Stefanowski taps Laura Devlin for lieutenant governor nomination

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski has chosen Fairfield state Rep. Laura Devlin as his running mate for this year”™s election.

“Throughout her career, Laura Devlin has shown the tenacity and integrity our state needs in its leaders,” Stefanowski said in a press statement. “Today marks the beginning of a fresh start and a new team to get state government working for the people of Connecticut, not the political insiders.”

Stefanowski, a former business executive who unsuccessfully sought the governorship in 2018, is the only declared candidate for the Republican nomination. With no other candidates seeking the lieutenant governor”™s position, Devlin becomes the presumptive nominee for the position.

Devlin has represented the 134th District, which covers sections of Fairfield and Trumbull, since 2014. Before entering politics, she was a vice president of a communications at Pfizer.

“I am honored to join Bob Stefanowski and so appreciate his trust in me,” Devlin said in Stefanowski”™s press statement. “Taking on the status quo to make Connecticut safer, more affordable and state government more accountable is no small task, but Bob and I are up to the challenge.”