for honesty and my career working for campaign finance reform, that there are people who thought that they could buy my vote," Donovan said in the statement. "That's everything that's wrong about politics, and everything I've spent my life fighting against." Braddock was subsequently convicted on May 21, 2013, of three counts of conspiring to hide the source of $27,500 in campaign donations. Nassi was convicted of making false statements and sentenced to 28 months. Donovan went on to lose the primary to Esty less than two months later. He subsequently withdrew his name from the ballot, where he had been endorsed by the Working Families Party. In 2014, the federal investigation into his campaign ended with no charges brought against him. Post-Election Career In 2015, Donovan was hired as a field representative for the Connecticut Education Association. References External links State Representative Christopher G Donovan official constituent site Bills Introduced at the Connecticut General Assembly Profile at OurCampaigns 1953 births Living people Speakers of the Connecticut House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives Villanova University alumni University of Connecticut alumni University of Hartford faculty