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[Updated] Election 2012: Larson Returned to First District Seat

It's another term for Democrat John B. Larson, as he defeats Republican John Henry Decker in the race for Connecticut's 1st District, according to media reports.

It's another two years for Democrat John B. Larson.

According to the Associated Press and the Hartford Courant, Larson, who was first elected to represent Connecticut's First District in 1999, was re-elected Tuesday, soundly defeating Republican John Henry Decker, 45, of West Hartford.

Larson, 64, who serves as chairman of the House Caucus, has said that his priorty is to continue to create new jobs in Connecticut and the nation and reduce the country's deficit, but "not place the burden on the backs of the seniors and middle class."

Despite a resounding defeat from long-time incumbent Larson, Decker was not disappointed with his campaign. "I'm thrilled I did it. Not that many people would take on a well-entrenched incumbent. Most would get frustrated," he said.

Decker said it is "impossible to say" if he would run for elected office again.

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Maria Giannuzzi May 24, 2013 at 07:06 pm
Politicians are not CEOs. Elected officials are not CEOs. The comparison is not appropriate, butRead More it does fit with Mr. Morici's misplaced CEO worship. The criticisms may be valid, but they must be examined as political or legal criticisms. The government as a business comparison only increases the power of the corporate state. I also note that Mr. Morici's credo which he attributes to President Obama, "We’ll do as we please, stop us if you can" is a very accurate portrayal of predatory capitalism.
MAC May 24, 2013 at 01:23 pm
Maria, your dismissive and divisive 'analysis' ignores the fact that POTUS is anRead More "executive" position, also "Commander-in-Chief" of the military! O had exactly ZERO "executive" experience, which--along with his anti-business and anti-America views--explains his failures. Mr. Morici's assessment of O's job performance is perfectly pragmatic and relevant, while your doting worship of the "Agitator-in-Chief" is rather pathetic, as well as being irrelevant.
Maria Giannuzzi May 24, 2013 at 12:40 pm
The author of the article quoted endlessly above is Peter Morici, a Professor of InternationalRead More Business at the University of Maryland. I suppose he is to be forgiven if he sees everything through a business lens, after all it has given him a very comfortable livelihood for decades. But it is still a faulty lens on this topic and he should know better.