Republican Ryan Fazio opens campaign for governor

CT Mirror – Wednesday, August 13, 2025
By Mark Pazniokas

State Sen. Ryan Fazio of Greenwich opened a campaign for the Republican gubernatorial nomination Wednesday with a dig at Connecticut’s popular Democratic governor and a pledge to lower state income taxes, cap local property taxes and reduce electric rates.

In a 90-second video, the 35-year-old Fazio targets the state’s high cost of living as a central issue and ties Gov. Ned Lamont, who has been hinting at a run for a third term in 2026, to a Democratic legislative majority that is more liberal than Lamont on fiscal, labor and housing issues.

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