Senate President Pro Tem Martin Looney Files for Reelection

John Healey departing as CT Senate GOP chief of staff

John Healey said Wednesday he is leaving as chief of staff to the Senate Republican minority, an acknowledgement that his advocacy of former Mayor Erin Stewart of New Britain for governor puts him at odds with a caucus committed to her GOP rival, Sen. Ryan Fazio of Greenwich. “What’s become very clear as the weeks go by and as the 2026 season takes hold, it will become difficult to remain,” said Healey, a New Britain native who was Stewart’s fir…