State Representative Arthur O’Neill (Southbury, Bridgewater, Roxbury, Washington) will be the Republican nominee to fill Lou DeLuca’s seat in the Connecticut State Senate, and the odds-on favorite to win in January’s special election.

Three other candidates have reportedly indicated their interest in DeLuca’s seat.

Hailing from Seymour, Republican Town Committee Chair Brian Koskelowski, who drives the local senior citizens bus and whose father is the 7-term Republican incumbent First Selectman, and has served on the Library Board, is said to be interested.

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State Senator Lou DeLuca’s departure will require a special election in January. Those of us who like to keep tabs on these things expected the Special to pit DeLuca’s anointed successor - Watertown State Rep Sean Williams - against a to-be-named opponent (Bethlehem Democratic State Central Committeeman Ken Curran is rumored to be seriously considering a run). But this week things got kinda weird.

Williams stood with DeLuca at the podium as DeLuca made his announcement, an understandable (even admirable) display of personal loyalty one might say. But then, Williams publicly stated that he will not run for the seat in January, which is strange enough, but is rumored to have also said that if DeLuca chose to run again, he would fully support him.

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