Special Budget Session: How the House Voted
About 1:10 am on Tuesday, June 30, the state House of Representatives followed the Senate in approving a revised state budget, rolling back approximately $178 million in business tax hikes included in the original budget adopted by the General Assembly on June 3.
The revised budget keeps taxes on data processing and web services at 1% (the original budget hiked them to 3%) and delays implementation of the unitary reporting requirement within the corporation tax until next year.
The 78-65 vote came after two hours of debate, with Democrats David Alexander (Enfield) and John Hampton (Simsbury) joining all 63 Republicans present in opposing passage, with eight members absent. Eleven Democrats voted against the original budget, which passed the House 73-70.
Even in its revised state, the two-year budget still increases taxes by about $1.3 billion, including higher levies on employers, and reductions in the value of tax credits and operating loss provisions.
“Make no mistake about it, taken as a whole, this budget does not help Connecticut’s overall competitiveness,” said CBIA president and CEO Joe Brennan.
“Policymakers now must aggressively follow up on the special session with structural reforms that more efficiently deliver services, reduce long-term costs, and stabilize our economy to benefit everyone who lives in Connecticut.”
How they voted:
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Rep. Catherine Abercrombie (D; Berlin, Meriden) |
YES |
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Rep. Tim Ackert (R; Columbia, Coventry, Vernon) |
NO |
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Rep. Terry Adams (D; Stamford) |
YES |
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Rep. Al Adinolfi (R; Cheshire, Hamden, Wallingford) |
ABSENT |
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Rep. Mike Alberts (R; Brooklyn, Eastford, Hampton, |
NO |
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Rep. James Albis (D; East Haven) |
ABSENT |
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Rep. David Alexander (D; Enfield) |
NO |
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Rep. Emil ‘Buddy’ Altobello (D; Meriden) |
YES |
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Rep. Bill Aman (R; South Windsor) |
NO |
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Rep. Angel Arce (D; Hartford) |
YES |
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Rep. David Arconti (D; Danbury) |
YES |
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Rep. Joe Aresimowicz (D; Berlin, Southington) |
YES |
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Rep. Terry Backer (D; Stratford) |
YES |
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Rep. Andre Baker (D; Bridgeport) |
YES |
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Rep. David Baram (D; Bloomfield, Windsor) |
YES |
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Rep. Brian Becker (D; Avon, Farmington, West Hartford) |
YES |
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Rep. Sam Belsito (R; Ashford, Tolland, Willington) |
NO |
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Rep. Jeffrey Berger (D; Waterbury) |
YES |
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Rep. Eric Berthel (R; Watertown, Woodbury) |
NO |
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Rep. Whit Betts (R; Bristol, Plymouth) |
NO |
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Rep. Mike Bocchino (R; Greenwich) |
NO |
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Rep. Mitch Bolinsky (R; Newtown) |
NO |
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Rep. Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Boukus (D; Bristol, New Britain, |
ABSENT |
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Rep. Paul Brycki (D; Griswold, Lisbon, Plainfield, |
YES |
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Rep. Cecilia Buck-Taylor (R; New Milford) |
NO |
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Rep. Aundre Bumgardner (R; Groton) |
NO |
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Rep. Larry Butler (D; Waterbury) |
YES |
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Rep. Gary Byron (R; Newington) |
NO |
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Rep. Fred Camillo (R; Greenwich) |
NO |
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Rep. Juan Candelaria (D; New Haven) |
YES |
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Rep. Vincent Candelora (R; East Haven, North Branford, |
NO |
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Rep. Devin Carney (R; Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, |
NO |
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Rep. Christie Carpino (R; Cromwell, Middletown, Portland) |
NO |
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Rep. Dan Carter (R; Bethel, Danbury, Redding) |
NO |
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Rep. Jay Case (R; Barkhamsted, Canaan, Colebrook, |
NO |
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Rep. Theresa Conroy (D; Ansonia, Beacon Falls, |
YES |
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Rep. Michelle Cook (D; Torrington) |
YES |
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Rep. Victor Cuevas (D; Waterbury) |
YES |
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Rep. Jeff Currey (D; East Hartford, South Windsor) |
YES |
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Rep. Mike D’Agostino (D; Hamden) |
YES |
