The slate is set for the special election on January 15. Ken Curran of Bethlehem won the Democratic caucus on Sunday, 24-11 over Woodbury’s John T. McCarthy.

Curran is the Chairman of the Bethlehem Democratic Town Committee and the State Central Committeeman representing that district. He ran Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez’s successful primary and general campaign earlier this year, and last year worked for Joe Lieberman. He got his start as a Democratic Town Committeeman in his late teens, and ran against DeLuca for this seat when he go out of College in ‘98, then went to work for former Congressman Jim Maloney.

Ken Krayeske provides a nice background interview.