Herbst is
at least the fifth Republican to qualify for public financing, following state Rep. Prasad Srinivasan of Glastonbury, Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti, former U.S. comptroller general David Walker of Bridgeport and Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton.
A bill by Sen. John Bonacic, a Hudson Valley
Republican, would establish a five - member panel — four people appointed by legislative leaders, the
fifth designated by
at least 3/4 of them — to submit a plan to a referendum.