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Andy Gottlieb
Democratic Party
Elections and appointments
Last election
August 9, 2022
Education
High school
Guilford High School
Bachelor's
Wesleyan University, 2014
Graduate
Johns Hopkins University Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, 2016
Contact
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Andy Gottlieb (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Connecticut House of Representatives to represent District 98. Gottlieb lost in the Democratic primary on August 9, 2022.

Gottlieb completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Andy Gottlieb earned a high school diploma from Guilford High School, a bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University in 2014, and a graduate degree from the Johns Hopkins University Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in 2016.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 98

Moira Rader defeated Rich DiNardo in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 98 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Moira Rader
Moira Rader (D / Working Families Party)
 
62.7
 
7,905
Image of Rich DiNardo
Rich DiNardo (R) Candidate Connection
 
37.3
 
4,694

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 12,599
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 98

Moira Rader defeated Andy Gottlieb in the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 98 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Moira Rader
Moira Rader
 
70.4
 
1,327
Image of Andy Gottlieb
Andy Gottlieb Candidate Connection
 
29.6
 
557

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,884
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Gloria Nemczuk advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 98.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Andy Gottlieb completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gottlieb's responses.

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I grew up in Guilford and went through the public schools here. I received my BA from Wesleyan University and my MA in international relations and economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. I interned for Chris Murphy in the U.S. Senate and was a trainee at the European Parliament in Brussels, where I worked on the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee. I was an election officer at the Australian Consulate-General in New York, and have most recently served as the legislative and research analyst at a human rights nonprofit. I was a founding member of the Guilford Human Rights Commission, for which I received the 2020 Community Peacemaker Award from the United Nations Day of Peace Planning Committee in Guilford. I'm a member of the Democratic Town Committee. I'm the lead plaintiff in the federal voting rights Gottlieb v. Lamont, seeking to overturn Connecticut's ballot access laws, which are the most restrictive in the nation.
  • I'm running on a solidly progressive platform, and have a deep knowledge of legislation, politics and public policy.
  • I pledge to pursue urgent action to combat climate change and promote racial justice, a fair economy and a reinvigorated democracy.
  • I promise to be a Democrat you don't have to worry about. I will be responsive to my constituents and always take forward-thinking stances in the legislature. Not only will I be a guaranteed vote for progressive priorities, but I will actively push to see them across the finish line.
Just about every area! I'm proud to have offered a comprehensive, publicly available platform from the first day of my campaign.

The budget is very important to me, given how our fiscal decisions affect practically all strands of public policy. I fervently support raising taxes on the very wealthy, both as way to temper staggering income inequality and to provide much-needed additional revenue as we confront our long-term pension liability.

Combating climate change is a top priority. Given the insufficient federal response to the problem, it falls increasingly on the states to take aggressive action. I support a Connecticut Green New Deal to shift us away from fossil fuels as rapidly as possible and to invest in climate justice.

Ballot access reform is also key. It's long past time for Connecticut to start holding regular elections instead of artificially preventing candidates from making it onto the primary ballot. Opening up our political process will lead to improvements across the board.
In terms of films, probably some combination of Foreign Correspondent, Meet John Doe, The Manchurian Candidate and Z. Standing up for democracy and being vigilant against dictatorship are at the core of my political philosophy.
I read Philip Roth's The Plot Against America when I was in sixth grade. It instilled in me a commitment to internationalism and a deep hatred of the America First crowd (which unfortunately become all the more relevant with the advent of Donald Trump).
I believe the legislature should have a healthy working relationship with governor. Lawmakers should be willing to work with the governor for the good of the state, while also not being afraid of holding the chief executive to account. This is especially important when one party controls both the legislature and the governor's mansion, as has been the case in Connecticut since 2011.
I support a unicameral state legislature. Abolishing the state senate would streamline the legislative process and make lawmakers more accountable to their constituents (instead of always being able to blame the other chamber for a bill's demise, for instance). Having two chambers seems especially superfluous in a state as small as Connecticut. We shouldn't be afraid of branching out beyond the (often dysfunctional) federal blueprint and being a true laboratory of democracy.
I do. I would be proud to bring my experience with the U.S. Congress and the European Parliament to the Connecticut General Assembly.
I favor a non-partisan independent redistricting commission.
I would be especially interested in serving on the Government Administration and Elections (GAE) Committee in order to pursue democracy reform and the Energy and Technology Committee to rapidly move Connecticut to 100% renewable energy.
There are many standout legislators in the current General Assembly. I've particular admired Rep. Robyn Porter, Sen. Gary Winfield, Sen. Julie Kushner, Sen. Matt Lesser, Rep. Christine Palm, Rep. Josh Elliott and Rep. Brandon Chafee, among others.
Yes. I've never hidden my interest in seeking federal office.
As a strong civil libertarian, I think the legislature should be wary of granting sweeping powers to the executive. However, I certainly believe that the COVID-19 pandemic did necessitate the use of emergency powers. Governor Lamont did not overstep his bounds in issuing regulations to protect public health, such as mask mandates and banning indoor events. (In fact, given the continuing pandemic, I support reinstating such mandates.)

Once granted, the legislature should conduct vigorous oversight of those emergency powers in order to prevent any abuse.
I believe compromise is necessary, although not always desirable in terms of good policymaking.

Recognizing this, I would support the sort of compromises that lead us closer to the ideal policy solutions, as opposed to more mixed compromises that entail one step forward and one step back.

The seeming inevitability of compromise is why I also believe that Democrats should make their starting negotiating position the ideal policy solution, instead of engaging in "pre-compromising" that makes the ultimate result even more watered down. I saw this play out during the healthcare reform turmoil of 2009-10. Instead of starting with single-payer, Democrats offered a reform package they thought would be acceptable to centrists. A weak public option eventually collapsed into the system we know today (based on a Republican plan from two decades prior). While making definite improvements in insurance coverage, many people still face outrageous premiums and insufficient health plans. I'd like to think that the next time Democrats push for healthcare reform, they will start with single-payer so as to -- at the very least -- secure a robust public option.

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    1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 1, 2022


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