Republicans with
exploratory committees include Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton, whose $ 33,790 in the third quarter brought his total to $ 195,941 (Boughton
underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor during the quarter); State Sen. Toni Boucher of Wilton ($ 43,336 third quarter, $ 58,890 total) and Norwalk's Steve Obsitnik, who raised $ 63,696 in the third quarter and $ 265,363 to date.