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Gift of Richard Tuchman, 2018.76.0, Connecticut Historical Society, In Copyright
Campaign Mailer
Gift of Richard Tuchman, 2018.76.0, Connecticut Historical Society, In Copyright

Campaign Mailer

Distributor (American)
Subject (American, born 1983)
Date2018
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 5 3/8 × 10 7/8in. (13.7 × 27.6cm)
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineGift of Richard Tuchman
Object number2018.76.0
DescriptionPolitical mailer paid for by Charamut for State Senate and approved by Ed Charamut. The mailer criticizes Charamut's opponent Matt Lesser's politics related to senior citizens and features a doctored image of Lesser holding money on the front and a picture of disembodied arms attempting to take a piggy bank from an elderly white man on the reverse.
NotesSubject Note: Ed Charamut (Republican) and Matt Lesser (Democrat) were running campaigns for a seat in the 9th District State Senate, which covers Middletown, Wethersfield, Newington, Cromwell and Rocky Hill.
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