In a backlash against the state’s new police accountability law, a wave of Connecticut police unions is endorsing Republican candidates in the November legislative races.
“We’ve never done this before. We’ve never backed anyone on either side. The political arena isn’t our thing,” said Lt. John Rossetti, president of Manchester’s police union. “But you’re seeing an attack on law enforcement.
“In the recent climate we’ve experienced nationally and locally, it’s necessary for officers to get their voices out there,” Rossetti said Wednesday, two days after his union endorsed Republican challenger Brian Marois over Rep. Jason Doucette, a Democrat.