Connecticut

Tax Filings May Never Get Released by Major Gubernatorial Candidates

Democratic candidate Ned Lamont has said he would release tax information when his Republican opponent Bob Stefanowski does the same

It’s conceivable that neither Bob Stefanowski nor Ned Lamont will ever reveal to the people of Connecticut even snippets of their financial history.

Lamont, for his part, has a public record of sorts with the voters of Connecticut. When he ran for the United States Senate in 2006, he was required to provide a financial disclosure and that showed his net worth was perhaps in the hundreds of millions of dollars.

He said he would provide some kind of update, the moment his Republican opponent provides the same.

“I’ve been very clear,” Lamont said. “I’m going to put those out at the exact same time Bob does. Bob, you pick a time and a place and I’ll be there. I think the people have a right to know and we’ve done that before.”

Lamont was asked why not put them out and set the tone, and he brushed away the challenge, saying, “I’d like to give Bob a little leverage to do it. He’s a little Trumpy, ya know? He’s like, Trump said he’ll do it, too and he never did it.”

Stefanowski said last week following a debate with Lamont, "I'd be happy to issue a summary of where I am and show you the amount of taxes I've paid which is more than adequate.”

A campaign spokesman for Stefanowski said the campaign team was reviewing when it would release tax information, but did say that the information can be expected.

One candidate for governor, petitioning candidate Oz Griebel, released some of his federal tax information, Tuesday. Griebel reported $1,194,115 in income for the tax years 2015, 2016, and 2017. He also reported $287,444 in federal income taxes paid.

Since Lamont laid down his challenge to Stefanowski, that leaves open the possibility that neither candidate’s tax records will be seen by voters by November 6. That means voters will hear a lot about the struggles of the middle class, without really knowing how wealthy or identifying either candidate really is with the struggles and issues of everyday residents.

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