Larson Applauds Court Decision Rightfully Seating Harrison Amadasun on the South Windsor Town Council
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded today’s Superior Court decision in Amadasun v. Armstrong, allowing South Windsor Councilman-elect Harrison Amadasun to rightfully take the seat he was elected to last November. Following his election to the South Windsor Town Council, officials blocked him from being rightfully seated on the Council by illegally citing a revision to the Town Charter that is not due to go into effect until 2027, instead seating a Republican candidate who received almost 1,000 fewer votes than Amadasun.
“Congratulations to Councilman-elect Amadasun on today’s hard-fought victory,” said Larson. “Voters spoke last November and dutifully elected him to serve on the South Windsor Town Council, before he was illegally blocked from assuming office. Free and fair elections are under attack across our country, but today’s court victory shows that democracy must always prevail. We will continue to fight tooth and nail against any attempt to subvert the will of the people. I look forward to Harrison’s swearing in tonight and congratulate him on his seat, where I know he will get right to work for the people of South Windsor – as he should have been allowed to do months ago.”
In January, Rep. Larson applauded the Connecticut Supreme Court’s decision to take the case to trial. Rep. Larson also submitted public testimony in support of Councilman-elect Harrison Amadasun’s bid to be seated as the rightful winner at the South Windsor Town Council meeting on January 5th.