Veteran politico faces challenge in lieutenant gov race

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz finds herself in a spirited primary battle for lieutenant governor against a little-known labor organizer whose supporters contend she is the fresh face voters are seeking.

Eva Bermudez Zimmerman surprised many by winning nearly 40 percent of the delegates at the Democratic state convention in May, two days after officially getting into the race. It was more than double the support the 31-year-old needed to appear on the Aug. 14 primary ballot and challenge Bysiewicz, 56, who set aside her original bid for governor to run as Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont's running mate.