Rob Simmons has snared a high-profile endorsement: he’s won the backing of former Congresswoman Nancy Johnson.<\/p>\n
Johnson, who served alongside Simmons in the U.S. House until both were swept out in a wave of anti-Republican sentiment in 2006, said Simmons would bring “honor and integrity” to the U.S. Senate. (2006, as you recalls, is the year that another GOP Senate candidate, Linda McMahon, donated $10,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and some of that money may have been used to unseat Simmons and Johnson.)<\/p>\n
“Rob Simmons is uniquely qualified to serve as our next United States Senator,” Johnson said in a press release. “As a decorated veteran and CIA agent, Rob risked his life to defend our nation. As a legislator and Connecticut’s Business Advocate, he fought for lower taxes, less government and jobs for Connecticut families.”
“One of Rob’s unique qualifications, and one that will enable him to be effective from day one, is his Senate experience gained at a time when the Senate was an effective, thoughtful and far more balanced body. As Republican staff director of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Rob knows how Senators can and must work together and, equally important, how to use the far more open Senate floor process to amend bills to build stronger solutions through bipartisan action.”
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