For more than a year, it seemed that everywhere that U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon went, aide Jodi Latina was with her.
Whether it was at the Crocodile Club fundraiser or even Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell's testimonial dinner in Cromwell on Tuesday night, Latina was there with McMahon. In a crowd of about 500 people, McMahon and Latina were seated at the table closest to Rell's at the front of the ballroom.
Now, Latina is joining the state Senate Republicans as a press spokeswoman - the first person hired after seven staffers were recently laid off. The layoffs included two press aides, a researcher, a budget specialist, and three other aides.