The Connecticut State Elections and Enforcement Commission handed down a small fine to the Connecticut Uniformed Professional Firefighters Association over $28,233 that was unaccounted for in the union’s political action committee. The SEEC determined the UPFFA PAC “failed to report the expenditures of the political committee as required” by Connecticut ...
At his swearing in to the House of Representatives, newly-elected Democratic representative Brian Smith, D-Colchester, thanked Connecticut’s labor unions for helping secure his victory over Mark DeCaprio in the 48thdistrict to replace a Democratic seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Linda Orange. “I would like to thank everyone ...
The United Professional Fire Fighters Association of Connecticut reported $28,223.88 in their political action committee fund in their July 2018 filing with the Connecticut State Elections and Enforcement Commission. By October, all but $517.38 of that money was gone, but the union reported no independent expenditures or disbursements from the ...
Connecticut’s unions mounted a strong push to support Democratic Party candidates – including gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont -- in the final weeks leading up to election day. Spending has topped out at more than $1 million in independent expenditures and contributions to Democratic town committees.