Connecticut Republican Assembly - CTRA

06/03/2026

Glastonbury, Connecticut

Connecticut GOP state Senate candidate Jenn Jennings explains an uproar over a high school’s handling of recognition for ROTC scholars on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’

06/01/2026

The Conservative Clergy Rally for Change in Connecticut is to inform and encourage clergy to make a difference politically in Connecticut so they can worship freely and their members can flourish without moving out of state.

Phil Rizzo began working in his family’s real estate development business after graduating from Villanova University with a business degree. He then started a residential construction business, working across New Jersey and Pennsylvania. His life changed when he came to faith in Jesus Christ. He became a pastor and church planter in New Jersey in 2012. This included co-founding a Christian school where he served as school administrator. Because of ministry hindrances, he founded and started Arise NJ in 2019, focusing on filling school board seats statewide. Then the government overreach and political unrest of 2020 drove him to run for Governor of New Jersey. After less than five months, he finished as a runner-up in the GOP Primary and sparked a statewide movement that continues to grow today. Phil is currently the Spokesman for Project 29:2, an education ministry designed to get people of faith involved in the election process. Phil and his wife Jennifer (also a New Jersey native) have been married for 24 years, have four children, and live in New Jersey.

Pastor David Townsley grew up in a pastor’s home in Connecticut. Following God’s call to preach, he studied music and ministry in college before returning to minister and teach in Southington. After ten years of ministry, God called him to start the Riverside Baptist Church in Litchfield County. After establishing the church, family health and financial challenges led him to drive motor coach buses until the pandemic hit. He and his family then began a landscaping business to serve the Bristol area. After fourteen years of ministry, he and his assistant pastor discovered an illegal adult swinger’s club meeting in the building right next to the church. He led the church and community in the legal battle until the club left town. Seeing the needed impact that Christians can make, he helped found the Connecticut Republican Assembly of Litchfield County in 2025.

05/30/2026

Groundbreaking Scholarship!

The academy has spoken: the only way to lower the global temperature is to dismantle the "co-constitutive relationship" between the thermostat and "toxic masculinity."

"‘Petro-masculinity’ refers to ‘the historical role of fossil fuel systems in buttressing white patriarchal rule’ and hypermasculine identities, all of which provide fertile ground for authoritarian parties and movements."

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/18918131.2022.2072075

05/30/2026

Americans have been loud and clear: the Senate must pass the SAVE America Act and secure our elections!

05/30/2026

05/30/2026

Parental rights protections vary dramatically across the country.

Some states recognize parental rights through both statute and court precedent. Others provide only partial protections, or none at all.

Our 2026 analysis found:

• 46% of states have statutory parental rights protections
• 64% apply strict scrutiny protections in court
• 22% remain unprotected

See the full state-by-state breakdown in The State of Parental Rights in America 2026: https://www.parentalrightsfoundation.org/the-state-of-parental-rights-in-america

05/30/2026

Identity politics are behind many gerrymandering and districting disputes; behind identity politics are some deeply problematic premises, both political and philosophic.

05/30/2026

What does Connecticut Article Eighth state-- ...there shall be a free school?
No where does it say transportation. In the state of Connecticut, where Boards of Education are approving special education and transportation out of towns has become a troublesome matter.

Why can't the local public school educate the child?

Starting next year, New Haven students in grades 9-12 will have to opt in if they want to ride the bus.

🔗 https://www.wfsb.com/2026/05/29/new-haven-schools-implement-opt-in-system-high-school-bus-transportation/