. 3.



from News https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Democrat-announces-candidacy-in-state-senate-race-15014442.php

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