John Shaban
John Shaban (Republican Party) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing District 135. He assumed office in 2011. He left office in 2017.
Shaban (Republican Party, Independent Party) ran for election to the Connecticut House of Representatives to represent District 135. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Shaban did not seek re-election to the Connecticut House of Representatives in 2016. Instead, Shaban sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Connecticut in 2016. He was defeated in the general election.[1]
Shaban was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Connecticut.[2] He withdrew prior to the nominating convention.[3]
Biography
Shaban attended the University of Colorado at Boulder. He earned his A.B.A. Environmental Law Certificate from the School of Law at Pace University in 1993.
Shaban was a semi-pro football player from 1985 to 1989 and from 1994 to 2006. He has also worked as a football coach for the Aspetuck Wildcats. Shaban has worked as a fact finder/arbitrator for the Connecticut Judicial Branch and as an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). In 2003, he became a partner of the Litigation Department of Whitman, Breed, Abbott, and Morgan. Shaban and his wife have three children.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Shaban served on the following committees:
| Connecticut committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Environment, Ranking Member |
| • Finance, Revenue and Bonding |
| • Judiciary |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Shaban served on the following committees:
| Connecticut committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Environment, Ranking Member |
| • Finance, Revenue and Bonding |
| • Judiciary |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Shaban served on these committees:
| Connecticut committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Environment |
| • Finance, Revenue and Bonding |
| • Judiciary |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2020
See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 135
Incumbent Anne Hughes defeated John Shaban in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 135 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Anne Hughes (D) | 56.9 | 8,662 |
 | John Shaban (R / Independent Party) | 43.1 | 6,567 | |
| Total votes: 15,229 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Anne Hughes advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 135.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. John Shaban advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 135.
2018
General election
General election for Attorney General of Connecticut
William Tong defeated Susan Hatfield and Peter Goselin in the general election for Attorney General of Connecticut on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | William Tong (D) | 52.5 | 715,340 |
 | Susan Hatfield (R) | 46.5 | 633,360 | |
 | Peter Goselin (G) | 1.1 | 14,358 | |
| Total votes: 1,363,058 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Connecticut
William Tong defeated Chris Mattei and Paul Doyle in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Connecticut on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Tong | 57.4 | 119,574 |
 | Chris Mattei | 25.8 | 53,822 | |
 | Paul Doyle | 16.7 | 34,822 | |
| Total votes: 208,218 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Clare Kindall (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Connecticut
Susan Hatfield defeated John Shaban in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Connecticut on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Susan Hatfield | 79.3 | 106,076 |
| John Shaban | 20.7 | 27,639 | |
| Total votes: 133,715 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Jim Himes (D) defeated John Shaban (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Both candidates won their nomination at a party convention and did not face a primary election in August. Himes won re-election in the November 8 election.[4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Jim Himes Incumbent |
59.9% | 187,811 | |
| Republican | John Shaban | 40.1% | 125,724 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 5 | |
| Total Votes | 313,540 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of State | ||||
2014
State house
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 John J. Shaban was unopposed in the Republican primary and defeated Bonnie E. Troy (G) in the general election.[7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John J. Shaban Incumbent |
81.3% | 5,578 | |
| Green | Bonnie E. Troy | 18.7% | 1,287 | |
| Total Votes | 6,865 | |||
Congress
Shaban ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Connecticut's 4th District. He withdrew prior to the GOP nominating convention on May 16, 2014.[9]
2012
Shaban ran in the 2012 election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 135. Shaban ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012. He defeated Leon Karvelis (D) and Gabriel Rossi (G) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[10][11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John T. Shaban Incumbent |
52.4% | 6,588 | |
| Democratic | Leon J. Karvelis | 45% | 5,661 | |
| Green | Gabriel B. Rossi | 2.6% | 326 | |
| Total Votes | 12,575 | |||
2010
Shaban was uncontested in the August 10 primary. He defeated Democrat Carl D. Bernstein and Green Party candidate David A. Bedell in the November 2 general election.
| Connecticut House of Representatives, District 135 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| John J. Shaban (R)
|
5,715 | |||
| Carl D. Bernstein (D) | 4,240 | |||
| David A. Bedell (G) | 184 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2016
The following issues were listed on Shaban's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —John Shaban's campaign website (2016), http://www.shabanforcongress.com/issues | ||
2014
Shaban's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[14]
| “ | My main goal next session is to restore fiscal sanity to our government, and to stop the tax, borrow and spend polices that have unemployment, poverty and taxes rising, and our bond rating and revenues falling. Our government must stop cannibalizing the private sector to sustain its existence, and instead must promote a stable tax and regulatory structure for businesses and families to thrive. Wasteful government spending is not the answer – a broad-based, prosperous economy is.[13] | ” |
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Redding Pilot, "Redding State Rep. John Shaban will run for U.S. Congress seat," August 19, 2015
- ↑ News Times, "Shaban to seek GOP 4th CD nomination," accessed September 16, 2013
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ The CT Mirror, "Clay Cope wins landslide in 5th, Daria Novak a squeaker in 2nd," May 9, 2016
- ↑ The CT Mirror, "CT GOP backs Carter for Senate, denies Wolf primary margin," May 9, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Connecticut House 04 Results," November 8, 2016
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official primary and general election results," accessed November 26, 2014
- ↑ CT GOP Convention 2014, "Candidate," accessed August 12, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 19, 2012
- ↑ CBS Connecticut, "2012 Primary Results," August 14, 2012
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Election Results 2012," accessed November 21, 2012
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ johnshabanforstaterep.com, "Issues," accessed October 20, 2014
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