CT US Congressman in Seat for Decades Might Have a Democratic Challenger

CT US congressman in seat for decades might have a Democratic challenger

Looks like U.S. Rep. John B. Larson is getting a challenger. Ruth Fortune, a 37-year-old mayoral appointee on the Hartford Board of Education who came to the U.S. from Haiti as a young undocumented immigrant, filed papers Wednesday declaring her intention to challenge Larson for the Democratic nomination in 2026. Ruth Fortune Credit: (Courtesy of Ruth Fortune) The first tentative steps by towards beginning a race — Fortune created a campaign com…

Hartford board of ed member to challenge John Larson in primary

Ruth Fortune, a 37-year-old mayoral appointee on the Hartford Board of Education who came to the U.S. from Haiti as a young undocumented immigrant, filed papers Wednesday declaring her intention to challenge U.S. Rep. John B. Larson for the Democratic nomination in 2026. The first tentative steps by towards beginning a race — Fortune created a campaign committee with no public announcement or sign of private outreach to political players — might…