Liza with a Z Shaban Gets Husband’s Name Wrong in Fundraising Appeal.

Candidates often spend days and nights away from their families in pursuit of public office. While many (though not all) spouses miss their husband or wife while the campaign grinds on away from home, few forget their beloved’s name. The Shabans of Connecticut’s Fourth Congressional District are different.

Mr. Shaban is making another bid for the House after being chased out of the race early in 2014 by fellow Republican Dan Debicella. Shaban often claimed he could connect in the board room and the barroom as he made his way around the district. His wife, Liza, appears to have forgotten her husband’s name. She sent conflicting urgent fundraising emails to potential donors Monday afternoon. In the first, she referred to her husband as David in the body of the message. His name is John. The first email was sent at 2:34 p.m. Twenty-eight minutes later, Liza Shaban sent another message with her husband’s correct name, John.

Republicans in the district were rolling their eyes Monday at the error. Some wonder if Shaban campaign aides may not know their candidate’s proper first name. Others think it is of no consequence as party loyalists are unenthusiastic about the Redding Republican and hope other more serious contenders may emerge.