Beware the widgets. Freshman Menapace advertises WFP fundraiser on state webpage.

East Lyme Democrat Nick Menapace was only a day into his first term when he committed a violation of state rules by promoting a Working Families Party (WFP) fundraiser on his General Assebly webpage.

Technology allows legislators to link their legislative Facebook page to their official state webpage with a widget. The content on the Facebook page appears on the state page. Menapace’s promotion of the January 16th WFP fundraiser on Facebook appeared on his new state page until Daily Ructions pointed out the violation Monday morning.

Menapace, a teacher, told Daily Ructions that it was an error committed as he sorts out the system and the rules.

Note to legislators: it’s your name on these sites. It can be a risk to hand over control of content to staff members.

Published January 13, 2025.