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Tom Foley, a Greenwich Republican repeatedly depicted by opponents in the 2010 race for governor as a hard-hearted businessman, is presented by his wife in the first television ad of the 2014 race as “a regular guy” and “a great dad, who would make a great governor.”

Foley, 62, is reintroduced to voters as a smiling husband and father in a soft-focus, 30-second spot built around scenes of domesticity: Foley in a blue jeans and a black T-shirt tinkering under the hood of a car with Tom Jr., the 23-year-old son from his first marriage; and Foley romping with Grace and Reed, the 2½ year old twins from his current marriage.

“I’ve never met a more thoughtful, effective person than Tom Foley,” says Leslie Fahrenkopf Foley, his wife of five years and narrator of a commercial that debuts today.

“Tom’s incredibly smart. He can fix anything. He’s a regular guy, whose ideas and humor bring people together.”