CT Gov. Lamont to announce Friday he’s seeking third term

Hartford Courant, Nov 14, 2025

By Christopher Keating

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" 'I feel like I’m just getting started,’'Lamont told The Courant during a 40-minute interview Thursday in Hartford. 'I know so much more than I did 10 years ago and 30 years ago. I think of this job and every year, every week something different is thrown at you. That breadth of experience is serving us well and certainly is serving me well. I have a lot of friends. I know how to bring the smart people in to help me get through complicated times.'

He added, 'Also you get a grandchild and it gives you a little perspective on the future.'

While Lamont says his administration has put the state back on the right track, he wants to do more.

'We got a lot done in the last eight years,” Lamont said in a top-floor conference room at the Charter Oak Health Center in Hartford. “Look where we were — lurching from deficit to deficit. People were pretty depressed and down about the state. We were making pretty good progress. Then COVID hit. Then you’re making progress, the economy is growing again, and people moving back to the state. Lower unemployment, feeling pretty good. Then Trump hits. But I think we’ve really built a foundation where we’re getting things going. … I’ve managed through Trump once before. I can do it again.' "