Will state Rep. Steve Fontana become the state's next insurance commissioner?
Fontana, a veteran Democratic lawmaker from North Haven, is now in the running after losing his re-election bid in an upset that stunned many at the state Capitol.
Fontana had been among those seeking to become the next House majority leader, and insiders said that his defeat reminded them of the loss by state Rep. Jessie Stratton of Canton, a liberal Democrat who had been running for House Speaker before losing in her district to Republican Kevin Witkos in November 2002.