“I’m hoping that we have the first woman president and that the voters of Connecticut re-elect me,” U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said as he arrived at Glenville School in Greenwich accompanied by his wife, Cynthia, to vote.
Meanwhile, over at Central Middle School in Greenwich, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (D-4th District) spoke of the pride he had in the country for electing Barack Obama as the nation's first black president, and being on the verge of electing Hillary Clinton.
"At a time of great national division economic insecurity the Democratic Party put into place the first African-American president and is on the cusp of doing that for the first woman president," Himes said. "That in and of itself is a real step forward for this country."
Both Himes and Blumenthal are seeking re-election this fall. Blumenthal is facing a challenge from state Rep. Dan Carter for the U.S. Senate seat. Himes is running against state Rep. John Shaban for the 4th Congressional District, which includes most of Fairfield County: Bridgeport, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, Norwalk, Redding, Ridgefield, part of Shelton Stamford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport, and Wilton as well as Oxford in New Haven County.
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