Democrats Chris Murphy and John Larson go way back.

When Murphy was an up-and-coming politician who defeated longtime Republican Rep. Nancy Johnson in 2006 in an upset that surprised some insiders, he started a new career as a member of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation in Washington, D.C.

Larson was one of his mentors back then, and now Murphy is a prominent, three-term U.S. senator who endorsed Larson on Saturday for reelection to a 15th term in Congress in a potentially tight Democratic primary next year.

“It’s hard for me to image the delegation without John,” Murphy told The Courant in a joint interview with Larson. “He’s very often the organizing force in our delegation when we have to all get together around a big Connecticut priority. I’ve seen firsthand the way he’s

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