William Simanski

	William Simanski
	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 62
	Incumbent
	In office
	2011 - Present
	Term ends
	January 7, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
	Compensation
Base salary	$28,000/year
Per diem	None
	Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
	Education
Bachelor's	St. Francis College
	Personal
Birthday	12/25/1948
Place of birth	Staten Island, NY
Religion	Episcopalian
Websites
	Office website

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Simanski earned his BA in English from St. Francis College in 1970. He then worked as a claim representative trainee for The Hartford in 1971. He also served in the National Guard in 1971. He has been senior claim supervisor for Hartford Home Office since 1987. Simanski has also been a training consultant since 1996. He has also been employed as a justice of the peace since 2001.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Simanski served on the following committees:

Connecticut Committee Assignments, 2013
• Finance, Revenue and Bonding
• Planning and Development
• Transportation

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Simanski served on these committees:

Connecticut Committee Assignments, 2011
• Appropriations
• Judiciary
• Planning and Development

Elections

2012

See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2012

Simanski ran in the 2012 election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 62. Simanski ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012. He defeated Evan Socrates Dantos (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012. ^[1]^[2]^[3]

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 62, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill Simanski Incumbent	63.1%	7,913
	Democratic	Evan Socrates Dantos	36.9%	4,630
Total Votes				12,543

2010

See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2010

Simanski was uncontested in the August 10 primary. He defeated incumbent Democrat Annie Hornish in the November 2 general election.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 62 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
William Simanski (R)		5,320
Annie Hornish (D)		5,050

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Simanski raised $32,034 in contributions. ^[4]

His largest contributor was the Public Fund, which donated $26,000 to his campaign.

Scorecards

Yankee Institute's Voter Guide

See also: Yankee Institute's Voter Guide

The Yankee Institute, a pro-market think tank, releases its Voter Guide after each two-year legislative term. Each member of the Connecticut General Assembly receives a score from 0 to 10 based on how he or she voted in ten key votes. The Institute selects key votes which "reveal the differences between those legislators that would harness the power of individual liberty and the market to improve lives, and those that prefer a centrally-planned approach." A legislator with a 10 voted in agreement with the Yankee Institute on all 10 votes, while a legislator with a 0 voted against the Yankee Institute's views or was absent for all 10 votes.^[5]

2012

Simanski received a score of 8 on the Yankee Institute's Voter Guide for 2011-12, tied for the 8th highest score among the 152 scored members of the Connecticut House of Representatives. He did not receive a score for the 2009-10 term because he was not yet in the legislature.^[5]

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