Dan Lynch
Dan Lynch was a 2017 unaffiliated special election candidate for District 32 of the Connecticut State Senate.
Biography
Lynch's professional experience includes work in technology marketing in the field of online genealogy. He has worked for Ancestry.com as vice president of business development, and also founded the private consulting business Mattatuck Consulting, LLC. He authored and co-published a book about online genealogy and has traveled to Australia, Europe, and throughout North America to present at technology and genealogy conferences.
Lynch has been a member of the Waterbury Hall of Fame Committee, an Economic Development Commissioner for the Town of Trumbull, a member of the Board of Governors and vice president for the Connecticut Society of Genealogists, and a board member of the Trumbull Tech Foundation. He has also attended state House and Senate sessions, advocating for genealogy research, court reform, and government accountability.[1]
Issues
Lynch's campaign website highlighted the following themes:[2]
| “ | 1) As an unaffiliated voter, I am not beholden to any party leadership, pressuring or directing how I should vote on an issue brought before the Senate for a vote;
2) As a candidate who has not accepted a single cent in financial contributions, I will not feel the slightest bit of influence to donors . . . because there simply won't be any. Yes, that certainly makes my job of campaigning to win this Senate seat that much harder, but I think you deserve that peace of mind; 3) The voice I bring to Hartford as your State Senator will be yours. Yours, as well as your families, friends and neighbors living throughout the district![3] |
” |
Elections
2017
A special election for the position of Connecticut State Senate District 32 was called for February 28, 2017. The filing deadline for political parties to nominate their candidates to run in this election was January 23, 2017.[4]
The seat was vacant following Robert Kane's (R) resignation to join the office of the Auditors of Public Accounts, a legislative agency that is responsible for auditing all state agencies in Connecticut.[5]
State Rep. Eric C. Berthel (R) defeated Greg Cava (D) in the special election.[6][7]
| Connecticut State Senate, District 32, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Greg Cava | 44.2% | 8,348 | |
| Republican |  Eric C. Berthel |
53.8% | 10,160 | |
| Unaffiliated | Dan Lynch | 1.9% | 365 | |
| Total Votes | 18,873 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of State | ||||
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See also
- Connecticut State Senate
- Connecticut State Senate District 32
- State legislative special elections, 2017
- Connecticut General Assembly
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Dan Lynch 32, "Personal bio," accessed February 1, 2017
- ↑ Dan Lynch 32, "Why Dan?" accessed February 1, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ WTNH.com, "Special elections planned Feb. 28 for 3 legislative seats," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ CT News Junkie, "Coleman, Kane Resign Senate Seats," January 4, 2017
- ↑ News Times, "GOP’s Berthel narrowly holds on in District 32 special state Senate election," February 28, 2017
- ↑ The Waterbury Observer, "Lynch Launches An Outside Bid For Senate," accessed January 23, 2017
