Lauretti’s In. Shelton Mayor Begins Second Bid for Governor.

Thirteen term Shelton mayor Mark Lauretti is running for governor. Lauretti filed a campaign committee with the State Elections Enforcement Commission today.

This is Lauretti’s second run at the state’s top office. He was a candidate for the Republican nomination in 2014. Lauretti joined forces with rival Mark Boughton and switched to the contest for lieutenant in the summer of 2014. Lauretti, who’s had an eventful tenure in local office and is familiar to federal law enforcement authorities, was not able to gather the signatures required to petition onto the statewide party primary ballot. The Boughton-Lauretti marriage was short-lived and showed neither to be an effective campaign leader despite years in politics.