2020 CONNECTICUT FEDERAL AND STATE ELECTION CANDIDATES Gaffney, Bennett & Associates PRESIDENT Trump and Pence, Republican Party - Incumbent Biden and Harris, Democratic Party Jorgensen and Cohen, Libertarian Party Hawkins and Walker, Green Party REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS – CD 1 John Larson, Democratic Party/Working Families Party - Incumbent Mary Fay, Republican Party Thomas McCormick, Green Party REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS – CD 2 Joe Courtney, Democratic Party/Working Families Party - Incumbent Justin Anderson, Republican Party Daniel Reale, Libertarian Party Cassandra Martineau, Green Party REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS – CD 3 Rosa DeLauro, Democratic Party/Working Families Party - Incumbent Margaret Streicker, Republican Party/Independent Party Justin Paglino, Green Party REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS – CD 4 Jim Himes, Democratic Party - Incumbent Jonathan Riddle, Republican Party Brian Merlen, Independent Party REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS – CD 5 Jahana Hayes, Democratic Party/Working Families Party - Incumbent David Sullivan, Republican Party/Independent Party Bruce Walczak, Independent Party SENATE (Pre-Election Chamber Representation) 22 DEMOCRATS TO 14 REPUBLICANS STATE SENATE – DISTRICT 1 HARTFORD, WETHERSFIELD • John Fonfara, Democratic Party • Incumbent – • Chair: Finance, Revenue & Bonding • Member: General Law; Internship; Legislative Management; Planning and Development • Barbara Ruhe, Republican Party • Attorney at Law Office of Barbara J. Ruhe • Mary Sanders, Green Party STATE SENATE – DISTRICT 2 BLOOMFIELD, HARTFORD, WINDSOR • Douglas McCrory, Democratic Party • Incumbent – • Chair: Education • Vice Chair: Housing • Ranking Member: Internship • Member: Banking; Finance, Revenue & Bonding; General Law; Judiciary STATE SENATE – DISTRICT 3 EAST HARTFORD, EAST WINDSOR, ELLINGTON, SOUTH WINDSOR • Saud Anwar, Democratic Party/Working Families Party • Incumbent – • Chair: Housing • Vice Chair: Public Health; Children • Member: Veterans’ Affairs; Insurance & Real Estate STATE SENATE – DISTRICT 4 ANDOVER, BOLTON, GLASTONBURY, MANCHESTER • Steve Cassano, Democratic Party/Working Families Party • Incumbent – • Chair: Planning and Development • Vice Chair: Finance, Revenue & Bonding • Member: Insurance & Real Estate; Public Safety & Security; Transportation • Matthew Corey, Republican Party • Business owner • Harold Harris, Independent Party • Kelly Green, Reclaim Party STATE SENATE – DISTRICT 5 BLOOMFIELD, BURLINGTON, FARMINGTON, WEST HARTFORD • Derek Slap, Democratic Party • Incumbent- • Vice Chair: Human Services • Member: Commerce; Higher Education & Employment Advancement • Phillip Chabot, Republican Party • President of the Board: Exchange Club of Farmington • Owner: Farmington Gardens Inc, North House Inc, Farmington Valley Industries Inc. • Joelle Nawrocki, Independent Party STATE SENATE – DISTRICT 6 BERLIN, FARMINGTON, NEW BRITAIN • Gennaro Bizzarro, Republican Party • Incumbent- • Member: Judiciary; Insurance & Real Estate; Education • Rick Lopes, Democratic Party/Working Families Party • Representative - New Britain’s 24th Assembly district • Chair: Banking • Member: Energy & Technology; Finance, Revenue & Bonding; Transportation STATE SENATE – DISTRICT 7 EAST GRANBY, ENFIELD, GRANBY, SOMERS, SUFFIELD, WINDSOR, WINDSOR LOCKS • John Kissel, Republican Party/Independent Party • Incumbent – • Ranking Member: Judiciary • Member: General Law; Transportation • Frederick Moffa, Democratic Party/Working Families Party • Active in Granby town politics • Served on the Board of Finance for more than 14 years STATE SENATE – DISTRICT 8 AVON, BARKHAMSTED, CANTON, COLEBROOK, GRANBY, HARTLAND, HARWINTON, NEW HARTFORD, NORFOLK, SIMSBURY, TORRINGTON • Kevin Witkos, Republican Party • Incumbent – Deputy Republican President Pro Tempore • Ranking Member: Finance, Revenue, and Bonding; General Law • Member: Executive & Legislative Nominations • Melissa Osborne, Democratic Party • Vice Chair of the Child Welfare and Juvenile Law Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association • Keith McConnell, Independent Party STATE SENATE – DISTRICT 9 CROMWELL, MIDDLETOWN, NEWINGTON, ROCKY HILL, WETHERSFIELD • Matt Lesser, Democratic Party/Working Families Party • Incumbent - • Chair: Insurance & Real Estate • Vice Chair: Public Health; Energy & Technology • Member: Appropriations; Education; Judiciary; Labor & Public Employees • Richie Ruglio, Republican Party/Independent Party • Small business owner STATE SENATE – DISTRICT 10 NEW HAVEN, WEST HAVEN • Gary Winfield, Democratic Party/Working Families Party • Incumbent – • Chair: Judiciary • Member: Appropriations; Education; Public Safety & Security • Carlos Alvarado, Republican Party • New Haven Chapter