A Republican is looking to take back the state legislative seat he held for 6 years.  Dan Carter is running for election to the 2nd House district, which includes portions of Bethel, Danbury, Redding, and Newtown. 

He served in the position from 2010 through 2016.  Carter left the General Assembly for an unsuccessful run against U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal in 2016.  Carter served on the General Law, Education, Finance Revenue & Bonding, Public Health, Energy & Technology, and Banking committees. He was also a member of Aviation and Bioscience caucuses.

He is looking to unseat freshman Representative Raghib Allie-Brennan, who announced last week that he is seeking a second term.  Allie-Brennan has already raised the required donations to participate in the Citizen Election grant program.