Politics & Government
Foley Says He May Run Again For Governor
The Greenwich businessman and former U.S. ambassador to Ireland under President George W. Bush lost the governor's race by 6,404 votes to Dan Malloy in the 2010 election.
businessman Tom Foley hinted in a recent interview that he might run a second time for governor of the State of Connecticut.
Foley, a Republican, narrowly lost his bid for the governor's chair to former Stamford Mayor Dannel P. Malloy, a Democrat, in the 2010 election.
In a recent interview on WFSB-TV's "Face the State," Foley said Malloy and the Democratic-controlled legislature have so far failed to accelerate job growth, while at the same time rapidly increasing taxes.
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However he said Malloy would be too challenging to defeat should the economy improve, therefore he is waiting to see how the state does over the next year or so before making a decision whether to run in 2014.
For more, check out the "Face the State" report.
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