Triple Threat Manny Sanchez Weighs Bid in 5th CD.

He’s not Bill Curry. He’s not Dan Drew. He’s not Mary Glassman. New Britain Common Council Democrat Manny Sanchez possesses a compelling biography and the look of a consensus candidate in the bewildering 5th CD field. He exudes youthful energy, lives in the district, and has not spent his career grasping for government jobs that provide a hefty paycheck for little work.

‘Manny of the People” is expected to make a decision soon on entering the race. His wide network of bipartisan boosters would give him a fast start in fundraising. The candidate who taps into the Democrats’ growing ABM movement outside the Farmington Valley should reap a bountiful harvest of delegates disoriented after the Easter implosion of haughty incumbent Elizabeth Esty. She was forced to abandon her campaign for a fourth term after revelations of her mysterious neglect of allegations of harassment, bullying and violence in her Washington office exploded into public view.

Sanchez, 29, works in development at the University of Hartford and has coached a basketball team.