Waterbury Mayor Michael J. Jarjura officially announced Tuesday that he will wage a primary Aug. 10 for the Democratic nomination for state comptroller against Kevin P. Lembo, who won the party's endorsement at last month's state convention.
Jarjura had won more than the 15 percent of convention delegates that gave the right to run in a primary, and his announcement Tuesday confirmed what had been expected.
"It's time we return financial sanity to state government," Jarjura said in a press release. "While I may not have been the pick of the Democratic party bosses, I have won 16 elections and primaries over the last 20 years, including an historic write-in victory in 2005."