{"id":5057283,"date":"2021-12-08T22:42:54","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T03:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ctlatinonews.com\/?p=5057283"},"modified":"2021-12-08T22:42:54","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T03:42:54","slug":"george-logan-the-republicans-best-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/ctln\/2021\/12\/08\/george-logan-the-republicans-best-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"George Logan: The Republican “best shot”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Republicans bested Democrats in 16 cities and towns in the November elections this year to control 102 of 169 of them in Connecticut.<\/p>\n\n\n

All the polls right now are lining up on behalf of the Republicans and Joe Biden, even though he\u2019s not on the ticket, people nevertheless will identify the president with the larger party,” Gary Rose said in an interview <\/a>with NBC Connecticut.\u00a0The Sacred Heart Political Science Professor says things are looking good for the Republican Party in next year’s midterm elections.<\/p>\n\n\n

\u201cI do think that Logan could be a very viable candidate in that race,\u201d Rose said former state Senator George Logan will be the Republicans’ best shot at a seat.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n

\u201cI am a proud Connecticut republican.” George Logan wants to become the first Connecticut GOP candidate to win a congressional race in 16 years. Logan, a senator for two terms in a Democratic district, will try to unseat \u00a0U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-5th District, the first black woman elected to Congress from Connecticut in 2018, and one of the first two in New England.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n

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George Logan is seeking the GOP nomination for the 5th Congressional District seat held by U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, July 21, 2021
(Picture by Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

Logan served as a member of the\u00a0Connecticut State Senate\u00a0representing Connecticut’s 17th district in 2016, upsetting 24-year incumbent Democrat Joseph Crisco. In 2018, he was reelected after a recount over labor union activist\u00a0Jorge Cabrera, but was defeated by Cabrera in a rematch in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n

Logan is also looking to be the first Latino\/African American to be elected to Congress to represent Connecticut\u2019s 5th<\/sup> congressional district. The 52-year old from Ansonia was born and raised in New Haven, and is the son of Guatemalan immigrants who had roots in Jamaica. \u201cMy family sought what millions of others had \u2014 the chance to grow a family and build a better life in America,\u201d he said in an interview <\/a>with CT Mirror. An engineer and community liaison executive with Aquarion, Logan believes that running for Congress is the way to go because the dream can\u2019t end with him. He wants his children and future generations to have the opportunity to reach their full potential in life.<\/p>\n\n\n

\u201cThe status quo isn\u2019t working for the people of Connecticut and it\u2019s not working in Washington, D.C. either,\u201d said Logan. He believes that breaking barriers and having representation in Congress is critically important to having a voice and effecting positive change, not just for the Latino community, but for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n

Logan is running on a platform that includes making affordability a major priority. \u201cChildcare cost is going through the roof and I want to be able to pass legislative laws that will help families with that cost.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

He believes the public is affected by control costs, from the gas in cars to the groceries on the table. \u201cCongress is not solving that problem, only making it worse, with out-of-control spending and higher taxes,\u201d said Logan.<\/p>\n\n\n

Education is also a big deal to Logan as there are mandates that are coming from both the state and federal levels. \u201cI think we need more flexibility at the local level.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

Logan believes that law enforcement is getting hamstrung about what they can do and that they are important to have in the schools.\u00a0\u201cCrime is everywhere, why is that?\u201d Logan asks. \u201cI believe that nobody is supporting law enforcement the way that they should.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

With this, he wants to bring sensibility to Washington as this seems to be an ongoing issue. He believes that we don\u2019t need to support the people who support the chaos as he believes that other politicians seem to be doing. \u201cI believe that is what Hayes is currently doing. She is supporting Nancy Pelosi 100 percent and how does someone do that?\u201d Logan asks.<\/p>\n\n\n

\u201cPeople in these communities want opportunities and jobs, not a lifetime of government handouts,” he criticizes Hayes for supporting policies in line with the speaker of the House rather than the people who voted for her.<\/p>\n\n\n

The 5th congressional district made up of 41 towns\u00a0is located in the western part of the state spanning across parts of\u00a0Fairfield,\u00a0Litchfield,\u00a0New Haven\u00a0and\u00a0Hartford\u00a0counties. The district runs from\u00a0Meriden\u00a0and\u00a0New Britain\u00a0in central Connecticut, westward to\u00a0Danbury\u00a0and the surrounding\u00a0Housatonic Valley, encompassing the\u00a0Farmington Valley,\u00a0Upper Naugatuck River Valley, and the\u00a0Litchfield Hills. The district also includes most of\u00a0Waterbury.<\/p>\n\n\n

In Waterbury, Hispanics-Latinos grew by 15 percent. Meriden, Danbury, and New Britain have seen significant growth of the community as well.<\/p>\n\n\n

Despite the Hispanic-Latino population gains, Logan said, \u201cThere are no Latinos state-wide in the district and definitely no Latinos to represent CT in Washington.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n

As a state senator, Logan voted against raising the minimum wage, the creation of a paid family and medical leave program, and a police accountability law passed in response to the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis. He called his political approach \u201cradical sensibility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Cover Photo Credit: George Logan For Congress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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