"Family is important to me and I think spouses should be able to give using the same bank card," Larry Pemberton said.

Mark Adams and the Independent Party of Connecticut claim in court documents that he has been illegally denied a spot on the special election ballot of Jan. 13 in the campaign to replace the Democratic state Rep. Kevin Ryan of Montville, who died last month at 73.

At this early point in the election cycle, only 10 of Connecticut’s 35 state senators have filed reelection documents.

This Week in Connecticut host and News 8 Chief Political Anchor Dennis House joins Tom Dudchik and the Capitol Report panel for an in-depth look at all the political news