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Elicker (left), Lamont (right): As goes New Haven, so goes Connecticut?
(Analysis) One is named Ned. One isn’t.
One plays piano. The other, guitar.
Other than that, as the mid-point arrives in their first terms in office, it can be hard to tell Connecticut’s governor and New Haven’s mayor apart.
The governor, Ned Lamont, and the mayor, Justin Elicker, have encountered the worst pandemic in over a century. The largest social-justice mass movement in U.S. history caught the state and city by surprise, as well. Newbies to their roles, the governor and mayor have worked hard to navigate this new terrain, with the best of intentions.
When you look at how the pair came to occupy their current positions, when you look at how they’ve handled the first half of their inaugural terms (a four-year term for the governor, two-year for the mayor), you can’t help but wonder: Were they …
| Separated At Birth? | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lamont | Elicker | |
| Job | Governor | Mayor |
| Elected on | 2nd try | 2nd try |
| Grew up in | Greenwich | New Canaan |
| Biz alma mater | Yale SOM | Yale SOM |
| Prior gov't exp. | Selectman | Alder |
| 1st budget | Debt diet, rainy day $ increase | No new debt or 1-time revenue |
| Covid response | Swift, decisive action | Swift, decisive action |
| Covid relief | Read & weep | Read & weep |
| Leadership/ vision on police protests, debate |
Ø [did sign bill] |
Ø [did revive plan] |
| "Transparency" | Read & weep | Read & weep |
| Persuasive prowess | Toll plan bombs | "Yale: Pay $50m!" |
| Women in way of 2nd term? |
Themis Klarides | Karen DuBois-Walton Kica Matos Tyisha Walker-Myers |
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Fine Photoshop work by Ted Littleford in the top illustration.