It’s official: Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is running for a third term.

Lamont, 71, was expected to make multiple stops across the state on Friday to kick off his campaign.

In his social media launch video, Lamont pitched himself as an experienced leader focused on education, fiscal responsibility and health care.

“When I became governor, I found a state that was in a world of hurt,” Lamont said. “Lurching from deficit to deficit, we were shortchanging education, and our state employees hadn't gotten an increase. Cool kids moved to New York, GE moving to Boston — I said, ‘we're turning around the moving vans. I want you to believe in the state of Connecticut again.’”

Lamont also positioned himself as a foil to President Donald Trump (R).

“Some people don't feel like they belong in Tru

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