The race for Connecticut Attorney General is winding down, with four attorneys vying for the office that legally represents the state and its interests: William Tong, the Democratic incumbent campaigning for a second opportunity; Jessica Kordas, the Republican challenger; Ken Krayeske, the Green Party candidate; and A.P. Pascarella, who represents the Independent Party.
Ahead of the Nov. 8 elections, The Connecticut Mirror sent each candidate for the four-year term a list of questions addressing their respective platforms and positions on several justice-related issues, including public health, abortion, incarceration and voting. Candidates chose to either provide verbal or written responses to the questions, some of which are edited for length and clarity.
Tong: “My role is to protect and defend Connecticut families. … At the same time, it is my primary and principal responsibility to be the state’s lawyer and to represent the state and its officials acting in their official capacity — that’s really important. I’m not the governor’s personal lawyer. I’m his lawyer when he’s governor. And [my job is to] to represent state agencies and departments.”
Kordas: “The first priority of the Attorney General should be to protect the people of Connecticut. The AG must love the law more than they love their own opinion or the wants and desires of their political party. Unbiased and nonpartisan decision-making should be...
The lawsuit alleges the CCRB’s online database, 50-a.org, unfairly harms officers by listing serious accusations including sexual misconduct, racial profiling and making false official statements ...