France Touts Trump Policies, Slams Courtney in 3rd Run for Congress
Former State Rep. Mike France kicked off his third consecutive political campaign to unseat U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., this week with an unapologetic view of President Donald Trump, whose policies, he said, have helped eastern Connecticut.
France, a 62-year-old Navy veteran, said trends are moving toward Republican strength in the region, noting that Trump performed better in the district in 2024 than 2020 and that voter registration is continuing to shift to the GOP.
France told CT Examiner on Thursday he will run his 2026 race with a laser focus on Courtney’s congressional record, saying the lawmaker failed to deliver for the district when given the chance.
“I look at where we are going as a country, and thanks to the success of the first six months of this [Trump] administration — after the devastation of the last four years under [former President Joe] Biden, supported by Joe Courtney — I realize that people now know that he is part of the problem and that they need new leade…