2012 U.S. Senate Election
On January 18, 2011, Bysiewicz announced she was a candidate in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Joe Lieberman, who will retire at the end of his present term. Her campaign was endorsed by over 3,000 elected officials, as well as the political action committee EMILY's List. Bysiewicz was subsequently defeated by US Representative Chris Murphy, who defeated Republican Linda McMahon in the general election.
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