Christopher Lancia

Christopher Lancia is the Republican nominee for Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District, endorsed by the Connecticut Republican Party.[1][3] A Bridgeport native and U.S. Coast Guard veteran, he became a federal law enforcement officer and now works as a manager at the fiber-network company TNI.[2][4] He has named affordability, energy costs, veterans' services and Social Security as priorities.[3][2]

Lancia was born and raised in Bridgeport, Connecticut, according to his campaign website, and now lives in Milford with his two children.[2] 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.[2]

Lancia is a U.S. Coast Guard veteran and, according to his campaign website, afterward became a federal law enforcement officer.[2][3] CT Mirror describes him as a former Coast Guardsman and police officer at the Naval Submarine Base New London.[5] 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.[2][4]

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.[3] CT Mirror says he won the nomination on a roll call vote at the party's convention.[5]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.