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Karl D. Shehu
Karl D. Shehu was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 15 of the Connecticut State Senate.
Biography
Born and raised in Waterbury, Connecticut, Shehu earned academic scholarships to The Loomis Chaffee School and St. Margaret’s-McTernan (now Chase Collegiate School) to attend high school. He earned his B.A. in history and political science from Boston College, his J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law and a degree in management from Oxford University.[1]
Professionally, Shehu works as an attorney representing small businesses. He has also authored articles on law firm retention, negotiation theory and the 25th Amendment. He received fellowships from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and the Gerald Ford Presidential Library to undertake research for a book on presidential inability and succession.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
The Shehu campaign submitted the following statement to Ballotpedia:[2]
| “ | A fiscal conservative, Karl seeks to reduce spending by state government, repeal the Malloy tax hikes, get Connecticut working again, and institute legislative term limits.[3] | ” |
Elections
2014
- See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Connecticut State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 12, 2014, and a general election on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 10, 2014. Incumbent Joan V. Hartley was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Karl D. Shehu was unopposed in the Republican primary. Hartley defeated Shehu and Blair Bertaccini (Working Families) in the general election.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Joan Hartley Incumbent |
63% | 12,083 | |
| Republican | Karl D. Shehu | 29.9% | 5,739 | |
| Independent | Joan Hartley Incumbent | 4.4% | 851 | |
| Working Families | Blair Bertaccini | 2.7% | 510 | |
| Total Votes | 19,183 | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Karl + Shehu + Connecticut + Senate"
See also
- Connecticut State Senate
- Connecticut State Senate District 15
- Connecticut State Senate elections, 2014
- Connecticut State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Karl Shehu on Facebook
- Karl Shehu on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shehu for Senate, "About Karl," accessed July 28, 2014
- ↑ Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on July 15, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official primary and general election results," accessed November 26, 2014
