Transform Connecticut: Candidate Pledges

10.09.2022
Election 2022

The following candidates for elected office—a bipartisan group representing a range of political parties—have signed the Transform Connecticut pledge.

In signing the pledge, they support policy solutions that address the worker shortage crisis—policies designed to transform the state for the long-term by building a sustainable opportunity economy that emphasizes affordability, meaningful careers, and a positive business climate.

State Senate

CandidateDistrictDistrict Town(s)
✔ Eric Berthel (R)*32Bethel, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Middlebury, Oxford, Roxbury, Seymour, Southbury, Washington, Watertown, Woodbury
Toni Boucher (R)26Darien, New Canaan, Redding, Ridgefield, Weston, Westport, Wilton, Stamford
✔ Jorge Cabrera (D)*17Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Derby, Hamden, Naugatuck, Woodbridge
John Carlson (R)10New Haven, West Haven
✔ Paul Cicarella (R)*34Durham, East Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Wallingford
Michelle Coelho (R)24Danbury, New Fairfield, Ridgefield
✔ Christine Cohen (D)*12Branford, Durham, East Haven, Guilford, Killingworth, Madison, Middlefield, North Branford
Alexander Colaiacovo (R)1Hartford, Wethersfield
Paul Crisci (R)12Branford, Durham, East Haven, Guilford, Killingworth, Madison, Middlefield, North Branford
Trevor Crow (D)36Greenwich, New Canaan, Stamford
Tim Gavin (D)28Bethel, Easton, Fairfield, Newtown
✔ Jeff Gordon (R)35Ashford, Chaplin, Coventry, Eastford, Ellington, Hampton, Stafford, Thompson, Tolland, Union, Vernon, Willington, Woodstock
✔ Stephen Harding (R)30Bethlehem, Brookfield, Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Fairfield, New Milford, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Sherman, Torrington, Warren, Washington, Winchester
✔ Joan Hartley (D)*15Middlebury, Naugatuck, Waterbury
Matt Harper (R)3East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, South Windsor
Paul Honig (D)8Avon, Barkhamsted, Canton, Colebrook, Granby, Hartland, Harwinton, New Hartford, Norfolk, Simsbury, Torrington
Jerry Labriola (R)20Bozrah, East Lyme, Montville, New London, Old Lyme, Salem, Waterford
Cynthia Mangini (D)7East Granby, Enfield, Granby, Somers, Suffield, Windsor, Windsor Locks
Lisa Marotta (R)9Cromwell, Middletown, Newington, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield
✔ Henri Martin (R)*31Bristol, Harwinton, Plainville, Plymouth, Thomaston
Daniel Miressi (R)25Darien, Norwalk
Kim-Marie Mullin (R)14Milford, Orange, West Haven, Woodbridge
Steve Orosco (R)11Hamden, New Haven
✔ Cathy Osten (D)*19Columbia, Franklin, Hebron, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Marlborough, Montville, Norwich, Sprague
✔ Lisa Seminara (R)8Avon, Barkhamsted, Canton, Colebrook, Granby, Hartland, Harwinton, New Hartford, Norfolk, Simsbury, Torrington
✔ Heather Somers (R)*18Griswold, Groton, North Stonington, Preston, Plainfield, Sterling, Stonington, Voluntown
Lisa Thomas (D)35Ashford, Chaplin, Coventry, Eastford, Ellington, Hampton, Stafford, Tolland, Union, Vernon, Willington, Woodstock
*Incumbent

