Thomas
Egan
Independent candidate for Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District; attorney at Egan Law LLC in Ansonia
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Background
Thomas Egan is an attorney and solo practitioner at Egan Law LLC in Ansonia, Connecticut, where he has lived since 2018. 2 His career has spanned several fields, including hazardous-waste abatement (2008–2012), information-security analysis (2015–2019), legal work for the courts (2019–2020), and a stint at Allstate (2020–2021) before founding his own legal practice in 2021. [2, 3] Egan holds a B.A. in political science from the University of Connecticut (2010) and a J.D. from Western Michigan University's Thomas M. Cooley School of Law (2017). 2
Egan ran for mayor of Ansonia in 2023 and again in 2025, neither campaign resulting in a win. [3, 9, 12] In 2026, he entered the race for Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District as the Independent Party of Connecticut's endorsed candidate, challenging 36-year incumbent Rosa DeLauro alongside Republican Christopher Lancia and Democrat Andrew Rice. [4, 11]
At a glance
- Party
- Independent Party
- Running for
- U.S. House · District 3, Connecticut
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
- Current office
- Attorney, Egan Law LLC
- Website
- facebook.com(opens in a new tab)
Where they stand
Each position links to the page it was drawn from. Quotes are verbatim.
Timeline
- Oct 11newsEgan listed on Nov. 3 ballot as Independent; no FEC filings reported through June 30
A district race guide updated October 11–12 confirms Egan is on the November 3 ballot as an Independent candidate in Connecticut's 3rd District. The guide notes that as of June 30, no FEC campaign-finance reports had been filed for him. It is unclear whether any subsequent filings were made.
Connecticut's 3rd District Race 2026: Who's Running (CT-3) · Oct 11, 2026 (opens in a new tab) - Sep 16newsThomas Egan outlines policy priorities, pitches 'third choice' in CT-3 race
In a profile and interview published by CT News Junkie (originally New Haven Independent), Egan said he was running to offer voters a third choice beyond Republicans and Democrats. He proposed legislation allowing courts to award attorney fees to people who sue to recover insurance-policy benefits, and also backed maintaining rental assistance, raising the federal minimum wage, reviving an Ansonia industrial-site redevelopment plan, boosting high-speed rail, and replacing federal immigration raids with a pathway to citizenship for undocumented residents.
DeLauro Challenger Targets Insurers · Sep 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab) - Sep 16endorsementThomas Egan endorsed by the Independent Party of Connecticut
The same CT News Junkie report identifies Egan as the endorsed candidate of the Independent Party of Connecticut for the CT-3 congressional race.
DeLauro Challenger Targets Insurers · Sep 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Endorsements
- Independent Party of Connecticut organizationEgan is listed as the endorsed candidate of the Independent Party of Connecticut for Congress. The party's endorsed-candidates page lists him (as 'CD02,' though other sources identify his race as CT-03). The endorsement was in place by September 16, 2026, per CT News Junkie, but the date it was made is not stated in the sources. ctindependents.org
Sources 5
- [1] Connecticut's 3rd District Race 2026: Who's Running (CT-3)(opens in a new tab) Oct 11, 2026
- [2] Endorsed Candidates - Independent Party Connecticut(opens in a new tab) Oct 4, 2026
- [3] DeLauro Challenger Targets Insurers(opens in a new tab) Sep 16, 2026
- [4] CT Patch Candidate Profile: Thomas Egan For State ...(opens in a new tab) Oct 14, 2024
- [5] Candidate Q&A: Ansonia's Thomas Egan(opens in a new tab) Oct 8, 2024