President and regional East President of the Hispanic Association of Communications Employees of AT&T • Jason Bartlett, Petitioning Candidate • Member of Connecticut House of Representatives, representing District 2 from 2007-2011 STATE SENATE – DISTRICT 11 HAMDEN, NEW HAVEN, NORTH HAVEN • Martin Looney, Democratic Party • Incumbent – Senate Democratic President Pro Tempore • Chair: Legislative Management • Vice Chair: Executive & Legislative Nominations • Jameson White, Republican Party • Account executive in the medical equipment industry • Alex Taubes, Petitioning Candidate STATE SENATE – DISTRICT 12 BRANFORD, DURHAM, GUILFORD, KILLINGWORTH, MADISON, NORTH BRANFORD • Christine Cohen, Democratic Party/Working Families Party/Independent Party • Incumbent - • Chair: Environment • Vice Chair: Commerce • Member: Children; Planning and Development • Joseph LaPorta, Republican Party • Delegate to the 2018 Republican State Convention and the 2019 12th District State Central Convention. STATE SENATE – DISTRICT 13 CHESHIRE, MERIDEN, MIDDLEFIELD, MIDDLETOWN • Mary Daugherty Abrams, Democratic Party/Working Families Party • Incumbent - Deputy President Pro Tempore • Chair:Public Health • Vice Chair: Education; Veterans’ Affairs • Member: Aging; Appropriations • Len Suzio, Republican Party/Independent Party • Connecticut State Senator, representing District 13, from 2017-2019 STATE SENATE – DISTRICT 14 MILFORD, ORANGE, WEST HAVEN, WOODBRIDGE • James Maroney, Democratic Party/Working Families Party/Independent Party • Incumbent - Deputy Majority Leader • Chair: General Law; Veterans’ Affairs • Vice Chair: Aging • Member: Finance, Revenue & Bonding; Government Administration & Elections; Higher Education & Employment Advancement; Human Services • Mike Southworth, Republican Party • Full-time firefighter at West Haven Fire Department for 19 years • Awarded Medal of Merit after rescuing a person who fell through ice STATE SENATE – DISTRICT 15 MIDDLEBURY, NAUGATUCK, WATERBURY • Joan Hartley, Democratic Party/ Independent Party • Incumbent – Chief Deputy President Pro Tempore • Chair: Commerce • Vice Chair: Appropriations; Insurance & Real Estate • Member: Executive & Legislative Nominations; Legislative Management STATE SENATE – DISTRICT 16 CHESHIRE, PROSPECT, SOUTHINGTON, WATERBURY, WOLCOTT • Rob Sampson, Republican Party • Incumbent- • Ranking Member: Government Administration & Elections • Member: Finance, Revenue & Bonding; Judiciary • Jack Perry, Democratic Party/Working Families Party/Independent Party • Owner of HQ Dumpsters & Recycling • Member, Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA) • Board Member, Southington Historical Society STATE SENATE – DISTRICT 17 ANSONIA, BEACON FALLS, BETHANY, DERBY, HAMDEN, NAUGATUCK, WOODBRIDGE • George Logan, Republican Party/Independent Party • Incumbent - • Ranking Member: Human Services; Veterans Affairs • Member: Finance, Revenue & Bonding; Regulation Review • Jorge Cabrera, Democratic Party/Working Families Party • Business representative and Director of Organizing for UFCW Local 919 in Farmington STATE SENATE – DISTRICT 18 GRISWOLD, GROTON, NORTH STONINGTON, PLAINFIELD, PRESTON, STERLING, STONINGTON, VOLUNTOWN • Heather Somers, Republican Party • Incumbent – • Ranking Member: Public Health • Member: Commerce; Planning and Development; Appropriations • Bob Statchen, Democratic Party/Working Families Party/ Independent Party • Served in the CT Air National Guard for 23 years • Organized and then served on the first-ever citizen-sponsored Charter Revision Commission in Stonington STATE SENATE – DISTRICT 19 COLUMBIA, FRANKLIN, HEBRON, LEBANON, LEDYARD, LISBON, MARLBOROUGH, MONTVILLE, NORWICH, SPRAGUE • Catherine Osten, Democratic Party/Working Families Party • Incumbent – Deputy President Pro Tempore • Chair: Appropriations • Vice Chair: Labor & Public Employees; Public Safety & Security • Member: Legislative Management; Regulation Review; Transportation; Veterans’ Affairs • Steve Weir, Republican Party • CEO and Founder of American Restoration Integrity • Former police officer • William Russell, Independent Party STATE SENATE – DISTRICT 20 BOZRAH, EAST LYME, MONTVILLE, NEW LONDON, OLD LYME, OLD SAYBROOK, SALEM, WATERFORD • Paul Formica, Republican Party • Incumbent – • Ranking Member: Appropriations; Energy & Technology • Member: Executive & Legislative Nominations • Martha Marx, Democratic Party/Working Families Party • Former New London City Council member, led the Public Works, Finance, and School Buildings/Maintenance Committees • Joseph Taraya, Independent Party • United States Navy from 2010 to 2015 • Member of the Niantic Lions Club STATE SENATE – DISTRICT 21 MONROE, SEYMOUR, SHELTON, STRATFORD • Kevin Kelly, Republican Party • Incumbent – • Ranking Member: Aging; Insurance & Real Estate; Children • Member: Regulation Review STATE SENATE – DISTRICT 22