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Foley wins Republican primary for governor
Posted on 08/10/2010
SUSAN HAIGH AP Political Writer HARTFORD (AP) -- Greenwich businessman Tom Foley has won the Republican nomination for Connecticut governor and will face former Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy in November. Foley bested two challengers in Tuesday's primary, defeating Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele and Hartford-area business advocate Oz Griebel in a race that grew increasingly bitter in recent weeks. Foley, the party's endorsed candidate, fended off a late surge in the polls by Fedele, who has run TV ads accusing Foley of bankrupting Bibb Manufacturing Co., a textile company in Georgia that closed in 1998. Foley called the ads "absolutely false" and criticized Fedele for overseeing the state amid a period of job losses and budget deficits. Foley also tried to stop Fedele from receiving $2.5 million in public campaign financing.
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