Statewide Candidates for Constitutional Office
Comptroller – Sean Scanlon
Sean Scanlon is running for State Comptroller. As a State Representative, Sean championed public option legislation in his role as the Chair of the Insurance Committee. In 2021, he became Chair of the Finance Committee and helped to ensure that tax reform proposals that would lessen the tax burden on middle and working class families were raised for a public hearing, and he has been supportive and spoken in support of mental health reform alongside 1199 DMHAS members and other grassroots advocates.
Attorney General – William Tong
William Tong is running for re-election as the Attorney General for Connecticut. AG Tong has been a leader in the fight to hold opioid manufacturers, distributors, and other bad actors in the addiction industry accountable for their role in the Opioid crisis, including his role in Connecticut’s ongoing lawsuit against Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family. During his service in the legislature, Tong was the author and driver of the state’s efforts against gun violence and domestic violence and in support of criminal justice reforms as the Chair of the Judiciary Committee. He led passage of the Connecticut Second Chance Act and the Domestic Violence Restraining Order Act. He is the first Asian American elected at a state level in Connecticut and he lives in Stamford with his wife and kids.
State Senate
Senate District 17 – State Senator Jorge Cabrera
Jorge Cabrera is running for his second term as the State Senator from Senate District 17. Senate District 17 includes Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Derby, Hamden, Naugatuck, Woodbridge. Jorge is the Vice Chair on the Labor and Public Employees Committee and is an ardent supporter of workers. He shows up every time for 1199’s public and private sector workers when rallying, striking, lobbying, and anything else that is asked of him.
Senate District 24 – State Senator Julie Kushner
Julie Kushner is the current State Senator for the 24th Senate District which now encompasses the towns of Danbury, Ridgefield, and New Fairfield. She is the retired Director of UAW Region 9A and has been a leader in the Labor Movement for over 40 years. Within the Legislature, she is the Co-Chair of the Labor and Public Employees Committee and has been a champion for workers, leading the minimum wage and paid family leave fights in 2019.
House of Representatives
House District 127 – State Representative Jack Hennessey
Jack Hennessey is the current State Representative for House District 127 which represents Bridgeport. He has always been a supporter of workers and in the 2021 and 2022 session joined Recovery For All as a Champion to fight for pandemic pay and tax reform.