Sanders Campaign Reaches Out to New Haven on Rally: Officials

The Bernie Sanders presidential campaign has reached out to officials in New Haven about holding a campaign rally on the New Haven Green, according to the mayor's office.

Officials from the mayor’s office said the Sanders campaign reached out and the city provided the campaign with information on costs, as well as additional information, but the Sanders campaign has not yet made any additional plans and no permit was issued.

Grotheer said the campaign is also considering other venues.

A statement from the Sanders campaign said they have not given out any infrmation about events for the weekend in any state.

"The schedule is presently being ironed out and our scheduling team is still considering a number of options to pull together the most robust and strategic agenda," the emailed statement said.

Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton will be making a campaign stop at the YMCA in Hartford on Thursday, where she will discuss gun violence, according to her campaign. 

Clinton's daughter, Chelsea Clinton, will be in the state today for a campaign event in Hartford

Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ohio governor John Kasich have both visited Connecticut. Trump was in Hartford on Friday.

Kasich visited Sacred Heart University in Fairfield earlier this month and is coming back on Friday, where he will be at Glastonbury High School.

The candidates have also been spending money on advertising here in advance of the primary on Tuesday, April 26.

Contact Us