Donovan has been unofficially running for Chris Murphy's 5th Congressional seat since May, but he is kicking off his campaign this week with stops at cities across the district. He visited Waterbury and Torrington Wednesday, Danbury Thursday, and he will visit Meriden Friday and New Britain Saturday.
"My whole life has been dedicated to seeing that people are taken care of," said Donovan, who represented Meriden in the state legislature for 18 years. Since 2009, he served as speaker of the house.
Donovan said his work in the state legislature showed he can work with both Republicans and Democrats. He said his work on campaign finance reform under a Republican governor led to legislation that made it possible, "so everyone can afford to run for office."
Donovan spoke to a group of about 50 democrats, including former Town Committee chairmen Bernard Gallo and Joe DaSilva. Lynn Taborsak, who is both the Democratic Town Committee Chairman and the democratic candidate for mayor, also attended, as did former Fifth District Congressman Jim Maloney.
From yesterday at the Danbury Public Library, here's video footage of Donovan's stump speech.
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