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Rep. Anthony D’Amelio (R; Middlebury, Waterbury) |
NO |
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Rep. Stephen Dargan (D; West Haven) |
YES |
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Rep. Christopher Davis (R; East Windsor, Ellington) |
NO |
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Rep. Mike Demicco (D; Farmington) |
YES |
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Rep. Laura Devlin (R; Fairfield, Trumbull) |
NO |
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Rep. Patricia Dillon (D; New Haven) |
YES |
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Rep. Doug Dubitsky (R; Canterbury, Norwich, Scotland, |
NO |
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Rep. Louis Esposito (D; West Haven) |
YES |
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Rep. Charles Ferraro (R; Milford, Orange, West Haven) |
NO |
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Rep. Andy Fleischmann (D; West Hartford) |
YES |
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Rep. Livvy Floren (R; Greenwich, Stamford) |
NO |
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Rep. Daniel Fox (D; Stamford) |
ABSENT |
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Rep. Mike France (R; Ledyard, Montville, Preston) |
NO |
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Rep. John Frey (R; Ridgefield) |
NO |
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Rep. Mary Fritz (D; Cheshire, Wallingford) |
ABSENT |
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Rep. Henry Genga (D; East Hartford) |
YES |
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Rep. Linda Gentile (D; Ansonia, Derby) |
YES |
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Rep. Janice Giegler (R; Danbury, New Fairfield) |
NO |
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Rep. Bob Godfrey (D; Danbury) |
YES |
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Rep. Minnie Gonzalez (D; Hartford) |
ABSENT |
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Rep. Antonio Guerrera (D; Newington, Rocky Hill, |
YES |
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Rep. Gregg Haddad (D; Chaplin, Mansfield) |
YES |
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Rep. John Hampton (D; Simsbury) |
NO |
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Rep. Stephen Harding (R; Bethel, Brookfield) |
NO |
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Rep. Jack Hennessy (D; Bridgeport) |
YES |
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Rep. Ernest Hewett (D; New London) |
YES |
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Rep. Laura Hoydick (R; Stratford) |
NO |
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Rep. Claire Janowski (D; Vernon) |
YES |
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YES |
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Rep. Ed Jutila (D; East Lyme, Salem) |
YES |
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Rep. David Kiner (D; Enfield) |
YES |
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Rep. Themis Klarides (R; Derby, Orange, Woodbridge) |
NO |
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Rep. Noreen Kokoruda (R; Guilford, Madison) |
NO |
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Rep. Brenda Kupchick (R; Fairfield) |
NO |
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Rep. David Labriola (R; Naugatuck, Oxford, Southbury) |
NO |
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Rep. Gail Lavielle (R; Norwalk, Westport, Wilton) |
NO |
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Rep. Tim LeGeyt (R; Avon, Canton) |
NO |
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Rep. Roland Lemar (D; Hamden, New Haven) |
YES |
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Rep. Matthew Lesser (D; Durham, Middlefield, |
YES |
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Rep. Rick Lopes (D; New Britain, Newington) |
YES |
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Rep. Kelly Luxenberg (D; Manchester) |
YES |
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Rep. Jesse MacLachlan (R; Clinton, Killingworth, |
NO |
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Rep. Cristin McCarthy Vahey (D; Fairfield) |
YES |
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Rep. Kathleen McCarty (R; Montville, Waterford) |
NO |
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Rep. Douglas McCrory (D; Hartford) |
YES |
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Rep. Brandon McGee (D; Hartford) |
YES |
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Rep. Ben McGorty (R; Shelton, Stratford) |
NO |
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Rep. Robert Megna (D; New Haven) |
YES |
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Rep. Patricia Billie Miller (D; Stamford) |
YES |
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Rep. Philip Miller (D; Chester, Deep River, Essex, |
YES |
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Rep. Craig Miner (R; Bethlehem, Litchfield, Morris, |
NO |
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Rep. Russ Morin (D; Wethersfield) |
YES |
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Rep. Bruce Morris (D; Norwalk) |
YES |
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Rep. Gayle Mulligan (R; Andover, Bolton, Hebron, |
NO |
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Rep. Mary Mushinsky (D; Wallingford) |
YES |
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Rep. Frank Nicastro (D; Bristol) |
YES |
