ReimagineCT: Candidate Pledges
10.08.2024
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The following candidates for elected office have signed the ReimagineCT policy pledge.
By signing the pledge, they support policy solutions that reimagine Connecticut’s workforce, economy, and quality of life to build an opportunity economy that emphasizes affordability, meaningful careers, and a positive business climate.
State Senate
| Candidate | Senate District | District Town(s) |
| Stephen King (R) | 4 | Andover, Bolton, Glastonbury, Manchester |
| Tremell Collins (R) | 6 | Berlin, Farmington, New Britain |
| Cynthia Mangini (D) | 7 | East Granby, Ellington, Enfield, Granby, Somers, Suffield, Windsor, Windsor Locks |
| John Kissel* (R) | 7 | East Granby, Ellington, Enfield, Granby, Somers, Suffield, Windsor, Windsor Locks |
| Steve Orosco (R) | 11 | Hamden, New Haven |
| Christine Cohen* (D) | 12 | Branford, Durham, East Haven, Guilford, Killingworth, Madison, Middlefield, North Branford |
| Paul Crisci (R) | 12 | Branford, Durham, East Haven, Guilford, Killingworth, Madison, Middlefield, North Branford |
| Gwen Samuel (I) | 13 | Cheshire, Meriden, Middlefield, Middletown |
| Joan Hartley* (D) | 15 | Middlebury, Naugatuck, Waterbury |
| Cathy Osten* (D) | 19 | Columbia, Franklin, Hebron, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Marlborough, Montville, Norwich, Sprague |
| Shaun Mastroianni (R) | 20 | Bozrah, East Lyme, Montville, New London, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Salem, Waterford |
| Michelle Coelho (R) | 24 | Danbury, New Fairfield, Ridgefield |
| Martin Tagliaferro (R) | 25 | Darien, Norwalk |
| Kami Evans (R) | 26 | Darien, New Canaan, Redding, Ridgefield, Weston, Westport, Wilton, Stamford |
| Tony Hwang* (R) | 28 | Bethel, Easton, Fairfield, Newtown, Weston |
| Justin Potter (D) | 30 | Bethlehem, Brookfield, Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Fairfield, New Milford, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Sherman, Torrington, Warrren, Washington, Winchester |
| Stephen Harding* (R) | 30 | Bethlehem, Brookfield, Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Fairfield, New Milford, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Sherman, Torrington, Warrren, Washington, Winchester |
| Henri Martin* (R) | 31 | Bristol, Harwinton, Plainville, Plymouth, Thomaston |
| Eric Berthel* (R) | 32 | Bethel, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Middlebury, Oxford, Roxbury, Seymour, Southbury, Washington, Watertown, Woodbury |
| Jeffrey Duigou (R) | 33 | Chester, Clinton, Colchester, Deep River, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Lyme, Old Saybrook, Portland, Westbrook |
| Paul Cicarella* (R) | 34 | Durham, East Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Wallingford |
| Merry Garrett (D) | 35 | Ashford, Chaplin, Coventry, Eastford, Ellington, Hampton, Stafford, Thompson, Tolland, Union, Vernon, Willington, Woodstock |
