Pastor arrested for allegedly forging signatures for Democratic primary

A 33-year-old pastor has been arrested for allegedly forging signatures in his bid to win the Democratic primary for a state House seat in 2024.

Rev. Robert Hoggard of Middletown, Connecticut, was reportedly an associate pastor at New Jerusalem Christian Center when he submitted signatures in support of his campaign for the 33rd House District.

‘There’s a political class that does everything in its power to try to dissuade voters from wanting to serve their communities and cancel this election.’

Connecticut allows non-endorsed candidates to get onto a primary ballot by collecting signatures from voters in the district.

Democratic Registrar of Voters Patricia Alston flagged the signatures as suspicious and began an investigation.

“The alarming evidence includes multiple voters who stated that they did not sign a primary petition