Christopher Shays News

Campaigning to "get American back on track and get America back to work," former Congressman Christopher Shays wants to follow up his 21 years in the House with six years in the Senate.

Former Congressman Christopher Shays greets longtime friend and supporter Bill Meyer of Westport today at the Westport Sunrise Rotary Club meeting at Bobby Q's on Main Street.

A paid fundraiser for the Connecticut GOP has also been retained by U.S. Senate candidate Christopher Shays and two other Republicans in intra-party races for federal office, a political love triangle that doesn't pass the smell test of some of their rivals and tea party members.

This is an open letter to Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, from Christopher Shays, Republican candidate for United States Senate, regarding the department's recent mandate that religious-affiliated institutions offer their employees contraceptive products.

Democrat Susan Bysiewicz, the former Secretary of the State and candidate for US Senate, talks to voters at a Democracy For America meeting at Silver Star Restaurant-Diner in Norwalk Wednesday, Feb.

For Christopher Shays, his return to politics is just the first step in what he hopes will be a revolution of thinking.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's approval numbers are showing a modest rebound from last year's low and most state voters endorse ending the ban on Sunday alcohol sales, according to an opinion poll released Tuesday by the conservative Yankee Institute for Public Policy.

As Arizona GOP Sen. John McCain is fond of saying, Congress, with an approval rating of 9 percent to 13 percent, is down to "blood relatives and paid staff." It is no wonder that President Barack Obama is running against the "do-nothing" 112th Congress and that the pitch is resonating with lots of voters.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon, left, meets Clare Powell of Stamford during an appearance at SBC Restaurant & Brewery in Stamford, Thursday night, Feb.

For Christopher Shays, his return to politics is just the first step in what he hopes will be a revolution of thinking.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon, left, meets Clare Powell of Stamford during an appearance at SBC Restaurant & Brewery in Stamford, Thursday night, Feb.

Democrat Susan Bysiewicz, the former Secretary of the State and candidate for US Senate, talks to voters at a Democracy For America meeting at Silver Star Restaurant-Diner in Norwalk Wednesday, Feb.

Westport Sunrise Rotary will host a talk by former U.S. rep. Christopher Shays -- a candidate for this year's Republican U.S. Senate nomination -- at its weekly breakfast meeting on Friday, Feb.10. The meeting starts at 7:30 a.m. in Bobby Q's Bodacious Bar & Grill, 42 Main St.

Linda McMahon, the former chief executive of WWE and a Republican U.S. Senate candidate, has challenged former Rep.

Bingo night Saturday, Feb. 4, at St. James to benefit the family of late custodian Gaspar Simon.

Five Redding residents, including Burdin and Jane Hickok, Tom Derderian, Henry Polio and Kevin Murray, were among a group of more than 300 from across the state to attend former U.S. Congressman Christopher Shays' formal announcement of his campaign for the U.S. Senate.

For Christopher Shays, his return to politics is just the first step in what he hopes will be a revolution of thinking.

Former Connecticut Congressman Christopher Shays officially launched his bid to become the Republican Senate candidate in the Nutmeg State last week.

NORWALKa S--a Mayor Richard A. Moccia has endorsed Steve Obsitnik for U.S. Congress from Connecticut's 4th District.

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