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brooklynite

(94,614 posts) Mon Apr 2, 2018, 04:57 PM Apr 2018

Esty says she will not seek reelection

Source: Connecticut Mirror

Washington Under increasing pressure to resign, U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty announced Monday afternoon that she will not seek re-election in November.

Early Monday Esty had asked the House Ethics Committee to determine if there was any wrongdoing in how she handled the firing of a chief-of-staff who has been accused of abusing and harassing members of her staff.

In a letter to the ethics committee, Esty, D-5th District, asked the Ethics Committee for an expedited review of her case.

Later on Monday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., broke her silence on the issue, saying Esty did right in seeking a decision from the ethics committee.

Read more: https://ctmirror.org/2018/04/02/esty-asks-ethics-panel-review-firing-ex-aide/

This was rated as a SAFE-D seat; however, there's a strong likelihood that the Republicans could take the Governorship, which might push up Republican turnout.

Dan Roberti, an acquaintance of mine ran against Esty for the nomination when the seat was vacant in 2012; will need to check if he's considering another run.

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Esty says she will not seek reelection (Original Post) brooklynite Apr 2018 OP

Sadly, this race will be a toss up NewJeffCT Apr 2018 #1

She's my rep. Not at all confident that a Dem can hold this one. n/t MANative Apr 2018 #2

What state are we talking about? scarytomcat Apr 2018 #3

Connecticut brooklynite Apr 2018 #4

thank you scarytomcat Apr 2018 #5

Another note about the district crazycatlady Apr 2018 #7

Worse The Republicans are putting up the Mayor of one of the cities in the District. And Malloy dem4decades Apr 2018 #6

Mayor Boughton of Danbury is running for Governor. Dawson Leery Apr 2018 #13

This was a Republican hitjob through and through. Oneironaut Apr 2018 #8

Franken was a Republican hit job, how was this? dem4decades Apr 2018 #9

thank-you still_one Apr 2018 #10

The calls for resignation began from Republicans. Oneironaut Apr 2018 #11

Another fucking GOP hit job! Dawson Leery Apr 2018 #12

How in any way are her actions defensible ? MichMan Apr 2018 #14

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)

1. Sadly, this race will be a toss up

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Apr 2, 2018, 05:10 PM

Apr 2018

Republicans held it for years under Nancy Johnson and it only flipped blue due to the hard work of then state rep. Chris Murphy, who then handed the baton to Esty a few years later when he ran for Senate.

MANative

(4,112 posts)

2. She's my rep. Not at all confident that a Dem can hold this one. n/t

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Apr 2, 2018, 05:15 PM

Apr 2018

scarytomcat

(1,706 posts)

3. What state are we talking about?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Apr 2, 2018, 05:25 PM

Apr 2018

D-5th District where please?
NY?

brooklynite

(94,614 posts)

4. Connecticut

Reply to scarytomcat (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 2, 2018, 05:26 PM

Apr 2018

scarytomcat

(1,706 posts)

5. thank you

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 2, 2018, 05:28 PM

Apr 2018

crazycatlady

(4,492 posts)

7. Another note about the district

Reply to scarytomcat (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 2, 2018, 05:43 PM

Apr 2018

It includes Newtown.

dem4decades

(11,297 posts)

6. Worse The Republicans are putting up the Mayor of one of the cities in the District. And Malloy

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Apr 2, 2018, 05:41 PM

Apr 2018

is not liked, even though he's not running he's left a bad taste. Hopefully Democrats will come out in droves just to vote against the Trump Republican Party. What a disaster.

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

13. Mayor Boughton of Danbury is running for Governor.

Reply to dem4decades (Reply #6)

Mon Apr 2, 2018, 07:00 PM

Apr 2018

Oneironaut

(5,506 posts)

8. This was a Republican hitjob through and through.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Apr 2, 2018, 05:53 PM

Apr 2018

Yet, look what we have for President. It’s bull crap...

dem4decades

(11,297 posts)

9. Franken was a Republican hit job, how was this?

Reply to Oneironaut (Reply #8)

Mon Apr 2, 2018, 06:09 PM

Apr 2018

still_one

(92,256 posts)

10. thank-you

Reply to dem4decades (Reply #9)

Mon Apr 2, 2018, 06:12 PM

Apr 2018

Oneironaut

(5,506 posts)

11. The calls for resignation began from Republicans.

Reply to dem4decades (Reply #9)

Mon Apr 2, 2018, 06:22 PM

Apr 2018

I won’t defend Esty for what she did, but this is purely political. If a Republican did this, they would have their entire party behind them. Since Esty is a Democrat, she suddenly has to resign.

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

12. Another fucking GOP hit job!

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Apr 2, 2018, 06:56 PM

Apr 2018

If she were a Fascist Rethug, the party would unite around her.

MichMan

(11,939 posts)

14. How in any way are her actions defensible ?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Apr 2, 2018, 07:49 PM

Apr 2018

From the liked article

"Esty has been at the center of a growing controversy since news broke last week of her handling of alleged sexual misconduct by her former chief of staff Tony Baker. She did not dismiss him for three months after learning he had verbally abused and punched Anna Kain, a member of her staff.

When she did dismiss Baker, she gave him a job recommendation, $5,000 in severance and signed a non-disclosure agreement concerning the details of his termination. "

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