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Art Linares
Art Linares is a former Republican member of the Connecticut State Senate, representing District 33 from 2013 to 2019.
Linares (Republican) was a candidate for Connecticut Treasurer. Linares lost the primary on August 14, 2018.
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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| • Commerce, Vice chair |
| • Education |
| • Finance, Revenue and Bonding |
| • Higher Education and Employment Advancement, Co-chair |
| • Transportation |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Linares served on the following committees:
| Connecticut committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Education |
| • Judiciary |
| • Planning and Development, Ranking Member |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Linares served on the following committees:
| Connecticut committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Banks, Ranking Member |
| • Children, Ranking Member |
| • Commerce |
| • Education |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2018
- See also: Connecticut Treasurer election, 2018
General election
General election for Connecticut Treasurer
Shawn Wooden defeated Thad Gray and Jesse Brohinsky in the general election for Connecticut Treasurer on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shawn Wooden (D) | 55.1 | 748,091 |
 | Thad Gray (R) | 43.6 | 592,811 | |
| Jesse Brohinsky (L) | 1.1 | 15,514 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 2,196 | ||
| Total votes: 1,358,612 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Connecticut Treasurer
Shawn Wooden defeated Dita Bhargava in the Democratic primary for Connecticut Treasurer on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shawn Wooden | 56.8 | 116,167 |
 | Dita Bhargava | 43.2 | 88,298 | |
| Total votes: 204,465 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Connecticut Treasurer
Thad Gray defeated Art Linares in the Republican primary for Connecticut Treasurer on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Thad Gray | 56.0 | 74,042 |
 | Art Linares | 44.0 | 58,087 | |
| Total votes: 132,129 | |||
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2016
- See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Connecticut State Senate 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 Art Linares defeated Norm Needleman and Colin Bennett in the Connecticut State Senate District 33 general election.[1]
| Connecticut State Senate, District 33 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Art Linares Incumbent |
56.92% | 31,594 | |
| Democratic | Norm Needleman | 41.36% | 22,954 | |
| Green | Colin Bennett | 1.72% | 954 | |
| Total Votes | 55,502 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State | ||||
Norm Needleman ran unopposed in the Connecticut State Senate District 33 Democratic primary.
| Connecticut State Senate, District 33 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Norm Needleman (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Art Linares ran unopposed in the Connecticut State Senate District 33 Republican primary.
| Connecticut State Senate, District 33 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Art Linares Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
- See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Connecticut State Senate 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. Emily Bjornberg was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Art Linares was unopposed in the Republican primary. Linares defeated Bjornberg and Colin D. Bennett (G) in the general election.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Art Linares Incumbent |
52.2% | 21,173 | |
| Democratic | Emily Bjornberg | 39.9% | 16,161 | |
| Independent | Art Linares Incumbent | 3.7% | 1,499 | |
| Working Families | Emily Bjornberg | 2.9% | 1,165 | |
| Green | Colin D. Bennett | 1.3% | 527 | |
| Total Votes | 40,525 | |||
2012
- See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2012
Linares ran in the 2012 election for Connecticut State Senate District 33. Linares ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012. He defeated James Crawford (D) and Melissa Schlag (G) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Art Linares |
48.3% | 23,915 | |
| Democratic | James Crawford | 42.9% | 21,251 | |
| Independent | Melissa Schlag | 8.7% | 4,317 | |
| Total Votes | 49,483 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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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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See also
- Connecticut Treasurer election, 2018
- Connecticut State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Connecticut State Legislature
- Connecticut state legislative districts
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Art Linares on Twitter
- Art Linares on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ 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 18, 2012
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results for 2012," August 14, 2012
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Election Results 2012" accessed November 17, 2012
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Eileen Daily (D) |
Connecticut State Senate 33 2013–2019 |
Succeeded by Norm Needleman (D) |
