Over 400 friends of members of the public packed the Amber Room to watch Chris Setaro throw his hat into the race for mayor of the city of Danbury for the second time.

Seatro is no stranger to challenging Mark Boughton as the two campaigned against each other for mayor in a close and hotly contested race back in 2001.

With 25,000 dollars raised in two weeks and over 15 thousand views of his first online video, Seatro is hoping that his second attempt at the city's top elected position is a charm.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

* Twelve years after the Danbury's "10-year plan to end homelessness" initiative...

* Years of local officials and residents in Danbury demonizing the Dorthy Day House...

* Proposal to play loud music to discourage homeless people from loitering at Danbury Public Library...

* Backlash from local officials towards two encampments at City Hall set up to bring awareness to homelessness in Danbury...

* Local pundits and property owners in Danbury spewing lies and misinformation regarding the city's homeless population (e.g., a majority of the homeless population are from other communities, drug addicts, illegal immigrants, freeloaders, etc).

Yeah...stories like the case of death of David Mullen shows that we as a community have to LONG way to go when it comes to realistically addressing the city's homelessness dilemma.

"The voters have spoken but I’m still scratching my head" - Former State Senator Mike McLachlan.

If McLachlan is scratching his head, then it's painfully obvious that he either not paying attention to his opposition, or not taking his opponent seriously.

I'll have my take on what really happened Tuesday, and why the defeats of McLachlan and Boucher should not be as a shock to many...and why newly elected Democrats in Greater Danbury would be wise to get to work for the common good of all their constituents in their districts...the Presidential 2020 cycle is closer than you think.

I waited 10 YEARS for this moment...from last night, here's video footage of Mike McLachlan conceding to Julie Kushner...

I'll have more on last night HUGE win for Democrats in Greater Danbury later...

As a representative for a community that is still dealing with the after-effects of the Sandy Hook tragedy, when questioned about his bump stock stance, Duff has routinely ignored the topic while using "mental health" as a scapegoat for his pro-NRA voting record.

At a recent debate in Redding, while Duff stumbled to defend his bump stock vote, Raghib Allie-Brennan set the record straight about the state lawmaker's willingness to ignore his community.

On Election Day...in the 2nd district...the choice is clear...

I'll say it again...in the 24th State Senate district, incumbent Michael McLachlan is running a desperation campaign built on fear tactics and dishonesty.

It's bad enough that the far-right extremist tried to scare voters into believing that his challenger Julie Kushner supports highway tolls, now he's straight up trying to scare his base to come out and vote.

"In a different twist on traditional efforts to promote Election Day turnout, Republican state Senate leaders have paid for mailers that falsely warn that their own voters could get tossed off the rolls if they fail to get to a polling place on Tuesday.

A campaign mailer that might have targeted those GOP voters who might have missed the last election, includes a scratch-off sticker that supposedly includes information to make voting easier on Tuesday. That’s news to the Secretary of the State, whose office warns that the mailer could prove confusing for local poll moderators.

The mailers were sent out on the behalf of state Rep. Pam Staneski of Milford, who is running for a Senate seat that includes West Haven, Woodbridge and Orange. Her opponent is Democrat James Maroney of Milford.

Other districts where the mailers were sent include those of state Sen. George Logan, R-Ansonia and Sen. Michael McLachlan. Senate Republican Leader Len Fasano of North Haven said that he wasn’t fully informed about the full circulation of the mailer, but thought it might have been to more-competitive districts."

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“There is no requirement to bring any mailer sent by a candidate or a political party to the polling place on Election Day,” said Gabe Rosenberg, communications director for the Secretary of the State. “A mailer that purports to be an official document but is not can potentially cause confusion in the polling place.”

Connecticut, unlike some other states, does not have a voter-purge process, noted Senate President Pro Tempore Martin M. Looney, D-New Haven. “This is almost the flip side of those red states, such as Texas, where they are trying to suppress the vote,” Looney said. “We have no provision that you’re going to be removed from the ballot if you fail to vote.”

Residents in the 24th State Senate district deserve better than this...

This morning, I had the opportunity to interview 24th district Democratic State Senate candidate Julie Kushner and get her opinion on Mike McLachlan's latest attack ad where he falsely states that she supports highways tolls.