Fred Wilms

Fred Wilms

Republican Party

Candidate, Connecticut Treasurer

Prior offices

Connecticut House of Representatives District 142

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Next election

November 3, 2026

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Fred Wilms (Republican Party) is running for election for Connecticut Treasurer. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Wilms (Republican Party) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing District 142. He assumed office on January 7, 2015. He left office on January 9, 2019.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Connecticut committee assignments, 2017
• Appropriations
• Planning and Development
• Transportation

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Wilms served on the following committees:

Connecticut committee assignments, 2015
• Appropriations
• Public Health

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: Connecticut Treasurer election, 2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Connecticut Treasurer

Fred Wilms is running in the general election for Connecticut Treasurer on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Fred Wilms (R)

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2020

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General election

General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 142

Incumbent Lucy Dathan defeated Fred Wilms in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 142 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lucy Dathan (D / Working Families Party)	55.5	7,916
		Fred Wilms (R / Independent Party)	44.5	6,352

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,268
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lucy Dathan advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 142.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Fred Wilms advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 142.

2018

See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 142

Lucy Dathan defeated incumbent Fred Wilms in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 142 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lucy Dathan (D)	54.5	5,993
		Fred Wilms (R)	45.5	4,996

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,989
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2016

See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.

Incumbent Fred Wilms defeated Anna Duleep in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 142 general election.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 142 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Fred Wilms Incumbent	81.16%	7,477
	Working Families	Anna Duleep	18.84%	1,736
Total Votes				9,213
Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State

Incumbent Fred Wilms ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 142 Republican primary.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 142 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Fred Wilms Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 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. Incumbent Andy Garfunkel was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Fred Wilms defeated Emily Wilson in the Republican primary. Wilms defeated Garfunkel in the general election.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 142 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Fred Wilms	52.4%	4,074
	Democratic	Andrew S. Garfunkel Incumbent	42.9%	3,337
	Independent	Fred Wilms	2.6%	202
	Working Families	Andrew S. Garfunkel Incumbent	2.1%	162
Total Votes				7,775

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 142 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Fred Wilms	68.9%	564
Emily Wilson	31.1%	254
Total Votes		818

Campaign themes

2026

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2020

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2014

Wilms' campaign website highlighted the following issues:

Employment

• Excerpt: "Grow private sector jobs by promoting small businesses."

Taxes

• Excerpt: "Keep taxes in check & stop wasteful spending."

Education

• Excerpt: "Bring more ECS funding back for Norwalk's schools."

Campaign finance summary

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Fred Wilms campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2020	Connecticut House of Representatives District 142	Lost general	$40,605	N/A**
2018	Connecticut House of Representatives District 142	Lost general	$35,115	N/A**
2016	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 142	Won	$25,507	N/A**
2014	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 142	Won	$41,255	N/A**
Grand total			$142,482	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2018

In 2018, the Connecticut General Assembly was in session from February 7 to May 9.

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2017

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In 2017, the Connecticut General Assembly was in session from January 4 through June 7. The legislature held a veto session on July 24. The legislature held its first special session on July 31. The legislature held its second special session from September 14 to September 16. The legislature held another special session on October 3. State lawmakers held their fourth special session from October 25 to October 26. The legislature met again in special session from November 14 to November 15. Connecticut League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2016

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In 2016, the Connecticut General Assembly was in session from February 3 through May 4. The Legislature held a special session from May 12-13 to pass the state budget. Connecticut AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor policy. Connecticut League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2015

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Preceded by Lawrence Cafero (R)	Connecticut State House District 142 2015–2019	Succeeded by Lucy Dathan (D)

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