AG Contest: Grim Tong Launches Ad. Republicans Find a Candidate.

Attorney General William Tong began his re-election campaign with a two-minute online ad. Tong maintains the oddly grim mood that pervaded his 2018 ads. Even surrounded by his children in their school uniforms getting ready for the school run, the Stamford maintains a sullen tone, telling viewers “every day is a struggle.”

Tong’s pessimism suggests not much progress has been made in Connecticut the past four years.

There is no joy in Tong’s Connecticut. Expect Governor Ned Lamont, also a Fairfield County Democrat, to sound more cheerful when he begins his first advertising blitz this spring.

Meanwhile, Republicans, who have not elected an attorney general in more than 60 years, have a candidate. Jessica Kordas, a Norwalk lawyer, has entered the race. Kordas, a criminal defense attorney, has recently become involved in local politics.

Published March 25, 2022.