And They’re off: Congressional Candidates Begin Circulating Primary Petitions.

Four congressional candidates have begun circulating petitions to secure a spot on the August primary ballot. Candidates who do not receive 15% of the delegates’ votes on any party convention ballot have an alternative route to a primary. They can collect signatures from 2% of the voters enrolled in their party. It’s harder than it sounds, so getting an early start is prudent.

So far, one Democrat and three Republicans have begun the process, according to Secretary of the State Denise Merrill’s office. They are Democrat Muad Hrezi in the First Congressional District and Republicans Mark Hancock in the First Congressional District, Michael Ted Goldstein in the Fourth Congressional District, and Michelle Botelho in the Fifth Congressional District.

Delegates will meet this month to endorse candidates. The parties hold their state nominating conventions this weekend.

Published May 2, 2022.