Tuesday, September 16, 2025

FREEZE FRAME: 77-year-old, 15-term Democratic Connecticut congressman John Larson can't let go of his seat

 
With 4 Democrats challenging him in a primary election next year, Larson is going to have to work to win this one.
 

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Headline:  The Downballot, 9/16/2025

David Nir and Jeff Singer report:
The 77-year-old Larson, who was twice filmed this year freezing mid-sentence, faces multiple challengers in the Aug. 11 primary in Connecticut's safely blue 1st District. But the congressman, who hasn't faced any serious opposition since he was first elected in 1998, believes he remains the best person to represent the Hartford area.  [emphasis added]
"I think people do think experience matters. It isn't the time you're there, it's what you do while you're there, and what you produce for the district." 
But Larson's intraparty opponents—who are all decades younger—believe that the 1st District needs new representation.

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