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schlesinger , 2006 . after a u.s. senate debate on october 18 114 wharton economics 1979 , university of connecticut school of law jd school 1987 of finance -lrb- u penn -rrb- b.s. ellen scalettar marc j. garofalo republican party attorney connecticut 04 january 1958 mayor of derby , connecticut january 3 , 1994 january , 1981 alanschlesinger2006.jpg alan schlesinger
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alan schlesinger

alan schlesinger -lrb- born january 4 , 1958 -rrb- is an american attorney , entrepreneur , politician and member of the republican party from the state of florida .
he has previously served as the mayor of derby , connecticut from 1994 to 1998 and as a member of the connecticut house of representatives from 1981 to 1993 .
he ran three unsuccessful campaigns for the republican nomination in : in 1984 , 1990 and 1998 .
he was the republican nominee for the u.s. senate in 2006 , finishing third with 9.6 % , behind incumbent senator joe lieberman , who won with 49.7 % and democrat ned lamont , who took 39.7 % .
after his defeat , schlesinger moved to florida and considered running for congress from there in 2008 and 2010 .
in 2013 , he announced that he was running in , in the 2014 elections .
in 2014 , he finished in second place for the republican nomination behind carl j. domino .
