Angel Arce
Angel Arce is a former Democratic member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing District 4 from 2012 to 2018.[1]
Arce said he would resign on March 7, 2018, due to allegations that he sent inappropriate Facebook messages to a 16-year-old girl. Prior to his announced resignation, House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz (D) removed Arce from his committee assignments and removed him from the position of assistant majority leader. On March 29, 2018, Arce submitted a written resignation in which he said he would resign effective April 9.[2] Click here to read more.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Connecticut committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Finance, Revenue and Bonding |
| • Housing |
| • Transportation, Vice chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Arce served on the following committees:
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| • Finance, Revenue and Bonding |
| • Judiciary |
| • Transportation, Vice chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Arce served on the following committees:
| Connecticut committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Finance, Revenue and Bonding |
| • Housing |
| • Regulations Review |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2016
Elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.
Incumbent Angel Arce defeated Lloyd Carter in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 4 general election.[3]
| Connecticut House of Representatives, District 4 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Angel Arce Incumbent |
87.11% | 4,063 | |
| Republican | Lloyd Carter | 12.89% | 601 | |
| Total Votes | 4,664 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State | ||||
Incumbent Angel Arce ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 4 Democratic primary.
| Connecticut House of Representatives, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Angel Arce Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Lloyd Carter ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 4 Republican primary.
| Connecticut House of Representatives, District 4 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Lloyd Carter (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 12, 2014, and a general election on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 10, 2014. Incumbent Angel Arce was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[4][5]
2012
Arce ran in the 2012 election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 4. Arce ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14, 2012. He defeated Rico Dence (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Angel Arce |
91.4% | 3,614 | |
| Republican | Rico Dence | 8.6% | 341 | |
| Total Votes | 3,955 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Connecticut General Assembly was in session from February 7 to May 9.
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2017
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In 2017, the Connecticut General Assembly was in session from January 4 through June 7. The legislature held a veto session on July 24. The legislature held its first special session on July 31. The legislature held its second special session from September 14 to September 16. The legislature held another special session on October 3. State lawmakers held their fourth special session from October 25 to October 26. The legislature met again in special session from November 14 to November 15.
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2016
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In 2016, the Connecticut General Assembly was in session from February 3 through May 4. The Legislature held a special session from May 12-13 to pass the state budget.
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2015
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In 2015, the Connecticut General Assembly was in session from January 7 through June 3.
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2014
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In 2014, the Connecticut General Assembly was in session from February 5 to May 7.
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2013
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Noteworthy events
Resignation following messages with underaged girl (2018)
Arce resigned on April 9, 2018, after allegations arose that he sent Facebook messages to a 16-year-old girl in 2015 where he displayed affection toward her.[2][9] On February 28, The Hartford Courant asked Arce about the messages and he did not say whether he sent the messages or not, but he did say he was familiar with the girl, who was 18 at the time of the Courant report. Among the messages he allegedly sent to the girl, who disclosed them to the Courant, were, "Good night love and sweet dreams and thank you for coming into my life,"; “I wish you were living in Hartford. We be hanging out all the times"; "You so beautiful and gorgeous"; and, “Really hun trust I think we going to keep a lot of secrets between us.” Arce's lawyer said that his client did not do anything improper.
Following the report, House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz (D) removed Arce from his committee assignments, removed him from the position of assistant majority leader, and called on Arce to resign.[10] Gov. Dan Malloy (D) also said that Arce should resign.[11]
When Arce announced his resignation on March 29, he said, "My text communications with the daughter have created the impression and suspicion that I was engaged in an improper relationship as made apparent by the text messages which were published out of context and with no explanation of the relationship. I was not then and I am not now engaged in an improper relationship with either mother or daughter. Although my language may be misconstrued, it was not intended by me nor received by the mother or daughter as an approach for any romantic relationship."
Recent news
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See also
- Connecticut House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Connecticut State Legislature
- Connecticut state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Election Results 2012," accessed November 21, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Connecticut Mirror, "Rep. Angel Arce delivers his resignation letter," March 29, 2018
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of the State, "Election Night Reporting, 2016 General Election," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official primary and general election results," accessed November 26, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 19, 2012
- ↑ CBS Connecticut, "2012 Primary Results," August 14, 2012
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Election Results 2012," accessed November 21, 2012
- ↑ Hartford Courant, "Arce Resigns From Legislature Amid Text Message Controversy," March 7, 2018
- ↑ Hartford Courant, "State Rep. Angel Arce Urged To Resign Following Questions About Text Exchanges," March 1, 2018
- ↑ The Hartford Courant, "Malloy Joins Call For Rep. Arce To Resign Over 'Repugnant' Text Exchanges With 16-Year-Old Girl," March 2, 2018
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| Preceded by Kelvin Roldan (D) |
Connecticut House of Representatives 4 2013–2018 |
Succeeded by Julio Concepcion (D) |
