{"id":485443,"date":"2010-03-29T15:39:46","date_gmt":"2010-03-29T19:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"tag:blogs.courant.com,2010:\/capitol_watch\/\/9.74923"},"modified":"2010-03-29T16:50:22","modified_gmt":"2010-03-29T20:50:22","slug":"women-for-simmons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/485443","title":{"rendered":"Women for Simmons"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than 100 Republican woman have turned their back on Linda McMahon’s bid to become Connecticut’s first female U.S. Senator.<\/p>\n

Instead, they are lining up behind her intra-party opponent, Rob Simmons. <\/p>\n

“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,”<\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

A recent Q poll showed a significant gender gap <\/a>between the two candidates: McMahon enjoys a 22-point lead among Republican women. <\/p>\n

The list of women supporting Simmons is below:<\/p>\n

President of the Connecticut Federation of Republican Women Kathleen McCarty of Waterford<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Nancy Ahern of New Haven<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Small Business Owner Floresia Allen of Meriden<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member and Former Chair Karen Arnold of Orange<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

State Representative Penny Bacchiochi of Somers<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Kathleen Bach of Tolland<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Nettie Bartocetti of Orange<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Small Business Owner Katerina Begetis of Norwalk<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Healthcare AdminstratorLynne Besescheck of Shelton<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Susan Bessette of Pawcatuck<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Kathy Bilodeau of East Windsor<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC member and member of the Board of Finance Margaret Bratton of Avon<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Susan Brault of Burlington<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Lisa Bull DiLullo of Milford<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Debby Butler of Killingworth<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Business Development Coordinator Jacqueline Cafero of Norwalk<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Linda Camelio of Stonington<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Debrah  Ceccarelli of Ansonia<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Katherine Cerow of New Canaan<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Lili Chapman of New Britain<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Janet Cianci of Redding<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Val Conroy of Old Saybrook<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Marlene Cook of Sterling<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Nicole Cosentino of Norwalk<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

State Central Committee Member BonnieCuprak of Norwich<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Jane Dauphinais of Groton<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Linda Davis of Ledyard<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Janelle Dussault of Norwich<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Kourtney DeArchangelo of Nagatuck<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Shonnie DelloRusso of Orange<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

State Central Committeewoman Margaret Jane DeRisio of Old Lyme<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member and Registrar of Voters Mary DeVito of Orange<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Jessica Dussault of Norwich<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Mary Ann Ferguson of Danbury<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

MarissaFerguson of Danbury<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Paula Ferrara of Westbrook<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Former State Representative and RTC member Jo Fuchs-Lubscome of Westport<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Durham First Selectman Laura Francis<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Amber Gagne of Prospect<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

State Central Committee Member Diane Generous of Sprague<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Danelle Godeck of East Windsor<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Vicki Grande of Orange<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

State Representative Marilyn Giuliano<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Suzanne Guidera of Weston<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Lynn Hamlen of Darien<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Maryann Hanrahan of Danbury<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Trading Analyst Corrie Harrison of Norwalk<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

State Central Committee Member Jen Harvey of Bolton<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Erin Henry of Coventry<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Susan Dussault of Norwich<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Sarah Holbrook of Westbrook<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Randi Hutton of Redding<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Doris Isbrecht of Plymouth<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Chairman  Lori Jeffers of Windham<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

BrittanyKeith of Middlebury<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

State Representative Themis Klarides of Derby<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member and State Central Committee Member Doris Knight of Orange<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member and Representative Town Meeting MemberRoseanne Kotowski of Groton<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Mallory Krupa of Seymour<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Kristen LaFleur of Westport<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Cecile Larusso of Fairfield<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Patricia Logiocco of Orange<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Janet Lynn of Salisbury<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

JenniferMaloney of Simsbury<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Veronica   McDonald of Orange<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Former President of the West Hartford Taxpayers Alliance Theresa McGrath<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Sharon McLaughlin of Ellington<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Cindy Monroe of New Haven<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Marybeth Nardella of Watertown<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Vice ChairNancy Nastri of Orange<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Dolores Nastri of Orange<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Linda Nolfof Westbrook<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RTC Member Mary Nork of Haddam<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Michelle O’Brien of Naugatuck<\/font><\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4000,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-485443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4000"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485443\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}