Elliott gets public grant; Lamont gets $3.5M from a guy named Ned

CT Mirror – Monday, July 13, 2026
By Mark Pazniokas

By the metric of money, there is no doubt Gov. Ned Lamont is taking the challenge this summer from state Rep. Josh Elliott more seriously than the one eight years ago from the mayor of Connecticut’s largest city, Joe Ganim.

As of July 1, total spending by the largely self-funded governor’s campaign for the Democratic nomination surpassed $3 million — about three times what he spent at the same point competing for the open seat against Ganim in 2018.

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