In conflict with outside job, CT lawmaker becomes a no-show

In conflict with outside job, CT lawmaker becomes a no-show

On April 9 at 3:59 p.m., Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Putnam, cast the last of the day’s four floor votes and left his desk in the second row of the House of Representatives for the hour-long trip home to Connecticut’s Quiet Corner. It appears he never came back. There is no record of Stewart casting another House vote. “Unforeseen professional obligations have temporarily limited my ability to fully engage in legislative duties and have also impacted …