Christina Ayala
Christina "Tita" M. Ayala is a former Democratic member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing District 128 from 2013 to 2015.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Ayala served on the following committees:
| Connecticut committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Children |
| • Housing |
Elections
2019
See also: Connecticut state legislative special elections, 2019
General election
Special general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 130
Antonio Felipe defeated Kate Rivera, Christina Ayala, Hector A. Diaz, and Joshua Parrow in the special general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 130 on May 7, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Antonio Felipe (D) | 47.2 | 466 | |
| Kate Rivera (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 34.8 | 343 | ||
 | Christina Ayala (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 7.3 | 72 | |
| Hector A. Diaz (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 6.8 | 67 | ||
 | Joshua Parrow (R) | 4.0 | 39 | |
| Total votes: 987 | |||
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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. Christopher Rosario defeated incumbent Christina Ayala, Teresa Davidson and Dennis Bradley in the Democratic primary, while Ethan Book was unopposed in the Republican primary. Rosario defeated Book and Angel Reyes (Peace and Progress) in the general election.[1][2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Christopher Rosario |
78.3% | 1,504 | |
| Republican | Ethan Book | 12.6% | 242 | |
| Peace and Progress | Angel Reyes | 9.1% | 174 | |
| Total Votes | 1,920 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Christopher Rosario Incumbent |
51.2% | 467 |
| Dennis Bradley | 22.3% | 204 |
| Christina Ayala Incumbent | 14.9% | 136 |
| Teresa Davidson | 11.6% | 106 |
| Total Votes | 913 | |
2012
Ayala ran in the 2012 election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 128. Ayala defeated Angel Reyes in the Democratic primary on August 14, 2012. She defeated Manuel Bataguas (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Christina M. Ayala |
89.4% | 3,332 | |
| Republican | Manuel Bataguas | 10.6% | 393 | |
| Total Votes | 3,725 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Christina M. Ayala |
63% | 514 |
| Angel Reyes | 37% | 302 |
| Total Votes | 816 | |
Campaign finance summary
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2014
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
Voting fraud
Ayala surrendered to state police on September 26, 2014, facing multiple counts of voting fraud. She was charged with eight misdemeanor counts of fraudulent voting, ten felony counts of primary or enrollment violations and one felony count of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. She was accused of voting in a number of elections between 2009 and 2012 in a district where she did not reside. Ayala also allegedly gave fabricated evidence to State Elections Enforcement Commission investigators. The criminal investigation did not affect her term of office, which ended in January 2015.[7] On March 25, 2015, Ayala rejected a plea deal from Assistant State's Attorney Christopher Alexy.[8] Shortly before trial in September 2015, Ayala accepted a different plea deal, where, in exchange for pleading guilty, Ayala would not seek office for two years.[9]
Hit and run charges
Ayala faced hit and run charges after an accident on August 15, 2012, in which police alleged that she fled the scene of an accident.[10] Ayala appeared on the ballot in the general election as the Democratic nominee as the charges against her were not felonies.[11] Ayala entered a plea of not guilty to the charges on October 16, 2012.[10] She was ultimately fined $350.[12] Ayala defeated her general election opponent one month later, earning 89 percent of the vote.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ The CT Mirror, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed August 12, 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
- ↑ CTPost.com, "State Rep. Christina Ayala arrested," September 27, 2014
- ↑ CTPost.com, "Former Rep. Ayala turns down plea deal," accessed April 23, 2015
- ↑ CTPost.com, "Ayala gets suspended sentence for election fraud," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 CT Post, "Ayala pleads not guilty in hit and run crash," accessed October 25, 2012
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedhit - ↑ Dailymail, "Connecticut Democratic state representative Christina Ayala arrested on 19 voting fraud charges in local and state elections," September 30, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Connecticut House of Representatives District 128 2013–2015 |
Succeeded by Christopher Rosario (D) |
