Campaign Notebook: If It's McMahon and Murphy, Voters Choose Richest or Poorest

Second District

Joseph Courtney, (D): Courtney has scheduled a press conference for tomorrow at 11:30 a.m., in New London to  announce legislation that would ensure Medicare coverage for the costs of skilled care for seniors. Joining Courtney will be families who have incurred large medical bills as a result of having to pay for skilled nursing care for themselves or family members. The bipartisan bill would fix an arbitrary Medicare policy that requires a beneficiary to stay in the hospital at least three days before Medicare will cover skilled nursing care. Currently, patients who receive hospital care on “observation status” do not qualify for this benefit, even if their hospital stay lasts longer than three days.   

Daria Novak (R), Paul Formica (R): Novak and Formica were featured in a political profile this week in a story in the Norwich Bulletin. Novak said she is upbeat about her chances and told the paper she’s the front runner going into the GOP primary on Aug. 14. Formica said he’s also confident about his chances, but added any Republican who faces off against Democratic incumbent Joseph Courtney is going to work hard to overcome Courtney’s reported campaign war chest of $1 million.

Senate

If the general election is between Republican Linda McMahon and Democrat Chris Murphy, Connecticut will have to choose either one of the richest or poorest senators, reports Danbury News Times. McMahon's net worth is approximately $232 million, while Murphy has a negative net worth of $367,000.