- John Droney
John Droney is a
Connecticut politician and lawyer. He is the senior partner ofLevy & Droney , a large law firm based inFarmington, Connecticut .A native of
West Hartford, Connecticut , Droney is a graduate ofCollege of the Holy Cross and theUniversity of Connecticut School of Law. He is former Chairman of the Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee and was a member of theDemocratic National Committee . He was co-chair of theBill Clinton -Al Gore campaign in Connecticut. Droney has usually been aligned with more conservative Connecticut Democrats such as former GovernorWilliam O'Neill .In
2006 Droney was a vocal supporter of the re-election of his political ally , SenatorJoe Lieberman . Early in the year he publicly urged Lieberman to forgo a Democratic party primary and seek reelection as an independent. Droney's strategy was vindicated when after Lieberman lost the primary toNed Lamont , Lieberman successfully won re-election as an independent candidate.His brother,
Christopher F. Droney , is aU.S. District Court judge for the District of Connecticut.Sources
*http://www.ldlaw.com/team_jdroney.htm
*http://www.ldlaw.com/who.htm
*http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1207783,00.html
*http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/19/nyregion/19lieberman.html?ex=1305691200&en=78db62c0d8e55c76&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss
*http://www.newhavenindependent.org/archives/2006/07/top_dems_aide_h.php
*http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17438547&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=161556&rfi=6
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