Matt Corey returns. Manchester Republican gathers delegate signatures for U.S. Senate run at party convention.

Matt Corey is rested and ready to run again. Corey has been the Republican nominee for the House in the First Congressional District, United States Senate and state Senate in the 4th district. The Manchester Republican scored his biggest win in the 2018 primary for the U.S. Senate, carrying every town in his contest against Dominic Rapini.

Corey went on to garner 39% of the vote against incumbent Democrat Chris Murphy. Two years later, Corey won 38% of the vote against Democratic incumbent Steve Cassano in the Manchester-centered 4th Senate District. Corey was the Republican nominee against veteran incumbent John Larson in 2014 and 2014.

Corey will face Jerome Smith of Beacon Falls at the Monday, May 13th party convention in New Britain to endorse a candidate to face Murphy, who is seeking a third term. Smith is the party leadership favorite.

New, anti-democratic rules require candidates to collect delegate signatures in order to have his or her name placed in nomination. Each candidate will need the signatures of one delegate from 25 towns or, in the alternative, 100 delegate signatures .

Published April 30th.