NEW HAVEN — State Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney, D-New Haven, has praised both Democrats running for governor in the fast-approaching primary, but said Dan Malloy, with his experience as the longtime mayor of a major city, makes him the better candidate.
New Haven’s large delegation at the May Democratic convention gave its votes to Ned Lamont, but the city’s loyalty is expected to be divided in the Aug. 10 primary.
Many of the dozens crammed into Malloy’s city headquarters Sunday, from some aldermen to past city officials, have been at odds with New Haven Mayor John DeStefano Jr., who beat Malloy four years ago in the Democratic primary for governor — a fight that continues to leave hard feelings between them.
DeStefano and the big city mayors in Connecticut came out early for Lamont, as have state House Speaker Christopher Donovan, D-Meriden, and state Senate President Pro Tem Donald Williams, D-Brooklyn, but Looney is the latest among leadership to back Malloy in what is expected to be a tight race.
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