GREENWICH — Former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, 77, said right now, the country does not have a Congress that represents the American population. “What you have in Congress (is) liberal(s) way ...

State Sen. Tony Hwang (left) and former U.S. Rep. Chris Shays introduce Ohio Gov. and GOP candidate for president John Kasich at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield in April 2016.

Christopher Shays puts his arm around wife Betsi while giving his concession speech in the Republican Senate primary at Shays headquarters in Stratford, Conn. on Tuesday, August 14, 2012.

Shays -- "Call me Chris" -- is collegial and folksy, at least what passes for folksy in the wealthy Greenwich-Darien-Stamford district, which he has represented for 15 years.

When Christopher Shays went marching off to Congress in 1987, his battle-weary colleagues knew it was only a matter of time before the independent-minded Republican (no, that’s not an oxymoron ...

In the Republican race, Christopher Shays, a former congressman, appears to be far behind Linda E. McMahon, who has lent her campaign $12.5 million.

Connecticut Republican Senate candidates, former Rep. Christopher Shays and former wrestling executive Linda McMahon participant in their Senate debate, Thursday, June 14, 2012, on the University ...