Mary Ellen Klinck Endorses Jim Crawford for State Senate

Crawford thanked Klinck for a hard-fought, yet entirely civil and respectful primary.

said, “I want to take this opportunity to thank all of my supporters. I met so many voters, and enjoyed it enormously. Both sides worked very hard this summer and ran a good, respectful campaign that all can be proud of. The voters have had their say and Jim Crawford is now the Democratic candidate. I will be supporting Jim this fall and I hope all of my supporters will do the same. Now is the time for everyone to come together and work to rebuild Connecticut’s economy and create more jobs for the middle class.”

said, “I want to publicly extend my thanks to Mary Ellen Klinck for what proved to be a spirited yet entirely civil primary campaign over these past few months. As I have said before, Mrs. Klink is an excellent public servant and businesswoman, entirely deserving of all the support she received on Tuesday. We had a very friendly conversation Tuesday night. I wish her well in everything, and look forward to benefitting from her support this fall.”

Crawford added, “As a retired teacher and small business owner, I know that we need to do more to help businesses grow and thrive in our state, and to help young people get off to a good start in life. I hope all of Mary Ellen Klinck’s loyal supporters will join me in that cause.”

Jim Crawford is the Democratic candidate for State Senate from the 33rd District. He is a recently retired public school teacher and small business owner, currently serving his first term as a State Representative.

The 33rd Senatorial District is comprised of twelve towns which stretch from the shore of Long Island Sound up the Connecticut River toward the center of the state: Chester, Clinton, Colchester, Deep River, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Lyme, a portion of Old Saybrook, Portland, and Westbrook.

Submitted by press release.