On August 24, the Connecticut Secretary of State said that the Socialist Action Party’s candidate for U.S. House, 1st district, has enough valid signatures.  The candidate is Chris Hutchinson.  This will be the first time any party with “Socialist” in its name will have been on the ballot for a U.S. House race in Connecticut since 1960, the last year Jasper McLevy ran for Congress.  McLevy was well-known for being elected Mayor of Bridgeport on the Socialist Party ticket.

Socialist Action has run candidates for non-partisan office before, but this is its first time on the ballot in a partisan election.  The group is several decades old.  It originally began when the Socialist Workers Party expelled some members, who then organized the new group.

Connecticut’s First U.S. House district is centered on Hartford.  There will also be Democratic, Republican, and Green Party nominees in the race.