Rob Hotaling to Announce Candidacy for Independent Party Nomination for Governor Saturday.

Webster Bank executive Rob Hotaling will kick off his Independent Party campaign for governor in New Haven Saturday afternoon.

Hotaling is a member of the Independent Party. The party, with more than 30,000 registered members, gave its endorsement in 2018 to Republican Bob Stefanowski. The Madison Republican would like the party’s nomination in his rematch with Governor Ned Lamont, a Democrat.

The rules governing the Independent Party have been in frequent dispute among its shifting factions. The party’s chair, Mike Telesca, sounded unlikely to support Stefanowski’s attempt to win the party’s endorsement later this summer when he spoke with CT Insider’s Jordan Fenster last month.

A tussle over what rules and statutes govern the party nominating process is likely to continue.

Published June 22, 2022.