Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut Endorses Candidates for the Connecticut General Assembly Committed to Protecting Reproductive Rights
For Immediate Release: Sept. 5, 2024 (Updated: Sept. 5, 2024, 5:51 p.m.)
Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut (PPV!CT) proudly endorses 112 candidates running for the Connecticut General Assembly in the 2024 general election. This includes 28 candidates for the Senate and 84 for the House of Representatives, all committed to protecting and expanding access to reproductive health care, including abortion, across the state.
“This year, all the freedoms we’ve fought for are on the line. It’s critical that we elect state legislators who will defend the right to make personal health decisions and ensure that access to care remains protected for everyone,” said Amanda Skinner, President & CEO of Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut, “Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut will work tirelessly to ensure that voters know who they can trust to protect their health and rights. The 2024 election is our time to decide, and when we decide, we win.”
Connecticut has long been a leader in the fight for reproductive freedom, protecting abortion rights under state law since 1990 and, in 2022, modernizing legislation to enhance abortion access for patients while pioneering the nation’s first provider protection shield law. Despite increasing threats to reproductive rights across the country, PPV!CT’s legislative champions and the Lamont administration remain steadfast in protecting the health and rights of all people and they aren’t backing down.
"As we approach the November elections, voters know we're fighting for control of our bodies, our lives and our futures," said Gretchen Raffa, Vice President of Public Policy, Advocacy, and Organizing at Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut, "We must elect uncompromising leaders who support abortion access and are bold enough to defend our rights and uphold the protections we've worked so hard to secure, including the passage of the updated abortion regulation that will fully enact the Reproductive Freedom Defense Act (PA 22-19) of 2022.
PPV!CT’s endorsements were made after carefully considering the current political landscape, candidates’ records on reproductive health issues, and their commitment to expanding access to care in Connecticut. By electing these champions, we can keep Connecticut moving forward - not backwards - by continuing to fight for full reproductive freedom for all.
The 2024 Connecticut General Assembly candidates endorsed by Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut include:
State Senate
District 3 Saud Anwar*
District 4 MD Rahman*
District 5 Derek Slap*
District 6 Rick Lopes*
District 7 Cynthia Mangini
District 8 Paul Honig
District 9 Matt Lesser*
District 10 Gary Winfield*
District 11 Martin Looney*
District 12 Christine Cohen*
District 13 Jan Hochadel*
District 14 James Maroney*
District 17 Jorge Cabrera*
District 18 Heather Somers*
District 19 Cathy Osten*
District 20 Martha Marx*
District 22 Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox
District 23 Herron Keyon Gaston*
District 24 Julie Kushner*
District 25 Bob Duff*
District 26 Ceci Maher*
District 28 Rob Blanchard
District 29 Mae Flexer*
District 30 Justin Potter
District 32 Jeffrey Desmarais
District 33 Norm Needleman*
District 34 Brandi Mandato
District 36 Nick Simmons
State House of Representatives
District 1 Matt Ritter*
District 2 Raghib Allie-Brennan*
District 9 Jason Rojas*
District 11 Patrick Biggins
District 12 Geoffrey Luxenberg*
District 13 Jason Doucette*
District 16 Melissa Osborne*
District 17 Eleni Kavros DeGraw*
District 18 Jillian Gilchrest*
District 19 Tammy Exum*
District 20 Kate Farrar*
District 21 Mike Demicco*
District 22 Rebecca Martinez
District 23 Jane Wisialowski
District 24 Emmanuel (Manny) Sanchez*
District 27 Gary Turco*
District 28 Amy Morrin Bello*
District 33 Brandon Chafee*
District 35 Cinzia Lettieri
District 36 Renee LaMark Muir
District 37 Nick Menapace
District 38 Nick Gauthier
District 40 Christine Conley*
District 41 Aundré Bumgardner*
District 42 Savat Constantine
District 46 Derrell Wilson*
District 49 Susan Johnson*
District 51 Renee LaPalme Waldron
District 53 Ann Bonney
District 54 Gregory Haddad*
District 55 Amanda Veneziano
District 56 Kevin Brown*
District 60 Jane Garibay*
District 62 Kim Becker
District 64 Maria Horn*
District 67 Alexandra Thomas
District 69 Ed Edelson
District 70 Jeffrey Litke
District 82 Michael Quinn*
District 83 Jonathan (Jack) Fazzino*
District 85 Mary Mushinsky*
District 87 Kieran Ahern
District 88 Josh Elliott*
District 90 Rebecca Hyland
District 91 Laurie Sweet
District 92 Patricia Dillon*
District 94 Steve Winter
District 96 Roland Lemar*
District 98 Moira Rader*
District 100 Kai Belton*
District 101 John-Michael Parker*
District 102 Robin Comey*
District 103 Liz Linehan*
District 104 Kara Rochelle*
District 106 Michelle Embree Ku
District 107 Aaron Zimmer
District 108 Anne Weisberg
District 109 Farley Santos*
District 110 Bob Godfrey*
District 111 Aimee Berger-Girvalo*
District 112 Beth Cliff
District 115 William Heffernan*
District 117 Michael (MJ) Shannon
District 118 Frank Smith*
District 119 Etan Hirsch
District 120 Kaitlyn Shake
District 127 Marcus Brown*
District 132 Jennifer Leeper*
District 133 Cristin McCarthy Vahey*
District 134 Sarah Keitt*
District 135 Anne Hughes*
District 136 Jonathan Steinberg*
District 137 Kadeem Roberts*
District 138 Kenneth Gucker*
District 139 Kevin Ryan*
District 141 Sheila Quinn
District 142 Lucy Dathan*
District 143 Dominique Johnson*
District 145 Corey Paris*
District 147 Matthew Blumenthal*
District 148 Jonathan Jacobson
District 149 Rachel Khanna*
District 150 Stephen Meskers*
District 151 Hector Arzeno*
*Incumbent
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