Christopher Lancia

Lancia was born and raised in Bridgeport, Connecticut, according to his campaign website, and now lives in Milford with his two children.[4] He says he holds a bachelor's degree in Emergency Management from Post University and is a graduate of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and the Maritime Law Enforcement Training Program.[4]

Lancia is a U.S. Coast Guard veteran and, according to his campaign website, afterward became a federal law enforcement officer.[4][6] CT Mirror describes him as a former Coast Guardsman and police officer at the Naval Submarine Base New London.[7] He works as an OSP (outside plant) manager at TNI, a provider of fiber networks to cable and communications companies, and the New Haven Independent describes his longer career as being in the cable installation business.[4][3]

The Waterbury Times reported that Lancia announced his campaign on June 8, 2026, with the endorsement of the Connecticut Republican Party, naming energy costs, affordability, Social Security and veterans' dental coverage as priorities.[6] CT Mirror says he won the nomination on a roll call vote at the party's convention.[7] During the campaign, he named affordability, energy costs, veterans' services and Social Security as priorities.[6][4] He received 35.6% of the vote to Rosa DeLauro's 61.4%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1]