Jolt: Larson Challenger Raises $89k in First Quarter for Primary Fight.
A surprise for veteran Representative John Larson. Muad Hrezi, a 26 year old former Chris Murphy staffer, raised $89,000 since launching his campaign early this year. Full marks if you can remember the last time a Republican challenger to Larson raised that much.
That’s a hefty haul for a first-time candidate taking on a 12-term Democrat. Connecticut Democrats rarely tip over incumbents. The last one of note was Ned Lamont’s stunning upset of Senator Joseph Lieberman in a 2006 Democratic primary brawl. Lieberman lost the primary and defeated the heavily self-financed Lamont as an independent that fall.
Could this be the start of something big?