1. Leora Mariana Levy is a Cuban-born American businesswoman and politician.
13 Facts About Leora Levy
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Leora Levy was the Republican nominee in the 2022 United States Senate election in Connecticut.
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Leora Levy's family migrated to the United States in 1960 to escape Fidel Castro's regime.
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Leora Levy earned a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University in International Relations.
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Leora Levy was finance chairman of the Connecticut Republican Party from 2013 to 2015.
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Leora Levy served as the finance chair for Republican Bob Stefanowski during his unsuccessful bid for Governor of Connecticut in 2018.
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Leora Levy is a representative to the Republican National Committee for Connecticut.
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In 2019, Leora Levy was named the winner of the Prescott Bush Award, the highest honor of the Connecticut Republican Party.
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Leora Levy criticized Donald Trump, saying at the time that he was "vulgar, ill-mannered and disparages those whom he cannot intimidate".
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On September 26,2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Leora Levy to be the next United States Ambassador to Chile.
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In February 2022, Leora Levy announced her candidacy for US Senate to represent Connecticut, to run against incumbent Democratic US Senator Richard Blumenthal.
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The primary had been described as being between the moderate and conservative wings of the Republican party, with Leora Levy being the conservative candidate against the more moderate former state House Minority Leader Themis Klarides.
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Abortion was a key issue within the primary, with Klarides supporting abortion rights and Leora Levy supporting the right to life.