Lamont 'a Lot More Inclined' to Run for 3rd Term

Conn. Gov. Ned Lamont ‘more inclined’ to seek 3rd term in 2026

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont describes his current thinking on seeking a third term. (Photo by Mark Pazniokas/CT Mirror)Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday that the challenges of navigating the economic uncertainties and political chaos generated by President Donald J. Trump only increase the chances he will seek a third term as governor of Connecticut in 2026. “If you had asked me a year ago, I would have said, ‘No, I think the state’s on a good traje…

'A Good Place For Me To Be'

HARTFORD, CT — For months, Gov. Ned Lamont has deferred questions about a potential re-election until after the legislative session ends.

Lamont 'a lot more inclined' to run for 3rd term

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — In a late morning press conference held on the day after the end of the 2025 state legislative session, Gov. Ned Lamont said he has grown "a lot more inclined" to run for a third term next year. For months, Lamont has deferred questions on his intentions for next year's gubernatorial election. A final answer on whether he's in or out of the race would come sometime after the end of the legislative session, Lamont repeate…

Gov. Lamont thinking ‘seriously' about running again

Go. Ned Lamont said he has not made an official decision on whether to run again, but he is interested in keeping going and thinking about it seriously when he spoke with reporters on Thursday afternoon. “I’m thinking about it seriously,” Lamont said while meeting with reporters about the end of the 2025 legislative session. Lamont took office as the...

Gov. Lamont stops release of CT DOC medical malpractice report

An effort to compel Connecticut’s Department of Correction to release an independent report on some of the worst medical malpractice and neglect cases that happened in its custody was halted after Gov. Ned Lamont’s office requested a provision calling for the release be removed from legislation as the General Assembly’s 2025 session drew to a close. The report was commissioned by the Department of Correction in 2017 for $63,000 and completed wit…