Connecticut House of Representatives District 38 candidate surveys, 2022
This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 38 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
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Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 38
Incumbent Kathleen McCarty defeated Nick Gauthier in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 38 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kathleen McCarty (R) | 51.0 | 5,628 |
 | Nick Gauthier (D / Working Families Party / Independent Party)  | 49.0 | 5,398 | |
| Total votes: 11,026 | |||
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Nick Gauthier (Democratic, Working Families, Independent)
Emerging from the most tumultuous period experienced in most of our lives – a period in which the inequality gap between the wealthiest few and the rest of us grew tremendously, a period in which we have collectively experienced hardship and loss heretofore unimaginable and from which we are still struggling to recover – presents us a literal once-in-a-century opportunity to reimagine and rebuild a healthier state and nation with the empathy and understanding we have gained through our collective struggle.
I have long served as an activist, labor organizer, grassroots political organizer, and community organizer, serving on the campaign of U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and volunteering on the presidential campaign of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Nick Gauthier (Democratic, Working Families, Independent)
On the RTM, I protected our public school budgets against excessive cuts to ensure safe and effective learning environments for our students and manageable classrooms for teachers and staff.
SUPPORTING FAMILIES AND SENIORS I will work to strengthen CT’s Paid Family and Medical Leave program and the child tax credit. I will bring state resources back to our district to support local mental health resources, childcare, and senior support services.
FIGHTING FOR WORKERS I will champion PRO Act protections to Protect the Rights of workers to organize for safe working conditions, higher pay, and fair benefits.
ADVOCATING FOR TAX RELIEF I will fight to end taxpayer-funded corporate subsidies. I will champion tax relief for working families and ensure that Connecticut state dollars are invested into Waterford and Montville.
PROTECTING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE I will fight to protect women's health care and reproductive rights against the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States overturning the Roe and Casey precedents and from the ongoing extremist right-wing assaults spreading across our country!
I fully support:
H.B. 5414: An Act Concerning Protections For Persons Receiving And Providing Reproductive Health Care Services In The State, which provides protections for persons receiving and providing reproductive health care services in our state.
Nick Gauthier (Democratic, Working Families, Independent)
Nick Gauthier (Democratic, Working Families, Independent)
Emerging from the most tumultuous period experienced in most of our lives – a period in which the inequality gap between the wealthiest few and the rest of us grew tremendously, a period in which we have collectively experienced hardship and loss heretofore unimaginable and from which we are still struggling to recover – presents us a literal once-in-a-century opportunity to reimagine and rebuild a healthier state and nation with the empathy and understanding we have gained through our collective struggle.
For instance, we understand that affordable child care is as necessary as health care. And further, we understand that the heroes who expend themselves to do this foundational work – who we rely on to keep our children safe and keep our quality of life high – must be treated fairly by being paid much higher wages commensurate with the importance and difficulty of their work. The nurses and health care workers who take care of us when we are most in need and provide constant care for those who are most vulnerable must themselves be kept safe with proper staffing and safety regulations.
We need our elected representatives to engage in constituent services and write and pass competent legislation which serves all people in our district and in our state. The difference between being able to put food on our table, afford necessary medications, and provide care for our families and education for our children often relies on the decisions and actions (or, inactions) of our elected representatives.
As your state Representative, I, Nick Gauthier, will provide robust constituent services, demand justice for all in our state’s laws, seek equity in our state’s budgets, deliver state resources for our needed public services, and support well-paid employment opportunities for people in Waterford, Montville, and Connecticut.
Nick Gauthier (Democratic, Working Families, Independent)
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