Connecticut Republicans nominated Greenwich resident Tom Foley in the Tuesday GOP primary for a second opportunity to run against Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy in the November general election.
The two locked horns in 2010 in a nail-biter decided by a percentage point.
A former U.S. ambassador to Ireland, Foley defeated state Senate Minority Leader John McKinney, of Fairfield, a 16-year veteran of the General Assembly. McKinney conceded, according to multiple reports.
Foley was winning by 12 percentage points ”“ 56 percent to 44 percent ”“ as vote tabulation passed the 90 percent mark.
The Republican Governors Association released a statement pledging its support.
“It”™s time to put Tom Foley in the governor”™s office,” said association Chairman Chris Christie, the governor of New Jersey. “Foley has the experience in both the public and private spheres which will help him promote policies that create jobs, attract business and reboot Connecticut”™s economy. Connecticut needs a leader and a problem solver, and those are roles Foley is uniquely equipped to fill. The Republican Governors Association is proud to support Tom Foley for governor.”
