This website was established in 2007.  It has two purposes: 1. To provide information to the public about the Connecticut  General
 Assembly (the state legislature) including a rating of the voting record of each legislator on issues relevant to democracy 
and
humanity;  2. To encourage people to volunteer in election campaigns for candidates who support democratic and humane policies.

 Last update - April 12, 2009 - 11:45 am

ELECTION VOLUNTEERS
 for Democracy and Humanity

...
Legislators are below.  If their names are underlined you can click for more information.  
An asterisk indicates an endorsement
by this website
in  November 2008.



2009 Senate:

Boucher, Antonietta
Caligiuri, Sam S. F.
Colapietro, Thomas A.*
Coleman, Eric D.*
Crisco, Joseph J.*
Daily, Eileen M.
Debicella, Dan
DeFronzo, Donald J.*
Doyle, Paul R.
Duff, Bob
Fasano, Leonard A.
Fonfara, John W.*
Frantz, L. Scott
Gaffey, Thomas P.*
Gomes, Edwin A.*
Guglielmo, Anthony
Handley, Mary Ann*
Harp, Toni N.*
Harris, Jonathan A.*
Hartley, Joan V.
Kane, Robert
Kissel, John A.
LeBeau, Gary D.*
Looney, Martin*
Maynard, Andrew M.*
McDonald, Andrew J.*
McKinney, John
McLachlan, Michael
Meyer, Edward*
Musto, Anthony*
Prague, Edith G.*
Roraback, Andrew W.
Slossberg, Gayle S.*
Stillman, Andrea L.*
Williams, Donald E.*
Witkos, Kevin

2009 House:

Abercrombie,Catherine*
Alberts, Mike
Aldarondo, David*
Altobello, Emil Jr.
Aman, William
Aresimowicz, Joe*
Ayala, Andres, Jr.*
Bacchiochi, Penny
Backer, Terry
Baram, David 
Barry, Ryan P.*
Bartlett, Jason W.*
Berger, Jeffrey J.
Boukus, Elizabeth A.*
Butler, Larry B.*
Bye, Beth*
Cafero, Lawrence F. Jr. Camillo, Fred
Candelaria, Juan R.*
Candelora, Vincent J.
Carson, Mary Ann
Caruso, Christopher L.*
Chapin, Clark J.
Clemons, Charles D.*
Conroy, Theresa* Conway, Matthew  Cook, Michelle*     Coutu, Christopher 
D'Amelio, Anthony J.
Dargan, Stephen D.
Davis, Paul
Dillon, Patricia A.*
Donovan, Christopher*
Drew, Thomas J.
Esposito, Louis P.   Esty, Elizabeth*
Fawcett, Kim*
Fleischmann, Andrew*
Flexer, Mae*
Floren, Livvy R.
Fontana, Steve*
Fox, Gerald M. III*
Frey, John H.
Fritz, Mary G.
Genga, Henry*
Gentile, Linda
Geragosian, John C.*
Giannaros, Demetrios*
Gibbons, Lile R.
Giegler, Janice R.
Giuliano, Marilyn
Godfrey, Bob
Gonzalez, Minnie
Graziani, Ted C.
Green, Kenneth P.*
Grogins, Auden
Guerrera,Tony
Hamm, Gail K.*
Hamzy, William A.
Harkins, John A.
Heinrich, Deborah W.*
Hennessy, John F.*
Hetherington, John W.
Hewett, Ernest* Holder-Winfield, Gary*   Hornish, Maryann*
Hovey, DebraLee
Hurlburt, Brian*   Hwang, Tony
Janowski, Claire L.
Jarmoc, Karen*
*Johnson, Susan M. Johnston, Shawn
Jutila, Ed
Kehoe, Thomas J.*
Kirkley-Bey, Marie L.*
Klarides, Themis
Labriola, David K. Lambert, Barbara L. Larson, Timothy D.
Lawlor, Michael P.*
LeGeyt, Timothy B. Leone, Carlo       Lesser, Matthew*
Lewis, Joan A.*
Lyddy, Christopher
Mazurek, John "Corky"
McCluskey, David*
McCrory, Douglas*
Megna, Robert W.*
Merrill, Denise W.*
Mikutel, Steven T.
Miller, Lawrence G.
Miller, Patricia B.*   Miner, Craig A.
Mioli, Joseph S.
Morin, Russell A.*
Morris, Bruce V.*
Moukawsher, Edward E.
Mushinsky, Mary M.*
Nafis, Sandy H.*
Nardello, Vickie O.*
Nicastro, Frank Sr.
Noujaim, Selim G.
O'Brien, Tim*
O'Connor, Brian
Olson, Melissa*
O'Neill, Arthur J.
Orange, Linda A.*
O'Rourke,James A. III*
Perillo, Jason
Perone, Chris*
Piscopo, John E.
Reed, Lonnie*
Reeves, Margaret*
Reynolds, Tom
Rigby, John B.
Ritter, Elizabeth*
Robles, Hector L.*
Rojas, Jason
Roldan, Kelvin*
Rowe, T. R.
Roy, Richard*
Ryan, Kevin*
Santiago, Ezequiel*
Sawyer, Pamela Z.
Sayers, Peggy
Schofield, Linda
Scribner, David A.
Serra, Joseph C.
Shapiro, Jim
Sharkey, J. Brendan*
Spallone, James F.*
Staples, Cameron C.*
Stripp, John E.
Taborsak, Joseph*
Tallarita, Kathleen M.*
Tercyak, Peter A.*
Thompson, John W.*
Tong, William*
Urban, Diana S.*
Villano, Peter F.*
Walker, Toni E.*
Widlitz, Patricia M.*
Williams, Sean J.
Willis, Roberta B.*
Wood, Terrie E. 
Wright, Christopher A.*
Wright, Elissa T.
Zalaski, Bruce "Zeke"*


Update April 3, 2009: The names of the legislators in the column to the left have now been updated and some of the links in that column have new data from the 2009 legislative session.  There is also a new link above to a few 2009 committee votes on key democracy/humanity issues.


ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 2008
ENDORSEMENTS AND RESULTS


CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNING CANDIDATES
...AND TO THE LOSERS, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU PUT IN FOR A GOOD CAUSE.

The outcome of the election ("WON" or "LOST") is included with each endorsed candidate below.

------------------------

Total endorsed = 119
Winners - 100

In the Senate, 20 of 26 endorsed candidates won.  

In the House of Representatives, 80 of 93 endorsed candidates won.



 Election Results for all Connecticut elections

are posted at the Office of the Secretary of State:

http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/cwp/view.asp?a=3179&q=392194


Candidate Endorsements
For Connecticut General Assembly

In District Order


Senate

 

 

 

 

Fonfara, John W. - District S01 (Hartford , Wethersfield ) - Democracy-Humanity Rating 100 - Incumbent Democrat - Has Republican opponent - WON

 

 

Coleman, Eric D. - District S02 (Bloomfield , Hartford , Windsor ) - Democracy-Humanity Rating 100 - Incumbent Democrat - Has Republican opponent - WON

 

 

LeBeau, Gary D. - District S03 (East Hartford , East Windsor , Ellington , South Windsor ) - Democracy-Humanity Rating 100 - Incumbent Democrat - No Republican opponent - Senator LeBeau has been a strong and effective leader on issues of economic development and has been instrumental in the formation of a task force on fatherhood.  WON

 

 

Handley, Mary Ann - District S04 (Bolton , Glastonbury , Manchester , Marlborough) - Democracy-Humanity Rating 100 - Incumbent Democrat - Has Republican opponent - Senator Handley has been a strong and effective leader on issues of health care and higher education, among others. - WON

 

 

Harris, Jonathan A. - District S05 (Bloomfield , Burlington , Farmington , West Hartford ) - Democracy-Humanity Rating 100 - Incumbent Democrat - Has Republican opponent - Senator Harris has been a strong and effective leader on issues of human services, among others. - WON

 

 

DeFronzo, Donald J. - District S06 (Berlin , Farmington , New Britain ) - Democracy-Humanity Rating 100 - Incumbent Democrat - No Republican Opponent - Senator Defronzo has been a strong and effective leader on issues of transportation, among others. - WON

 

 

House, Arthur H. - District S08 (Avon , Barkhamsted, Canton , Colebrook , Granby, Hartland , Harwinton , New Hartford , Norfolk , Simsbury , Torrington ) - running as a Democrat against incumbent House Republican Kevin Witkos, who has a Democracy-Humanity Rating of 0 - There is an enormous difference between these two candidates.  This race is very important. - LOST

 

 

Harp, Toni N. - District S10 (New Haven, West Haven) - Democracy-Humanity Rating 100 - Incumbent Democrat - Has Republican opponent - Senator Harp has been a strong and effective leader on issues of health care, among others. - WON

 

 

Looney, Martin - District S11 (Hamden, New Haven) - Democracy-Humanity Rating 100 - Incumbent Democrat - No Republican opponent.  Senator Looney is the Majority Leader of the Senate, a very important position and one he has filled with intelligence and decency. He has been a strong and consistent supporter of democratic and humane legislative proposals.  One particular emphasis has been the Earned Income Tax Credit. - WON

 

 

Meyer, Edward - District S12 (Branford , Durham , Guilford , Killingworth , Madison , North Branford ) - Democracy-Humanity Rating 100 - Incumbent Democrat - Has Republican opponent.  Senator Meyer is the Chair of the very important Environment Committee of the legislature, and has also been a strong leader on issues of ethics.  - WON

 

 

Gaffey, Thomas P. - District S13 (Cheshire , Meriden , Middlefield , Middletown ) - Democracy-Humanity Rating 83 - Incumbent Democrat - Has Republican opponent - WON

 

 

Slossberg, Gayle S. - District S14 (Milford , Orange, West Haven) - Democracy-Humanity Rating 83 - Incumbent Democrat - Has Republican opponent - WON

 

 

Crisco, Joseph J. Jr. - District S17 (Ansonia , Beacon Falls , Bethany , Derby , Hamden , Naugatuck , Woodbridge ) - Democracy-Humanity Rating 86 - Incumbent Democrat - Has Republican opponent - WON

 

 

Maynard, Andrew M.  - District S18 (Griswold , Groton, North Stonington , Plainfield , Preston , Sterling , Stonington , Voluntown ) - Democracy-Humanity Rating 100 - Incumbent Democrat - Has Republican opponent - WON

 

 

Prague, Edith G. - District S19 (Andover , Bozrah , Columbia , Franklin , Hebron , Lebanon , Ledyard , Lisbon , Montville Part , Norwich , Sprague ) - Democracy-Humanity Rating 100 - Incumbent Democrat - No Republican Opponent - Senator Prague is one of the most courageous and honorable legislators in the General Assembly.  She has stood up honestly and forthrightly for many important issues. - WON