CT lawmaker gives so long to leaders. Says she was ‘made to feel ostracized, marginalized, demonized’

A Connecticut lawmaker who saw her influence wane after losing a fight to become majority leader, suggested in an extraordinary farewell speech to the House that her marginalization in Hartford came at the hands of her party’s leadership.

Remarks Rep. Robyn Porter, D-New Haven, made at the start of a one-day special session, came six weeks after her unconventional non-announcement of her intention not to run again: She simply failed to show up at her district’s nominating convention, refusing to take calls from the party’s leadership...