Adrian BonenbergerIndependentNot researched: below our published threshold
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Ryan FazioRepublicanNed LamontDemocratic, incumbent
State statements
Energy and climateNo. 01/12
Connecticut should remove the public benefits charge from electric bills.
Background
Connecticut electric bills include a public benefits charge that pays for programs such as energy efficiency, solar incentives and some power contracts. Removing it would lower bills and require those programs to be cut or paid for another way.
End the $1 billion hidden tax Ryan exposed as a senator. The plan would immediately end or sunset most of the more than 50 government programs hidden in the charge
Campaign or official site · Sep 30, 2026 · retrieved Sep 30, 2026
Using state bond funding as a means of reducing public benefits charges is one action we can take to provide some savings on consumers' electric bills, but I must stress that this is only one step
Campaign or official site · Jul 1, 2025 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Connecticut should repeal its limits on local police cooperation with federal immigration agents.
Background
Connecticut's Trust Act limits when state and local police can hold people or share information for federal immigration agents. Repealing those limits would let local agencies cooperate more broadly.
Our Trust Act and related policies are consistent with the Constitution and reflect our responsibility to govern responsibly, protect public safety, and uphold the rights of all residents.
Campaign or official site · Apr 14, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Connecticut should bar immigration arrests at schools, hospitals and courthouses without a judicial warrant.
Background
A 2026 Connecticut law defines schools, hospitals, courthouses and places of worship as protected areas for these arrests. Keeping it means a judge's warrant is needed to arrest people there.
Connecticut should require towns to plan and zone for more affordable housing.
Background
Towns in Connecticut largely control their own zoning, and a recent state law adds requirements to plan for more housing. This would keep or expand those state requirements on towns.
Connecticut should let small businesses band together to buy large-group health insurance.
Background
Small businesses usually buy insurance in the small-group market, which has different rules and prices than large-group plans. This would let groups of small employers pool together as one large buyer.
It drives down premiums by allowing people to pool their risk at the small business level rather than going through an insurance company in a traditional way
Connecticut should extend its budget spending and borrowing limits after they expire in 2028.
Background
Connecticut's fiscal guardrails cap spending and borrowing and send surplus revenue to reserves and pension debt. The current rules are set to expire after 2028 unless extended.
Connecticut should keep buying power from offshore wind projects.
Background
Connecticut has contracts to buy power from offshore wind farms, with costs paid through electric bills. Keeping them would continue those purchases and allow new ones.
Wind is itself an unreliable source of energy, but there are times and places where it could work because it's affordable... But in the northeast and offshore, it's just not the case.
Connecticut should cut income tax rates for middle-income households.
Background
Connecticut cut its two lowest income tax rates in 2023, and its rates range from 2 percent to 6.99 percent. This would lower the rates that apply to middle-income earners.
We enacted these tax relief measures to provide broad-based tax relief to those who need it, specifically middle-income workers, low-income workers, and seniors.
Campaign or official site · Dec 20, 2023 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Connecticut should repeal its highway use fee on large trucks.
Background
Since 2023, Connecticut has charged large trucks a fee per mile driven on state highways, with the money going to transportation. Repeal would end the fee and that revenue.
You can criticize one proposal or another. But at least there is an aspirational effort from the men and women standing with me to address the problems facing Connecticut residents.
Allow all high-demand public charter and magnet schools to expand to the physical capacity of their buildings so that no family needs to depend on a lottery
Campaign or official site · Jan 1, 2026 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026
It results in lower job creation, lower wages, less prosperity for the working class and middle class, less opportunity for people who need it, and less success for small businesses and Connecticut's economy.
Our existing paid sick days laws include important protections for certain workers, however there are broad categories left unprotected, and this update will expand this coverage
Campaign or official site · May 28, 2024 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Connecticut should keep letting nurse practitioners and physician assistants perform early abortions.
Background
A 2022 Connecticut law allows advanced practice nurses, nurse-midwives and physician assistants to perform some early abortions. Keeping it would continue that permission.
As long as I am governor of this great state, we'll never waiver on the right to choose, and the belief that medical decisions should be made between a patient and their doctor.
Campaign or official site · May 3, 2022 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026