Congressional Campaign
Donovan was a candidate for Congress for Connecticut's 5th district, which is being vacated by Democratic Rep. Chris Murphy, who is running for Senate. In May 2012, Donovan won the Connecticut Democratic Party's endorsement. The Democratic primary is scheduled for Aug. 14. His primary opponents are Elizabeth Esty and Dan Roberti.
On May 30, 2012, Robert Braddock, Donovan's campaign finance director, was arrested by the FBI and charged with conspiracy to conceal the source of a campaign contribution. Donovan relieved himself of his duties as Speaker for a subsequent special session of the General Assembly, but has denied any knowledge of Braddock's alleged actions and has vowed to continue his campaign.
On July 26, 2012, seven people where charged in federal court with influence peddling, including Donovan's former campaign manager and longtime aide Joshua Nassi. "What I didn't expect, what I'm practically speechless about, is that in spite of my hard-earned reputation for honesty and my career working for campaign finance reform, that there are people who thought that they could buy my vote," Donovan said in the statement. "That's everything that's wrong about politics, and everything I've spent my life fighting against."
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