Trenee McGee will soon be a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives.
The Democrat from West Haven won a special election on Tuesday, December 14; she got 52.6 percent of the vote while Republican Richard DePalma got 43.3 percent
Kari MacRae is trying to make the best of a less-than-ideal situation.
The Republican from Bourne who serves on her town's school committee got fired from her teaching position at Hanover High School less than one month into the school year over a Tik Tok video in which she expressed conservative views; there is also an ongoing recall effort in Bourne to try to oust her from the school committee.