McCaughey joins several other candidates, including state Sen. Ryan Fazio of Greenwich and former New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart in the race for the Republican nomination.

By Donald Eng, CTNewsJunkie.com

A new candidate has entered Connecticut’s 2026 governor’s race.

According to numerous published reports and her own social media, former New York Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey, 77, will seek the Republican nomination to challenge Gov. Ned Lamont in November.

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