State House

CandidateDistrictDistrict Town(s)
✔ Tim Ackert (R)*8Bolton, Coventry, Columbia, Lebanon, Tolland
Mark Adams (R)139Ledyard, Montville, Norwich
Rose Aletta (D)32Cromwell, Portland
✔ Raghib Allie-Brennan (D)*2Bethel, Danbury
✔ Christopher Aniskovich (R)35Clinton, Killingworth, Westbrook
Lou Arata (R)83Berlin, Cheshire, Meriden
✔ Jill Barry (D)*31Glastonbury
Kim Becker (D)62Barkhamsted, Granby, Hartland, New Hartford
Robert Bell (R)46Norwich
Fritz Blau (R)145Stamford
✔ Mitch Bolinsky (R)*106Newtown
Robert Boris (R)41Groton, Stonington
✔ Pat Boyd (D)*50Brooklyn, Eastford, Hampton, Mansfield, Pomfret, Woodstock
✔ Seth Bronko (R)70Naugatuck
✔ Bill Buckbee (R)*67New Milford
Greg Burnes (R)121Stratford
✔ Patrick Callahan (R)*108Danbury, New Fairfield, New Milford, Sherman
✔ Vincent Candelora (R)*86Durham, East Haven, Guilford, North Branford
Nancy Cappello (R)27Newington
✔ Devin Carney (R)*23Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Westbrook
✔ Christie Carpino (R)*32Cromwell, Portland
✔ Jay Case (R)*63Colebrook, Torrington, Winchester
✔ Rachel Chaleski (R)138Danbury
✔ Holly Cheeseman (R)*37East Lyme, Montville, Salem
✔ Robin Comey (D)*102Branford
Thomas Concannon (I)146Stamford
✔ Julio Concepcion (D)*5Hartford
✔ Michelle Cook (D)*65Torrington
✔ Francis Cooley (R)22Farmington, Plainville, Southington
Daniel Cowan (R)114Derby, Hamden, Orange, Woodbridge
✔ Laura Dancho (R)120Stratford
✔ Lucy Dathan (D)*142New Canaan, Norwalk
✔ Mark DeCaprio (R)48Bozrah, Colchester, Franklin, Lebanon
✔ Tom Delnicki (R)*14South Windsor
✔ Mike Demicco (D)*21Farmington
Jessica Demmo (R)146Stamford
✔ Keith Denning (D)42New Canaan, Ridgefield, Wilton
✔ Michael DiGiovancarlo (D)*74Waterbury
Richard DiNardo (R)98Branford, Guilford
✔ Jason Doucette (D)*13Glastonbury, Manchester
Chris DuPont (R)64Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon
Paul Edwards (R)24New Britain
Luis Estrella (R)137Norwalk
Brian Farnen (R)132Fairfield
✔ Charles Ferraro (R)*117Milford, Orange, West Haven
Kimberly Fiorello (R)*149Greenwich, Stamford
✔ Marty Foncello (R)107Bethel, Brookfield, Newtown
✔ Jamie Foster (D)*57East Windsor, Ellington, Vernon
✔ Jane Garibay (D)*60Windsor, Windsor Locks
Gary Giannelli (R)31Glastonbury
✔ Bob Godfrey (D)*110Danbury
Michael Grant (R)133Fairfield
✔ Joe Gresko (D)*121Stratford
Kenneth Gucker (D)*138Danbury
✔ Irene Haines (R)*34East Haddam, East Hampton, Salem
✔ Carol Hall (R)*59East Windsor, Enfield
Nicole Hampton (R)143Norwalk, Westport
Mary Ann Hansen (D)8Bolton, Coventry, Columbia, Lebanon, Tolland
✔ Rick Hayes (R)*51Killingly, Putnam, Thompson
Kim Healy (R)42New Canaan, Ridgefield, Wilton
Bob Hebert (R)111Ridgefield
Colin Heffernan (D)23Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Westbrook
Phoebe Holmes (D)107Bethel, Brookfield, Newtown
✔ Maria Horn (D)*64Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington
✔ Greg Howard (R)*43Ledyard, North Stonington, Stonington
Ray Ingraham (R)102Branford
✔ Eleni Kavros DeGraw (D)*17Avon, Canton
✔ Kathy Kennedy (R)*119Milford, Orange
✔ Rachel Khanna (D)149Greenwich, Stamford
✔ David Labriola (R)*131Naugatuck, Oxford, Southbury
Jenn Lewis (R)2Bethel, Danbury
✔ Liz Linehan (D)*103Cheshire, Hamden, Wallingford
Jeff Litke (D)70Naugatuck
Heather Maguire (R)17Avon, Canton
✔ Tracy Marra (R)141Darien, Norwalk
Eric Mastroianni (R)96New Haven
Don Mastronardi (R)142New Canaan, Norwalk
✔ Cristin McCarthy Vahey (D)*133Bridgeport, Fairfield
✔ Kathleen McCarty (R)*38Montville, Waterford
✔ Ben McGorty (R)*122Shelton, Stratford, Trumbull
Denise McNair (D)30Berlin, Southington
✔ Stephen Meskers (D)*150Greenwich
Joe Moret (R)26New Britain
✔ Mary Mushinsky (D)*85Wallingford
✔ Ron Napoli (D)*73Waterbury
Dave Nowakowski (D)47Chaplin, Canterbury, Lisbon, Norwich, Plainfield, Scotland, Sprague
✔ Tammy Nuccio (R)*53Ashford, Tolland, Vernon, Willington
✔ Tom O’Dea (R)*125Darien, New Canaan, Stamford
John Olin (D)34East Haddam, East Hampton, Salem
✔ Melissa Osborne (D)16Simsbury
Mike Pace (R)88Hamden
Mike Paine (R)16Simsbury
✔ Al Paolillo Jr. (D)*97New Haven
✔ John-Michael Parker (D)*101Durham, Madison
✔ Corey Paris (D)*145Stamford
Jeffrey Parkin (R)118Milford
✔ Cara Pavalock-D’Amato (R)* 77Bristol
✔ Joe Poletta (R)*68Waterbury, Watertown
✔ Chris Poulos (D)81Southington
Pankaj Prakash (R)29Rocky Hill, Wethersfield
Jose Quiroga (R)124Bridgeport
John Rasimas (R)101Durham, Madison
✔ Karen Reddington-Hughes (R)66Bethlehem, Litchfield, Morris, Warren, Woodbury
✔ Geraldo Reyes Jr. (D)*75Waterbury
Christopher Rivers (D)48Bozrah, Colchester, Franklin, Lebanon
✔ Jason Rojas (D)*9East Hartford, Manchester
✔ Dave Rutigliano (R)*123Trumbull
✔ Farley Santos (D)109Danbury
Alma Sarelli (R)136Westport
✔ Tony Scott (R)*112Easton, Monroe, Trumbull
✔ Travis Simms (D)*140Norwalk
Wes Skorski (D)55Andover, Bolton, Glastonbury, Hebron, Marlborough
David Stavens (R)57East Windsor, Ellington, Vernon
✔ Jonathan Steinberg (D)*136Westport
James Tedford (R)56Vernon
Brianna Timbro (R)28Wethersfield
Kenneth Trice (D)53Tolland, Vernon, Willington
✔ Gary Turco (D)*27New Britain, Newington
Len Walker (R)60Windsor, Windsor Locks
✔ Derell Wilson (D)46Norwich
✔ Kerry Wood (D)*29Rocky Hill, Wethersfield
✔ David Yaccarino (R)*87North Haven
✔ Tami Zawistowski (R)*61East Granby, Suffield, Windsor Locks
✔ Lezlye Zupkus (R)*89Bethany, Cheshire, Prospect, Waterbury
*Incumbent

Statewide Offices

CandidateOffice
Stewart Beckett (Independent)Lieutenant Governor
Mary Fay (R)Comptroller
Robert Hotaling (Independent)Governor
Dominic Rapini (R)Secretary of the State

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