Meet The Fairfield Resident Hoping To Unseat Sen. Blumenthal

FAIRFIELD, CT — Fairfield resident Peter Lumaj is hoping to face off against U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal in the 2022 election, according to CT Insider.

The ultra-conservative Lumaj is a controversial figure, who, in 2018, was unable to gain support from his fellow Republicans to take part in a primary for the governor’s race, CT Insider reported. State Republicans turned him down when he tried for a U.S. Senate seat in 2012, according to CT Insider, which added that Lumaj ran for secretary of the state in 2014, but was beat by Denise Merrill, the Democrat who currently holds the office.

Lumaj claimed in 2018 he was an immigration lawyer in New York City, but he was found to possess a law degree that limited where he could practice to mainly the District of Columbia, CT Insider reported. Lumaj announced his candidacy last week and is among three Republicans so far who are seeking to run against Blumenthal, according to CT Insider.

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