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Jason Doucette
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Democratic Party

Connecticut House of Representatives District 13
Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

6

Compensation

Base salary

$40,000/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Washington University, St. Louis, 1999

Law

University of Connecticut School of Law, 2003

Personal
Birthplace
Manchester, Conn.
Religion
Catholic
Profession
Attorney
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Jason Doucette (Democratic Party) is a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing District 13. He assumed office in 2019. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.

Doucette (Democratic Party, Independent Party) ran for re-election to the Connecticut House of Representatives to represent District 13. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Jason Doucette lives in Manchester, Connecticut as of September 2019. He earned a bachelor's degree from Washington University in St. Louis, and received his J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law. Doucette is an attorney with the firm of Gagliardi, Doucette & Geraghty. [1]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Doucette was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Doucette was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Doucette was assigned to the following committees:


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

2024

See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 13

Incumbent Jason Doucette defeated Donna Meier in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 13 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Jason Doucette (D / Independent Party)
 
66.4
 
7,846
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Donna Meier (R)
 
33.6
 
3,969

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 11,815
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jason Doucette advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 13.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Donna Meier advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 13.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Doucette in this election.

2022

See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 13

Incumbent Jason Doucette defeated Donna Meier in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 13 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
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Jason Doucette (D / Working Families Party / Independent Party)
 
64.7
 
5,827
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Donna Meier (R)
 
35.3
 
3,185

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Total votes: 9,012
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jason Doucette advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 13.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Donna Meier advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 13.

2020

See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 13

Incumbent Jason Doucette defeated Brian Marois in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 13 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
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Jason Doucette (D / Working Families Party) Candidate Connection
 
63.1
 
8,155
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Brian Marois (R / Independent Party)
 
36.9
 
4,769

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Total votes: 12,924
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jason Doucette advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 13.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Grace Cedrone advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 13.

2018

See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2018

In addition to running as a Democratic Party candidate, Doucette cross-filed to also run with the Working Families Party in 2018.[2]

General election

General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 13

Jason Doucette defeated Jennifer Fiereck in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 13 on November 6, 2018.

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Jason Doucette (D)
 
58.3
 
6,031
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Jennifer Fiereck (R)
 
41.7
 
4,308

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10,339
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Endorsements

Doucette was endorsed by former President Barack Obama (D) in the general election.[3]

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Jason Doucette did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Candidate Connection

Jason Doucette completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Doucette's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Jason Doucette was born and raised Manchester. He grew up in the Martin School district and currently resides on Stephanies Way with his wife Heather and his 14 year old son Edward ("Teddy"), a Freshman at MHS and 12 year old son Charlie, a 7th grader at Illing. He is an attorney with the firm of Gagliardi Doucette. Jason is currently seeking his second term as State Representative for the 13th House District (Manchester, Glastonbury). In a short time, he has already distinguished himself as an effective legislator with a long list of legislative accomplishments and as a strong advocate for Manchester and Glastonbury in Hartford. In 2019, he stepped up to serve as the acting Chair of the Banking Committee, something a first-year representative had never done, and helped write and pass bills crumbling foundations and student loan debt. He also serves as a member of the Finance Revenue & Bonding Committee and the Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee. He is a proud Democrat and has a long record of civic involvement in Manchester, having served on the Board of Directors (Town Council), Workforce Development Commission, Planning and Zoning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, School Modernization and Revitalization Committee (SMARTR 1), and Redevelopment Agency, among many others. While in law school at UConn, he served as a law clerk at the Connecticut General Assembly for the House Majority Leader. He has also been a coach for Manchester Little League.
  • I put people above politics. I have been dedicated to my constituents throughout Covid-19 and will continue to be.
  • Our economic recovery from Covid-19 is by far the most important issue this year and I am particularly focused on helping our economy and our small businesses re-emerge. We need to streamline regulations, keep some of the Executive Orders that have allowed businesses to operate more efficiently throughout Covid, and provide financial support (in the form of tax credits, jobs programs, or loan programs) as much as possible. We also need to reduce the tax burden on middle class and working class people in Connecticut.
  • This is also the year we need to take a stand against the toxic politics coming from Washington, return to good government by providing affordable health care for all, saving the environment and fighting against climate change, and promoting social and economic justice for everyone.
Improving our economy for everyone. We need to ensure we have an income tax that is fair to all of our citizens and doesn't try to balance the budget on the backs of the middle class. We need to look at new ways to attract jobs to our state and retain talent through innovation in workforce development. We must update our infrastructure, revitalize our towns and cities, and focus on building a system of both secondary and higher education for the 21st Century workforce. We must finally take a good hard look at our property tax system and create incentives for regional solutions that make sense for our cities and towns and reduce the tax burden for middle class and working class families. And yes, we must reign in any wasteful spending and have fiscally responsible budgets.
In terms of public service, there are many people I admire, but two who come to mind that we lost in 2020 are John Lewis and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, both of whom had a tremendous impact on our world and stood for justice and equality.
I am hardworking and have a solid understanding of my communities and the issues we face.
To be a true representative of your constituents and be responsive to their needs and reflective of their values.
What's Going On, Marvin Gaye
Solving our state's fiscal crisis and improving our economy. To help solve the problem of our growing and underfunded pension liabilities for public employees and teachers, we need innovative thinking. The State should make an in-kind contribution of assets (including real estate and the CT Lottery) to its pension systems to improve their funded ratios and dedicate these assets to funding teachers' pensions in particular.
Absolutely. There are 187 legislators at the State Capitol in Hartford, and each one plays a role. For example, within legislative committees the leadership, both in the majority (Chairs) and minority (Ranking Members) are extremely important to the process. Once legislation emerges from the Committee, the leadership in each chamber is equally important on determining whether a piece of legislation advances. In order to be a successful and effective legislator, you need to have those relationships on both sides of the aisle and be able to communicate at all levels.
I served as Acting House Chair of the Banking Committee in 2019, something to my knowledge a first-year legislator had never done. I believe my background and as a real estate/finance attorney prepared me well for this role and if re-elected, I would look forward to perhaps continuing. I also enjoy serving on the Finance Committee, since, as indicated above, I believe fiscal, economic, and budgetary issues are most important. Finally, I am also proud of some of the workforce development initiatives I have proposed as a member of the Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee. I would be open to joining additional committees in the 2021 session.

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Campaign finance summary

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Jason Doucette campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Connecticut House of Representatives District 13Won general$4,605 $811
2022Connecticut House of Representatives District 13Won general$39,130 $37,815
2020Connecticut House of Representatives District 13Won general$34,410 N/A**
2018Connecticut House of Representatives District 13Won general$28,533 N/A**
Grand total$106,678 $38,626
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ House Dems CT, "Jason Doucette Bio," accessed September 25, 2019
    2. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "2018 List of Candidates," accessed October 29, 2018
    3. ↑ Twitter, "Tweet from Barack Obama on October 1, 2018," accessed October 2, 2018

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