![Jessica Hill FILE - Joe Markley speaks after being nominated by the Republican party as their chosen candidate for lieutenant governor at the State Republican Convention, May 12, 2018, in Mashantucket, Conn. Connecticut's Supreme Court on Monday, May 20, 2024, ruled that state elections officials violated the constitutional free speech rights of two Republicans running for the state Legislature, including Markley, when it fined them thousands of dollars for criticizing the Democratic governor in ads paid for by their publicly funded campaigns in 2014. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f6ce69c67945419c9e6450073a9df0c0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Joe Markley speaks after being nominated by the Republican party as their chosen candidate for lieutenant governor at the State Republican Convention, May 12, 2018, in Mashantucket, Conn. Connecticut's Supreme Court on Monday, May 20, 2024, ruled that state elections officials violated the constitutional free speech rights of two Republicans running for the state Legislature, including Markley, when it fined them thousands of dollars for criticizing the Democratic governor in ads paid for by their publicly funded campaigns in 2014. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
![Susan Haigh FILE - Republican Sen. Rob Sampson debates a bill at the Connecticut Capitol, Sept. 26, 2023, in Hartford, Conn. Connecticut's Supreme Court on Monday, May 20, 2024, ruled that state elections officials violated the constitutional free speech rights of two Republicans running for the state Legislature, including Sampson, when it fined them thousands of dollars for criticizing the Democratic governor in ads paid for by their publicly funded campaigns in 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Haigh, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f3def68b6c8042f590fd7eab8be216f8/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Republican Sen. Rob Sampson debates a bill at the Connecticut Capitol, Sept. 26, 2023, in Hartford, Conn. Connecticut's Supreme Court on Monday, May 20, 2024, ruled that state elections officials violated the constitutional free speech rights of two Republicans running for the state Legislature, including Sampson, when it fined them thousands of dollars for criticizing the Democratic governor in ads paid for by their publicly funded campaigns in 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Haigh, File)