State Sen. Sam Caligiuri is the latest Republican to
announce his intention to challenge Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd next year.
Caligiuri announced his candidacy for the
Republican nomination Tuesday while standing on his front lawn in
He criticizes Dodd as being "out of
touch" and having been in
Questions
are being asked about the Waterbury Police presence at Caligiuri's announcement
and the number of officers assigned to the event in the cash strapped city.
Fox 61 Political Reporter
Shelly Sindland observed around six officers for a gathering of 50 people at
Caligiuri's home in
Evan Kozlow, a consultant with the Caligiuri campaign, said, "We
let the police know that we were putting on this event and they decided what to do
from there." Kozlow said. "It was a safety
precaution and we were trying to be prudent because of all the traffic, this is a residential neighborhood."
When asked who will foot the bill for the half dozen or so cops at
the event, Kozlow responded, "We will incur the costs, if necessary."
Former U.S. Representative Rob Simmons of the 2nd District
has also announced he is running for the GOP nomination for the Senate seat.
Caligiuri holds a
master's degree in religion from
An Associated Press Report is included in this story.
Shelly Sindland's Twitter Feed of the press conference
http://twitter.com/shellysindland
