STAMFORD, Conn. (WTIC Radio) - Former New York Lieutenant Governor Betsy McCaughey announces she's running to seek the Republican nomination for Governor of Connecticut.
The 77-year-old Greenwich resident, who touts her experience in helping to lead New York from 1995 to 1998 under Former Governor George Patacki, has made property taxes and affordability among her key issues in recent speeches during events across the state in recent months.
She announced her candidacy for Governor during an appearance at the Stamford Republican Town Committee on Wednesday night.
A Newsmax commentator and New York Post contributor, McCaughey is vowing to institute a property tax cap and action to curb the controversial democratic-led housing bill that passed in a special session in 2025.
Appearing in Southington earlier this week, McCaughey began spreading a motto, addressing housing issues: "Owners vote red. Renters vote blue. Fight for homeowners. It will make a winner out of you."
McCaughey is entering a field that is becoming more crowded in this year's race. She is facing two other republicans, Former New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart and State Senator Ryan Fazio, who is also from Greenwich. On the Democratic ticket, Incumbent Governor Ned Lamont, also a Greenwich resident, and Hamden Democratic State Senator Josh Elliott are running.
Democrats paint McCaughey as a mouthpiece for President Trump's agenda.
The Democratic Governors Association says, in part, "Betsy McCaughey has spent the last years of her career shilling for Donald Trump’s deeply unpopular agenda that is driving up costs for middle class families," in a statement from spokesman Kevin Donohoe, who says that's "...the the last thing Connecticut families need right now."