| Jeff Gordon* (R) | 35 | Ashford, Chaplin, Coventry, Eastford, Ellington, Hampton, Stafford, Thompson, Tolland, Union, Vernon, Willington, Woodstock |
| Nick Simmons (D) | 36 | Greenwich, New Canaan, Stamford |
State House
| Candidate | House District | District Town(s) |
| Raghib Allie-Brennan* (D) | 2 | Bethel, Danbury |
| James Sanchez* (D) | 6 | Hartford, West Hartford |
| Tim Ackert* (R) | 8 | Bolton, Coventry, Columbia, Lebanon, Tolland |
| Chris Tierinni (R) | 10 | East Hartford |
| Joe Young (PC) | 12 | Manchester |
| Jason Doucette* (D) | 13 | Glastonbury, Manchester |
| Donna Meier (R) | 13 | Glastonbury, Manchester |
| Steven King (D) | 14 | South Windsor |
| Tom Delnicki* (R) | 14 | South Windsor |
| Melissa Osborne* (D) | 16 | Simsbury |
| Eleni Kavros DeGraw* (D) | 17 | Avon, Canton |
| Johnny Carrier (R) | 21 | Farmington |
| Francis Cooley* (R) | 22 | Farmington, Plainville, Southington |
| Devin Carney* (R) | 23 | Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Westbrook |
| Alden Russell (R) | 24 | New Britain |
| Barbara Marino (R) | 26 | New Britain |
| Kerry Wood* (D) | 29 | Rocky Hill, Wethersfield |
| Ed Charamut (R) | 29 | Rocky Hill, Wethersfield |
| Jill Barry* (D) | 31 | Glastonbury |
| Irene Haines* (R) | 34 | Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, North Branford, Salem |
| David Cassenti (I) | 34 | Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, North Branford, Salem |
| Kathryn Russell (R) | 36 | Chester, Deep River, Essex, Haddam |
| Nick Menapace (D) | 37 | East Lyme, Montville, Salem |
| Holly Cheeseman* (R) | 37 | East Lyme, Montville, Salem |
| Kathleen McCarty* (R) | 38 | Montville, Waterford |
| Kim Healy (R) | 42 | New Canaan, Ridgefiled, Wilton |
| Greg Howard* (R) | 43 | Ledyard, North Stonington, Stonington |
| Chris Rivers (D) | 48 | Bozrah, Colchester, Franklin, Lebanon |
| Mark DeCaprio* (R) | 48 | Bozrah, Colchester, Franklin, Lebanon |
| Pat Boyd* (D) | 50 | Brooklyn, Eastford, Hampton, Mansfield, Pomfret, Woodstock |
| Ethan Werstler (D) | 52 | Somers, Stafford, Union, Woodstock |
| Tammy Nuccio* (R) | 53 | Ashford, Tolland, Vernon, Willington |
| Amanda Veneziano (D) | 55 | Andover, Bolton, Glastonbury, Hebron, Marlborough |
| Steve Weir* (R) | 55 | Andover, Bolton, Glastonbury, Hebron, Marlborough |
| Brian Motola (R) | 56 | Vernon |
| Jamie Foster* (D) | 57 | East Windsor, Ellington, Vernon |
| Jen Dzen (R) | 57 | East Windsor, Ellington, Vernon |
| Bob Hendrickson (R) | 58 | Enfield |
| Carol Hall* (R) | 59 | East Windsor, Enfield |
| Jane Garibay* (D) | 60 | Windsor, Windsor Locks |
| Tami Zawistowski* (R) | 61 | East Granby, Suffield, Windsor Locks |
| Kim Becker (D) | 62 | Barkhamsted, Granby, Hartland, New Hartford |
| Mark Anderson* (R) | 62 | Barkhamsted, Granby, Hartland, New Hartford |
| Jay Case* (R) | 63 | Colebrook, Torrington, Winchester |
| Joe Canino (R) | 65 | Torrington |
| Karen Reddington-Hughes* (R) | 66 | Bethlehem, Litchfield, Morris, Warren, Woodbury |
| Alexandra Thomas (D) | 67 | New Milford |
| Joe Polletta* (R) | 68 | Waterbury, Watertown |
