Ryan Fazio, a third-term Republican state senator from Greenwich, announced in a video posted on social media on Wednesday that he is running for Connecticut governor next year.

“I still believe that Connecticut’s best days are ahead of us,“ Fazio said, a 35-year-old investment manager who’s championed Republican legislative efforts to lower the state’s high energy costs.

“Together, let's cut electric rates by 20% and eliminate the public benefits charge,” he said. “Families are hurting. There’s something broken in our state capitol. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Connecticut is a great state with great people. It's time for leadership that lives up to both.”

Fazio is the first Republican state lawmaker to announce a run for governor. Westport Republican First Selectwoman Jennife

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