Longtime Waterbury mayor Michael Jarjura will not be running for attorney general.
A moderate Democrat, Jarjura is pulling his name out of consideration for the hotly contested race. But he is still considering a run for governor and will make a decision in the coming weeks.
If he enters the race, Jarjura would be battling for the Democratic nomination against seven fellow candidates – Greenwich cable television entrepreneur Ned Lamont, former Stamford mayor Dannel Malloy, former House Speaker Jim Amann, state Sen. Gary LeBeau, Ridgefield first selectman Rudy Marconi, Simsbury first selectman Mary Glassman, and former state Rep. Juan Figueroa. Others are still considering whether to run.
The Hartford Courant’s Bill Leukhardt has details at http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-web-jarjura-0128jan28,0,3217194.story