2022 General Election Endorsements

Council 4 PEOPLE Committee delegates endorsed the following candidates for the Nov. 8, 2022, general election. An asterisk signifies that a candidate is an active or retired union member.

If you would like to get involved, please contact our Legislative & Political Team (Brian Anderson, Zak Leavy & Meagan Balducci) by emailing [email protected]

Statewide
Ned Lamont – Governor
Susan Bysiewicz – Lieutenant Governor
Stephanie Thomas – Secretary of the State
William Tong – Attorney General
Erick Russell – Treasurer
Sean Scanlon – Comptroller

Endorsed Candidates by Congressional District

District 1
Jason Rojas – HD9
Jason Doucette – HD13
Tom Delnicki* – HD14
Kate Farrar – HD20
Mike Demicco – HD21
Gary Turco – HD27
Amy Morrin Bello* – HD28
Kerry Wood – HD29
Denise McNair – HD30
Maria Horn – HD64
Andrew Rasmussen-Tuller – HD77
Mary Fortier* – HD79
Jack Fazzino – HD83
MD Rahman – SD4
Christopher Robertson – SD16
Greg Hahn – SD31

District 2
Mary Ann Hansen* – HD8
Nick Menapace* - HD37
Nick Gauthier – HD38
Christine Conley – HD40
Aundre Bumgardner – HD41
Derrell Wilson – HD46  
Ken Trice – HD53
Jim Tedford – HD56
Matthew Despard – HD59
Jim Irwin – HD61
Kevin Ryan – HD139
Cathy Osten* – SD19
Martha Marx* – SD20
Mae Flexer – SD29
Lisa Thomas* – SD35

District 3
Jeff Litke – HD70
Mary Mushinsky – HD85
Rebecca Hyland – HD90
Moira Rader – HD98
Robyn Comey – HD102
Kara Rochelle – HD104
Dorinda Borer – HD115
Trenee McGee – HD 116
Mike Smith – HD119
Matt Lesser – SD9
Marty Looney – SD11
Christine Cohen – SD12
James Maroney – SD14
Jorge Cabrera* – SD17

District 4
Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox* – HD123
Jack Hennessy – HD 127
Cristin McCarthy-Vahey – HD133
Sarah Keitt – HD134
Dominique Johnson – HD143

District 5
Rebecca Martinez – HD22
Ron Napoli* – HD73
Phoebe Holmes – HD107
Farley Santos – HD109
Ken Gucker – HD138
Rick Lopes – SD6
Jan Hochadel* – SD 13
Julie Kushner* – SD24
Eva Bermudez  Zimmerman* – SD30

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