CHEESEMAN, McKENNEY ENDORSED BY THEIR PARTIES FOR 37TH DISTRICT SEAT

The campaigns for state Rep. Holly Cheeseman, R-East Lyme, and Democratic challenger Hugh McKenney have announced endorsements by their respective parties for the 37th District representing East Lyme and Salem. They also both announced that they raised enough money to qualify for the Citizen’s Election Program, a program that provides candidates with public funding.

Cheeseman, a member of the General Assembly’s Finance, Revenue & Bonding, Energy & Technology and Higher Education & Employment Advancement Committees, said she was unanimously nominated by the 37th District Republican Convention.

Her campaign further announced that Cheeseman raised enough money to qualify for the Citizen’s Election Program. She raised $7,480 from 185 in-district donors, according to a news release.

“I am honored to receive the overwhelming support of the residents of East Lyme and Salem for my re-election campaign,” she said in a statement. “It has been my honor to be your voice in Hartford and I will continue to work every day to fight for our taxpayers and to ensure a tremendous quality of life for our residents.”

McKenney, a Salem selectman and the former chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Open Space Commission who currently works at Millstone Power Station, announced that he was unanimously endorsed on May 16 at the Democratic Convention for the 37th District.

“His goals are to restore fiscal responsibility while fostering collaboration in Hartford for the residents of the 37th District,” according to a news release from his campaign.

The Democratic candidate for state representative for the 37th District also announced that he qualified for the Citizens’ Election Program. McKenney needed to raise $5,100 and have contributions from 150 residents within the district to qualify for the voluntary program that provides public funding for candidates in statewide and General Assembly elections, according to the release.