WATERBURY – Today the Independent Party of Connecticut announced that it has endorsed Sam Caligiuri’s candidacy for Congress in Connecticut’s Fifth District.

“The Independent Party is proud to endorse Sam Caligiuri’s candidacy. This Congress has promoted policies of over-taxation and over-regulation. Sam will help combat this agenda by fighting for individual freedoms and supporting our free market economy. He has a proven track record of being an independent voice and has stood up to political pressure to do what is best for the taxpayers, which paints a stark contrast to Chris Murphy’s lockstep support of Nancy Pelosi’s policies,” said Dr. Robert Fand, an agent of the Independent Party and moderator of the Caucus where Caligiuri was endorsed. “It is Sam’s record as an independent voice and a proven fiscal conservative that resonates with Independents throughout our District.”

“I am honored to have earned the endorsement of the Independent Party of Connecticut, and I appreciate their work to engage voters who want to correct the course our nation is on, but who may not identify strictly with one party or another. I am eager to offer independent voters a better way forward to a thriving economy,” said Caligiuri.

Caligiuri will appear on the November 2^nd election ballot as both the Republican and Independent Parties’ Nominee for Congress, having also secured the Republican nomination in the August 10^th Republican Primary.