Stamford Republican steps up to challenge Blumenthal
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Stamford Republican steps up to challenge Blumenthal
by Ana Radelat, CT Mirror
May 4, 2015
Washington – Sen. Richard Blumenthal will have at least one challenger if he runs for re-election next year, Republican August Wolf of Stamford.
The 53-year-old investment executive is the first person to step forward willing to take on a Democrat with a 64 percent approval rating and a track record of raising money.
Wolf, 53, has a different track record. He was a national champion shot put competitor and participated in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles with the U.S. track and field team. Ronald Reagan was president then, he observes, when the nation was “hopeful.”
In the political arena, Wolf has no record at all. He calls himself “a non-career politician.” He said he decided to seek the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate because he believes Connecticut — and the nation — are not on the right track.
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“People need to be allowed to earn a living…and hopefully have a higher standard of living,” he said. “Connecticut can do so much better…yet our current voice in Washington seems resigned to American decline.”
Wolf is a graduate of Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School, where he studied public affairs and Near Eastern studies. He is the grandson of Austrian immigrants and the father of four children whose names also begin with the letter “A” — A.J., Alexander, Andrew and Abbie.
