More than 100 Republican woman have turned their back on Linda McMahon’s bid to become Connecticut’s first female U.S. Senator.
Instead, they are lining up behind her intra-party opponent, Rob Simmons.
“Rob Simmons has been a true and loyal friend to Republican women,” Kathleen McCarty, president of the Connecticut Federation of Republican Women, said a press release circulated by the Simmons campaign. “He has voted to end the marriage penalty and expand the child tax credit and supported efforts to reduce violence against women,”
Simmons is a moderate Republican who has long supported abortion rights and received top grades from NARAL Pro-Choice America, although the press release issued by the campaign makes no mention of the issue.
A recent Q poll showed a significant gender gap between the two candidates: McMahon enjoys a 22-point lead among Republican women.
The list of women supporting Simmons is below:
President of the Connecticut Federation of Republican Women Kathleen McCarty of Waterford
RTC Member Nancy Ahern of New Haven
Small Business Owner Floresia Allen of Meriden
RTC Member and Former Chair Karen Arnold of Orange
State Representative Penny Bacchiochi of Somers
RTC Member Kathleen Bach of Tolland
RTC Member Nettie Bartocetti of Orange
Small Business Owner Katerina Begetis of Norwalk
Healthcare AdminstratorLynne Besescheck of Shelton
Susan Bessette of Pawcatuck
RTC Member Kathy Bilodeau of East Windsor
RTC member and member of the Board of Finance Margaret Bratton of Avon
RTC Member Susan Brault of Burlington
RTC Member Lisa Bull DiLullo of Milford
RTC Member Debby Butler of Killingworth
Business Development Coordinator Jacqueline Cafero of Norwalk
RTC Member Linda Camelio of Stonington
Debrah Ceccarelli of Ansonia
Katherine Cerow of New Canaan
Lili Chapman of New Britain
Janet Cianci of Redding
RTC Member Val Conroy of Old Saybrook
RTC Member Marlene Cook of Sterling
Nicole Cosentino of Norwalk
State Central Committee Member BonnieCuprak of Norwich
RTC Member Jane Dauphinais of Groton
RTC Member Linda Davis of Ledyard
Janelle Dussault of Norwich
Kourtney DeArchangelo of Nagatuck
RTC Member Shonnie DelloRusso of Orange
State Central Committeewoman Margaret Jane DeRisio of Old Lyme
RTC Member and Registrar of Voters Mary DeVito of Orange
RTC Member Jessica Dussault of Norwich
Mary Ann Ferguson of Danbury
MarissaFerguson of Danbury
RTC Member Paula Ferrara of Westbrook
Former State Representative and RTC member Jo Fuchs-Lubscome of Westport
Durham First Selectman Laura Francis
Amber Gagne of Prospect
State Central Committee Member Diane Generous of Sprague
RTC Member Danelle Godeck of East Windsor
RTC Member Vicki Grande of Orange
State Representative Marilyn Giuliano
Suzanne Guidera of Weston
RTC Member Lynn Hamlen of Darien
Maryann Hanrahan of Danbury
Trading Analyst Corrie Harrison of Norwalk
State Central Committee Member Jen Harvey of Bolton
RTC Member Erin Henry of Coventry
Susan Dussault of Norwich
Sarah Holbrook of Westbrook
RTC Member Randi Hutton of Redding
RTC Member Doris Isbrecht of Plymouth
RTC Chairman Lori Jeffers of Windham
BrittanyKeith of Middlebury
State Representative Themis Klarides of Derby
RTC Member and State Central Committee Member Doris Knight of Orange
RTC Member and Representative Town Meeting MemberRoseanne Kotowski of Groton
Mallory Krupa of Seymour
Kristen LaFleur of Westport
Cecile Larusso of Fairfield
RTC Member Patricia Logiocco of Orange
RTC Member Janet Lynn of Salisbury
JenniferMaloney of Simsbury
RTC Member Veronica McDonald of Orange
Former President of the West Hartford Taxpayers Alliance Theresa McGrath
RTC Member Sharon McLaughlin of Ellington
Cindy Monroe of New Haven
Marybeth Nardella of Watertown
RTC Vice ChairNancy Nastri of Orange
RTC Member Dolores Nastri of Orange
RTC Member Linda Nolfof Westbrook
RTC Member Mary Nork of Haddam
Michelle O’Brien of Naugatuck
RTC Member Lynn Plaskowitz of Orange
State Central Committee Member Mary Porter of Derby
Kiersten of Radke of Naugatuck
State Representative Rosa Rebimbas of Naugatuck
State Central Committee Member Joi Reiner Gallo of Darien
RTC Secretary Nancy Rivera of Windham
RTC Member Peggy Roberts of Rocky Hill
RTC Vice-ChairMary Robertson of Sharon
RTC Member Myra Rochow of Hamden
Donna Rovack of Seymour
RTC Member Bonnie Ryder of Durham
State Representative Pam Sawyer of Bolton
Marie Schweitzer of Bristol
Ashley Sheen of Norwalk
RTC Member Marjorie Shenk of Orange
Jane Simmons of Stonington
RTC Member Linda Sinisgallo of East Windsor
Chlora Smarth of Shelto
Marion Smith of Norwalk
Miriam Smith of Stamford
Samm Stadniczenko of Wolcott
City Councilwoman Mary Teisholz of Danbury
Marilyn Thomas of Stamford
Mary Tinsley of Brookfield
Nora Verespie of Bridgeport
Susan Voccola of Shelton
Kaitlyn Voccolaof Shelton
RTC Member Betty Wagner of Colchester
RTC Member Carol Walter of Clinton
Janet Wieliczkaof Ellington
RTC Member Shelby Wilson of Orange
Jacquline Wolfram of Danbury
Carol Yanosy of Monroe
RTC Member and former Chair Patricia Zeoli of Orange