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Rep. Selim Noujaim (R; Waterbury) |
NO |
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Rep. Tom O’Dea (R; New Canaan, Wilton) |
NO |
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Rep. Arthur O’Neill (R; Bridgewater, Roxbury, Southbury, |
NO |
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Rep. Linda Orange (D; Colchester, East Haddam) |
ABSENT |
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Rep. Cara Pavalock (R; Bristol) |
NO |
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Rep. Jason Perillo (R; Shelton) |
NO |
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Rep. Chris Perone (D; Norwalk) |
YES |
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Rep. John Piscopo (R; Burlington, Harwinton, Litchfield, |
NO |
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Rep. Robyn Porter (D; New Haven) |
YES |
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Rep. Rosa Rebimbas (R; Naugatuck) |
NO |
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Rep. Lonnie Reed (D; Branford) |
YES |
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Rep. Emmett Riley (D; Norwich) |
YES |
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Rep. Matt Ritter (D; Bloomfield, Hartford) |
YES |
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Rep. Jason Rojas (D; East Hartford, Glastonbury, |
YES |
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Rep. Christopher Rosario (D; Bridgeport) |
YES |
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Rep. Christine Rosati (D; Killingly, Plainfield, Sterling) |
YES |
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Rep. Kim Rose (D; Milford) |
YES |
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Rep. Daniel Rovero (D; Killingly, Putnam, Thompson) |
YES |
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Rep. Dave Rutigliano (R; Trumbull) |
NO |
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Rep. Kevin Ryan (D; Bozrah, Franklin, Lebanon, |
YES |
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Rep. Rob Sampson (R; Southington, Wolcott) |
NO |
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Rep. Robert Sanchez (D; New Britain) |
YES |
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Rep. Ezequiel Santiago (D; Bridgeport) |
YES |
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Rep. Hilda Santiago (D; Meriden) |
YES |
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Rep. Peggy Sayers (D; Windsor, Windsor Locks) |
ABSENT |
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Rep. Sean Scanlon (D; Branford, Guilford) |
YES |
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Rep. John Scott (R; Groton, New London) |
NO |
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Rep. Joseph Serra (D; Middletown) |
YES |
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Rep. John Shaban (R; Easton, Redding, Weston) |
NO |
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Rep. Brendan Sharkey (D; Hamden) |
YES |
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Rep. Bill Simanski (R; Barkhamsted, East Granby, |
NO |
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Rep. Caroline Simmons (D; Stamford) |
YES |
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Rep. Richard Smith (R; Kent, New Fairfield, New Milford, |
NO |
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Rep. J.P. Sredzinski (R; Monroe, Newtown) |
NO |
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Rep. Prasad Srinivasan (R; Glastonbury) |
NO |
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Rep. Steven Stafstrom (D; Bridgeport) |
YES |
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Rep. Charlie Stallworth (D; Bridgeport) |
YES |
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Rep. Pam Staneski (R; Milford) |
NO |
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Rep. Jonathan Steinberg (D; Westport) |
YES |
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Rep. Peter Tercyak (D; New Britain) |
YES |
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Rep. William Tong (D; New Canaan, Stamford) |
YES |
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Rep. Mark Tweedie (R; Manchester) |
NO |
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Rep. Diana Urban (D; North Stonington, Stonington) |
YES |
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Rep. Kurt Vail (R; Somers, Stafford, Union) |
NO |
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Rep. Edwin Vargas (D; Hartford) |
YES |
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Rep. Joe Verrengia (D; West Hartford) |
YES |
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Rep. Toni Walker (D; New Haven) |
YES |
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Rep. Roberta Willis (D; Cornwall, Goshen, Salisbury, |
YES |
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Rep. Fred Wilms (R; Norwalk) |
NO |
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Rep. Terrie Wood (R; Darien, Norwalk) |
NO |
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Rep. David Yaccarino (R; North Haven) |
NO |
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Rep. Tami Zawistowski (R; East Granby, Suffield, |
NO |
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Rep. Melissa Ziobron (R; East Hampton, Middletown) |
NO |
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Rep. David Zoni (D; Southington) |
YES |
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Rep. Lezlye Zupkus (R; Bethany, Cheshire, Prospect) |
NO |
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