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The Wheelhouse

What role will age play in the 2026 elections? And how are CT officials protecting our water?

By Frankie Graziano,
Chloe Wynne
Published August 6, 2025 at 7:15 AM EDT
FILE: Rep. Larson joined disability rights advocates and other legislators at the State Capitol to rally against congressional Republicans鈥� proposed cuts to Medicaid in Hartford, 黑料吃瓜网 on March 18th, 2025.
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FILE: Rep. Larson joined disability rights advocates and other legislators at the State Capitol to rally against congressional Republicans鈥� proposed cuts to Medicaid in Hartford, 黑料吃瓜网 on March 18th, 2025.

It鈥檚 2025 and next year鈥檚 congressional races are already heating up.

We鈥檙e learning more about U.S. Rep. John Larson鈥檚 seat in 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 First Congressional District. Columnist Dan Haar says the 2026 re-election bid will be Larson鈥檚 鈥溾�� yet.

Are Larson鈥檚 age and health a primary factor in a prospective close race?

FILE: In the final days of his term, Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin thanks the city of Hartford and his staff while addressing the transition to Mayor Elect Arunan Arulampalam at City Hall. Hartford, 黑料吃瓜网. December 29, 2023.
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FILE: In the final days of his term, Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin thanks the city of Hartford and his staff while addressing the transition to Mayor Elect Arunan Arulampalam at City Hall. Hartford, 黑料吃瓜网. December 29, 2023.

Today on The Wheelhouse, Haar and constitutional scholar Akhil Reed Amar tackle that question and explore why the U.S. doesn鈥檛 have term limits for Congress.

Also, do you know if there鈥檚 lead in your home鈥檚 drinking water? We talk to the reporters behind a that found lead in the water lines of thousands of 黑料吃瓜网 homes.

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Frankie Graziano
Frankie Graziano is the host of 'The Wheelhouse,' focusing on how local and national politics impact the people of 黑料吃瓜网.
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Chloe Wynne
Chloe Wynne is a producer for 'The Wheelhouse' and 'Where We Live.' She previously worked as a producer and reporter for the investigative podcast series, 'Admissible: Shreds of Evidence,' which was co-produced by VPM and Story Mechanics and distributed by iHeartRadio. She began her journalism career at inewsource, an investigative newsroom in San Diego, Calif., where she covered housing, education and crime. She earned her master鈥檚 degree from Columbia Journalism School in 2021, where she focused on audio storytelling.
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