Where We Vote 2014: Elizabeth Esty

Connecticut Public Radio | By Tucker Ives,

Published July 28, 2014 at 9:00 AM EDT

The 2012 race for Connecticut’s Fifth Congressional District seat was filled with campaign-related shenanigans. The person who came out on top was Elizabeth Esty.

She’s running for re-election this year in the “Fightin’ Fifth,” and she joins us for our Where We Vote series to talk politics, foreign relations, immigration, and more.

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Elizabeth Esty - U.S. Representative for Connecticut's Fifth Congressional District

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