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Cathy Hopperstad
Cathy Hopperstad (Republican Party, Independent Party) ran for election to the Connecticut House of Representatives to represent District 9. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Hopperstad completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Cathy Hopperstad was born in New Haven, Connecticut. She served in the United States Army from 1984 to 1993. Hopperstad earned a bachelor's degree from Southern Connecticut State University in 1981 and a master's degree from Wesleyan University in 2006. Hopperstad's career experience includes working as a public school teacher with multiple middle- and secondary-school certifications. She also worked in municipal recreation for 12 years, military intelligence for nine years, and as a school secretary for three years.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 9
Incumbent Jason Rojas defeated Cathy Hopperstad in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 9 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jason Rojas (D) | 66.5 | 7,343 |
 | Cathy Hopperstad (R / Independent Party)  | 33.5 | 3,694 | |
| Total votes: 11,037 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jason Rojas advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 9.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Cathy Hopperstad advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 9.
Endorsements
To view Hopperstad's endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Cathy Hopperstad completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hopperstad's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Since 2000, I have been employed as a public school teacher for the Middletown Public Schools as a sixth grade geography and language arts teacher, eighth grade U.S. History teacher, and the past eight years as a social studies teacher at Middletown Adult Education. Prior to teaching, I was a recreation supervisor for Manchester Parks and Recreation for eight years, Assistant Director of Recreation for the Town of North Haven for four years. As a municipal employee, I was responsible for the development, presentation, implementation, and accounting of both operating and capital budgets. I have worked in a mayoral, selectman and town manager/town council forms of government.
From 1984 to 1988 I served in the active U.S. Army as an Intelligence Communications Analyst with a Top Secret Sensitive Compartmental Information clearance and Russian language trailer. I served in West Germany for two years at the 3ID and when I returned home, I served in the Army Reserve for five years finishing as CI SGT for the G2 76 DIV processing security clearances.
I received numerous awards for my military and pubic service to include Manchester Employee of the Year (1992) and Army Commendation Medal.- Resolve our State's Fiscal Crisis
- Uphold the Constitution and the Rule of Law
- No New Taxes or Tolls
Reduce the scope and size of state government. Our state government needs to be reduced in the number of employees and the amount of regulations the legislature produces every year. Our General Assembly is supposed to be a part-time endeavor with citizens serving and it should return to that premise. Too many legislators are full-time politicians.
Best Nonfiction History Book - Martin and Malcolm and America: A Dream or a Nightmare? and 1776 by David McCullough.
First, I lost both my parents (grandmother and father) by age 16 and was living on my own since age 19. I worked two jobs and successfully graduated from college. At age 22, I became the Acting Director of Parks and Recreation and developed one of the most effective department budgets. In that position, I learned to be a good steward of taxpayers' money.
I joined the military as an enlisted person and I lived and worked with people of all races and backgrounds. The military is the most effective equal opportunity employer and while I served, the men I served with were nothing but gentlemen. I believe the current conditions in the military are a reflection of society's mores.
I became pregnant at age 28 and had to make a momentous decision between abortion, adoption and keeping my child. Abortion was and is against my beliefs, welfare was not an option because I do not believe it is the taxpayer's responsibility to pay for my behavior choices and, therefore opted for adoption, which I eventually did not go through. It has been a financial and emotional struggle but it is possible with the help of God and family. But for a limited time I was on WIC, Medicad, and Care4Kids (less than a year) and received great care at the Burgorf Clinic at Mt. Sinai Hospital until I was able to obtain full-time employment; however I saw much of the generational misuse of those programs.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 19, 2020
