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U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-1st District, won’t seek a third-party run in the November general election after his loss in the Democratic primary, formally marking the end of his 28-year congressional tenure that winds down early next year.
Larson conceded his loss to former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin in the August four-way primary a couple of hours after the polls closed. He wouldn’t give a firm answer that night about whether he was calling it a career.
But Larson’s spokesperson Charles Perosino confirmed Monday that he won’t pursue another path to get on the Nov. 3 ballot. The deadline for minor parties in Connecticut to select their candidates and submit for certification to get on the general election ballot was Sept. 2.
In a statement provided to the Connecticut Mirror, Larson said the party must unify to take on President Donald Trump.
“As the president prosecutes an illegal war in Iran and costs co...