My latest column for CTNewsJunkie.com:
Politicians routinely recuse themselves when they have have professional or familial associations that might compromise their ability to make fair and impartial decisions about policy.
If elected governor, former House Minority Leader Themis Klarides would have a glaring conflict, given her husband's position as a top executive at the much-hated electric utility giant Eversource:
If Klarides were to recuse herself from involvement in everything Eversource, she would be in the awkward position of being unable to propose legislation affecting the company, limiting her ability to lead on a key issue affecting virtually every resident of the state.
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