Get Out the Vote, Connecticut!
Why is this election so important?
Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) is one of the country’s least popular governors. He isn’t running for a third term, so Republicans and Dems are both vying for his spot. Ned Lamont (D) wants to protect Obamacare, fight the opioid epidemic, enact gun control laws, and up CT’s public transportation. He also wants paid family and medical leave. Bob Stefanowski (RI) is saying “what about fiscal responsibility? He wants lower taxes, more jobs, and investment in infrastructure to encourage people to stay in CT.
Here’s whose up for election…
U.S. Senator
Matthew Corey, Republican
Christopher S. Murphy, Democrat
Richard Lion, Libertarian
Jeff Russell, Green Party
U.S. Representative
Danny Postemski, Jr
Joe Courtney, Democrat
Michelle Louise Bicking, Green Party
Daniel Reale, Libertarian
CT Governor
Bob Stefanowski, Republican
Ned Lamont, Democrat
Oz Griebel, Griebel Frank for CT Party
Rodney Hanscomb, Libertarian
CT Lieutenant Governor
Joe Markley, Republican
Susan Bysiewicz, Democrat
Monte E. Frank, Griebel Frank for CT Party
Jeffrey Thibeault, Libertarian
CT State Treasurer
Thad Gray, Republican
Shawn Wooden, Democrat
Jesse Brohinsky, Libertarian
CT Attorney General
Sue Hatfield, Republican
William Tong, Democrat
Peter D. Goselin, Green Party
CT Secretary of State
Susan Chapman, Republican
Denise W. Merrill, Democrat
S. Michael Derosa, Green Party
Heather Lynn Sylvestre Gwynn, Libertarian
CT State Comptroller
Kurt Miller, Republican
Kevin Lembo, Democrat
Paul Passarelli, Libertarian
Edward G. Heflin, Green Party
CT State Senator
Branford, Durham, Guilford, Killingworth, Madison, North Branford
Adam Greenberg, Republican
Christine Cohen, Democrat
CT State Representative
Noreen Kokoruda, Republican
John-Michael Parker, Democrat
Referendum
Also known as ballot initiative (or ballot measure or proposition): A Vote on a specific issue (ex. legalizing weed, raising minimum wage).
Ballot Question 1
Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to ensure (1) that all moneys contained in the Special Transportation Fund be used solely for transportation purposes, including the payment of debts of the state incurred for transportation purposes, and (2) that sources of funds deposited in the Special Transportation Fund be deposited in said fund so long as such sources are authorized by statute to be collected or received by the state?
Ballot Question 2
Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to require (1) a public hearing and the enactment of legislation limited in subject matter to the transfer, sale or disposition of state-owned or state-controlled real property or interests in real property in order for the General Assembly to require a state agency to sell, transfer or dispose of any real property or interest in real property that is under the custody or control of the agency, and (2) if such property is under the custody or control of the Department of Agriculture or the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, that such enactment of legislation be passed by a two-thirds vote of the total membership of each house of the General Assembly?
*bold identifies winner