Connecticut Official Loses to Jewish Opponent After Antisemitic Comments

A Connecticut state representative lost a primary election Tuesday, just hours after a video surfaced of her saying that her challenger should not represent the district because he is Jewish. The incumbent, Anabel Figueroa, a Democrat, made the comments in a late July interview posted to YouTube. “We cannot allow for a person of Jewish
Connecticut Official Loses to Jewish Opponent After Antisemitic Comments

A Connecticut state representative lost a primary election Tuesday, just hours after a video surfaced of her saying that her challenger should not represent the district because he is Jewish.

The incumbent, Anabel Figueroa, a Democrat, made the comments in a late July interview posted to YouTube.

“We cannot allow for a person of Jewish origin, of Jewish origin, to represent our community,” Ms. Figueroa said in Spanish. “It’s impossible.”

Ms. Figueroa’s statement comes as Jewish Democrats across the country are contending with anxiety about antisemitism both within and outside their party. Democrats in Connecticut and beyond were quick to condemn Ms. Figueroa on Tuesday, and her opponent, Jonathan Jacobson, went on to win with a decisive 63 percent of the vote.

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Mr. Jacobson said that outrage at his opponent’s comments had probably helped cement his support, but that he credits his victory to their substantive policy differences over issues like abortion and affordable housing.

“Ultimately, her hate, that’s not what lost her the election; her hate is not what won me the election,” Mr. Jacobson said.

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