Carter for the Save. State Representative Considers U.S. Senate Bid.

State Representative Dan Carter (R-Bethel) is moving closer to seeking his party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate. A Carter candidacy would give state Republicans an alternative to the flailing mess that is the Augie Wolf campaign.

Carter is serving his third term in the House. He won the multi-town seat in 2010 by defeating incumbent Democrat Jason Bartlett.

Carter served in Desert Storm. If nominated, he would face Vietnam fantasist and incumbent Democrat Richard Blumenthal.

In 2012, Carter was an early and prominent supporter of 5th Congressional District hopeful Lisa Wilson Foley. The Simsbury Republican, her husband, and former governor John Rowland were convicted of campaign finance violations.