Monday October 21, 2024 marks the beginning of in-person Early Voting for CT residents. A&R encourages all members to vote this election season, this is your voice and your strength in the State's legislature...it is important. A&R does not get involved in national level politics, we focus on State Senators and State House Reps. It is the State Senators and House Reps who vote on our contracts and have influence over our agreements and the conduct of our agencies; therefore, this is our focus.
So when you go into the voting booth this year (either now or on Tuesday Nov 5th), we want you to be aware of 2 things:
- Your next contract will be voted on by the candidates who win this election...so as a guide, here is a list of all current State Senators/Reps and how they voted on your last wage re-opener in 2024... if your Senator/Rep voted against it, then this should hopefully help you decide whether you want that person voting on your next contract...View the Voting Record for your 2024 Wage Re-Opener
- Beyond those that voted for/against your wage re-opener in 2024, our A&R COPE committee has endorsed 18 candidates who sought us out and wanted our endorsement. These candidates directly requested to have A&R's endorsement and after reviewing their candidacy we agreed. These candidates deserve your vote; we ask that you support these candidates who are expressly taking an interest in your support.
A&R 2024 State House Endorsements
H8
Nancy Hammarstrom
Bolton, Columbia, Coventry, Lebanon, Tolland
H26
Dave Defronzo
New Britain
H37
Nick Menapace
East Lyme, Salem, Montville
H38
Nick Gauthier
Waterford, Montville
H81
Chris Poulos
Southington
H90
Rebecca Hyland
Wallingford, Middlefield
H104
Kara Rochelle
Ansonia, Derby
A&R 2024 State Senate Endorsements
S3
Saud Anwar
East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, South Windsor
S4
MD Rahman
Andover, Bolton, Glastonbury, Manchester
S6
Rick Lopes
Berlin, New Britain, and parts of Farmington.
S7
Cynthia Mangini
East Granby Ellington Enfield Granby Somers Suffield Windsor Windsor Locks
S11
Martin Looney
New Haven, Hamden, North Haven
S12
Christine Cohen
Branford, Durham, East Haven, Guildford, Killingworth, Madison,
Middlefield, North Branford, Rockfall
S13
Jan Hochadel
Cheshire, Meriden, Middlefield, Middletown, and Rockfall.
S20
Martha Marx
Bozrah, East Lyme, Montville, New London, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Salem, Waterford
S24
Julie Kushner
Danbury, New Fairfield, Ridgefield
S28
Rob Blanchard
Bethel, Easton, Fairfield, Newtown
S35
Merry Garrett
Ashford, Chaplin, Coventry, Eastford, Ellington, Hampton, Stafford, Thompson,
Tolland, Union, Vernon, Willington, Woodstock