Like Murphy, Like Markley. Another Southington Politico Declines to Pay Property Taxes on Time.

State Senator Joseph Markley (R-Southington) won the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor a week ago, six days after making another late payment of his local real estate taxes. Southington online tax records show that Markley, who owns a home with his sister, has been late paying the semiannual bill the last five times they were due, including the most recent.

Markley, who defeated Erin Stewart and Jayme Stevenson in the party primary last week, tells Daily Ructions, “Relative to the taxes on the home in Southington I own jointly with my sister (a property we inherited from our mother): In recent years we have made several late payments, with interest, creating an additional expense for us personally.  Our taxes are current and will remain so.”

Markley’s running mate, Christopher Dodd donor Bob Stefanowski, has been touting a fantasist’s delight of a tax plan that would repeal the state income tax. Stefanowski’s delusion would add thousands to local property taxes, making Markley’s twice-a-year challenge more of a struggle.

U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy (D-CT) also failed to pay taxes on time when he represented Southington in the state legislature. Murphy, readers may remember, also had trouble remembering that a mortgage payment is due from lender to borrower each month.