Connecticut Politics
Remembering Nancy Wyman: A Local Legend in Connecticut Politics
By John McNamara – NBPoliticus.com Politics was always “local” to Nancy Wyman whether it was entering the fray to become a Tolland board of education member or running to become the first woman to win a state constitutional office that had been exclusively reserved for men since it was established in 1876. Her successful statewide […]
Lowell Weicker’s Victories Dashed The Hopes of Liberal Democrats Throughout His Career
Reflecting on the Politics of Connecticut’s Three-Term Senator and One-Term Governor By John McNamara The first time I and many viewers (outside CT) saw and heard Lowell P. Weicker was watching the U.S. Senate Watergate Committee hearings in 1973. I was paying attention every day from my perch in the newsroom of the Lynn Sunday Post where […]