| Ed Edelson (D) | 69 | Bridgewater, New Milford, Roxbury, Southbury |
| Jeff Litke (D) | 70 | Naugatuck |
| Seth Bronko* (R) | 70 | Naugatuck |
| Bill Pizzuto* (R) | 71 | Middlebury, Waterbury |
| Ron Napoli Jr.* (D) | 73 | Waterbury |
| Abigail Pizarro (R) | 73 | Waterbury |
| Michael DiGiovancarlo* (D) | 74 | Waterbury |
| Cara Pavalock-D’Amato* (R) | 77 | Bristol |
| David Schrager (R) | 79 | Bristol |
| Chris Poulos* (D) | 81 | Southington |
| Michael Quinn* (D) | 82 | Meriden |
| Joseph Vollano Sr. (R) | 83 | Berlin, Cheshire, Meriden |
| Mary Mushinsky* (D) | 85 | Wallingford |
| Vincent Candelora* (R) | 86 | Durham, East Haven, Guilford, North Branford |
| Dave Yaccarino* (R) | 87 | North Haven |
| Andrea Zola (R) | 96 | New Haven |
| Moira Rader* (D) | 98 | Branford, Guilford |
| Lisa Deane (R) | 101 | Durham, Madison |
| Robin Comey* (D) | 102 | Branford |
| David Cassetti (R) | 104 | Ansonia, Derby |
| Nicole Klarides-Ditria* (R) | 105 | Beacon Falls, Derby, Seymour |
| Mitch Bolinsky* (R) | 106 | Newtown |
| Marty Foncello* (R) | 107 | Bethel, Brookfield, Newtown |
| Patrick Callahan* (R) | 108 | Danbury, New Fairfield, New Milford, Sherman |
| Austin Monteiro (R) | 110 | Danbury |
| Colette Kabasakalian (R) | 111 | Ridgefield |
| Beth Cliff (D) | 112 | Easton, Monroe, Trumbull |
| Tony Scott* (R) | 112 | Easton, Monroe, Trumbull |
| MJ Shannon (D) | 117 | Milford, Orange, West Haven |
| Ray Collins (R) | 117 | Milford, Orange, West Haven |
| Kathy Kennedy* (R) | 119 | Milford, Orange |
| Laura Dancho* (R) | 120 | Stratford |
| Joe Gresko* (D) | 121 | Stratford |
| Rafael Irizarry (R) | 121 | Stratford |
| Dottie Lerner (D) | 122 | Shelton, Stratford, Trumbull |
| Ben McGorty* (R) | 122 | Shelton, Stratford, Trumbull |
| Jason Bennett (D) | 125 | Darien, New Canaan, Stamford |
| Tom O’Dea* (R) | 125 | Darien, New Canaan, Stamford |
| Arnold Jensen (R) | 131 | Naugatuck, Oxford, Southbury |
| Alexis Harrison (R) | 132 | Fairfield |
| Cristin McCarthy Vahey* (D) | 133 | Fairfield, Bridgeport |
| Melissa Longo (R) | 134 | Fairfield, Trumbull |
| Chris Peritore (R) | 135 | Easton, Redding, Weston |
| Jonathan Steinberg* (D) | 136 | Westport |
| Pietro Rotondo (R) | 137 | Norwalk |
| Kenneth Gucker (D) | 138 | Danbury |
| Rachel Chaleski* (R) | 138 | Danbury |
| Kevin Ryan* (D) | 139 | Ledyard, Montville, Norwich |
| Mark Adams (R) | 139 | Ledyard, Montville, Norwich |
| Sheila Quinn (D) | 141 | Darien, Norwalk |
| Tracy Marra (R) | 141 | Darien, Norwalk |
| Lucy Dathan* (D) | 142 | New Canaan, Norwalk |
| Peter Bang (R) | 143 | Norwalk, Westport |
| Fritz Blau (R) | 145 | Stamford |
| Jim Malerba (R) | 146 | Stamford |
| Rachel Khanna* (D) | 149 | Greenwich, Stamford |
| Stephen Meskers* (D) | 150 | Greenwich |
| Paul Cappiali (R) | 150 | Greenwich |
| Hector Arzeno* (D) | 151 | Greenwich |
Are you a Connecticut candidate or elected official? Sign the pledge now!
For more information, contact CBIA’s Paul Amarone (860.244.1978).
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