Connecticut State Senate District 8 candidate surveys, 2022

Elections in Connecticut, 2022

---

On the ballot: U.S. Senate • U.S. House • Governor • State executive offices • State Senate • State House • Special state legislative • State ballot measures • Local ballot measures

This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Connecticut State Senate District 8 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

• Click here to see candidates and election results.
• Click here to see Candidate Connection survey responses.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Connecticut State Senate District 8

Lisa Seminara defeated Paul Honig in the general election for Connecticut State Senate District 8 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Seminara (R / Independent Party)	50.1	22,954
		Paul Honig (D)	49.9	22,830

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 45,784
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey and share what motivates them on political and personal levels. The section below shows responses from candidates in this race who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

Survey responses from candidates in this race

Click on a candidate's name to visit their Ballotpedia page.

Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.

Expand all | Collapse all

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Paul Honig (D)

Make Connecticut more affordable by reducing taxes and the cost of healthcare and prescription drugs

Protect a woman’s right to choose

Defend Connecticut’s common sense gun safety legislation

Lisa Seminara (Republican, Independent)

Build an affordable Connecticut for everyone through lower taxes, fewer regulations and a robust business climate.

Defend local control of education and zoning.

Expand resources to address the continuing mental health crisis.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Paul Honig (D)

I’m passionate about making Connecticut more business friendly, healthcare more affordable, environmental policy more sustainable and voting more accessible.

Lisa Seminara (Republican, Independent)

I will fight for good government in supporting business, public education, seniors, those living with disabilities, veterans, the environment and protecting individual rights of citizens

See also

More about these elections:

• Connecticut State Senate elections, 2022

Select a district below to read responses from candidates in those races:

District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 12District 13District 14District 15District 16District 17District 18District 19District 20District 21District 22District 23District 24District 25District 26District 27District 28District 29District 30District 31District 32District 33District 34District 35District 36Submit