Democrats endorsed former House Majority Leader George Jepsen for attorney general by acclamation Saturday.
Jepsen, 55, is from Ridgefield. His endorsement comes just days after the state Supreme Court ruled that Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz was not qualified to run for attorney general.
"What a long strange week it's been," Jepsen said in his endorsement acceptance speech.
Jepsen told convention delegates Saturday that the attorney general's office is where he knows he can make the biggest impact. As attorney general, he said he would listen to people and look at both sides of an issue.
While he had the microphone, Jepsen took time to thank four well-known Democrats for their years of service. U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, Bysiewicz and state Rep. Cameron Staples, D-New Haven, all got special shout outs from Jepsen.
At the conclusion of his acceptance speech, he went to hug his wife. Diana went in for a kiss, and they accidentally banged heads.