Ned Lamont’s veto of a major housing bill, his phone pinged with messages from lawmakers who wanted him to sign the measure — including some who voted against House Bill 5002. The bill was the most significant piece of housing legislation to cross the governor’s desk since he took office in 2019. The messages include questions from Lamont to Fairfield County advisors about how the housing bill would play politically. “That calculation has changed for me, as well as the fact that we’ve made compromises to the housing bill,” she said. Many of those who took the risk, like Welander, are now left feeling politically vulnerable because of the veto, lawmakers said.