Kristi Talmadge
Kristi Talmadge (independent) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Connecticut. She did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 8, 2022.
Talmadge completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Kristi Talmadge was born in Ansonia, Connecticut. Talmadge earned a bachelor's degree from Teikyo Post University in 2003. Her career experience includes working as a project manager.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Connecticut
Incumbent Richard Blumenthal defeated Leora Levy, John Anderson, and Shabadjot Bharara in the general election for U.S. Senate Connecticut on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Richard Blumenthal (D / Working Families Party) | 57.5 | 723,864 |
 | Leora Levy (R) | 42.5 | 535,943 | |
 | John Anderson (Independent) (Write-in)  | 0.0 | 68 | |
| Shabadjot Bharara (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 1,259,887 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Hyduchak (Independent)
- Kristi Talmadge (Independent)
- John Flynn (Independent Party)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Richard Blumenthal advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Connecticut.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Connecticut
Leora Levy defeated Themis Klarides and Peter Lumaj in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Connecticut on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Leora Levy | 50.6 | 46,943 |
 | Themis Klarides | 40.0 | 37,072 | |
 | Peter Lumaj | 9.4 | 8,703 | |
| Total votes: 92,718 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert Hyde (R)
- Nicholas Connors (R)
- John Flynn (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kristi Talmadge completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Talmadge's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I have a BS in Integrated Business and Accounting. For 20 years I consulted at insurance and banking corporations as an IT Project Manager and Business Systems Analyst. I love technology and will bring that expertise to Congress.
I'm center left on social issues like Social Security, Affordable Housing, Abortion Access, and Mental Health. I'm center right on tax and business issues. The middle and working classes need a break.
I bring real-life experience to foster compromise between Democrats and Republicans. I research the issues to determine the best outcomes.
I'm very relatable. I try every day to be a better person and believe as a country we are more United and stronger when we find common ground.
As a survivor of Childhood Trauma, Sexual Assault, and Domestic Violence I'm adamant about programs that help people heal and safety measures that reduce violence.
After struggling with PTSD and finding help using medical cannabis, I support removing marijuana from the DEA Schedule 1, releasing prisoners with marijuana offenses, and expunging records.- It's time for real unity and ending corruption in Government. Although 42% of voters identify politically as Independents we're always presented with the most partisan of candidates from the Democratic Party and Republican Party. We are seen only as swing voters instead of individuals with our own ideas on how to help Americans thrive. The choices offered by the two major parties and eventual election winners perpetuate partisan divisiveness in the U.S. Senate and it negatively affects our ability to compromise on realistic and helpful solutions.. It's time to elect Politically Independent leaders who can work with both parties to come up with common sense solutions most Americans can support and end the dysfunction in Congress.
- The U.S. Is struggling with an energy crisis leading to huge inflation spikes led by soaring gas and heating oil prices. The Millstone Nuclear Power Plant provides about 38% of Connecticut's Energy needs. It's time to pursue Federal funding for Solar Farm projects. We should encourage Domestic oil drilling & refining for U.S. Consumers. If energy companies holding drilling leases won't drill for our interim needs while we transition, we should take their drilling leases away and give them to companies that will. Only 1% of cars on the road are Electric Vehicles. We need to write laws that encourage investment in chip manufacturing. The current global supply shortage prevents affordable EVs being from being produced.
- The U.S. has a mental health crisis, an affordable housing crisis and a broken healthcare system that leaves people without resources or “connections” in the shadows to struggle alone without safe housing and treatments. It's gotten “too expensive” for the majority but especially working people living paycheck to paycheck. We cannot leave vulnerable people to fend for themselves in the richest country in the world. It's time to reinvision our approach to how we deal with problems. It's time to pursue money for more affordable housing programs and make laws to incentivise more housing development while putting forth and funding solutions to help people obtain the mental health and physical healthcare treatments they need.
As a medical cannabis user who has been charged for having medical cannabis on me, I am passionate about legalizing Cannabis, descheduling it, releasing prisoners, and expunging records.
As a candidate who has worked on the backend of banking and insurance systems, I have a lot of ideas on how to save consumers money including ending big banks' fleecing of America by capping Credit Card interest rates and ATM usage fees.
U.S. energy policies must be revised to ensure we have enough domestic oil and gas supply while encouraging the transition to renewable energies such as solar and wind and cleaner energies like nuclear. Soaring energy prices are hurting everybody except the very wealthy. We must wean ourselves off of oil and gas, especially considering the oil trade has international consequences based on wars and global supply. We should transition to clean energy but we must do it responsibly so it doesn't cause price spikes and inflation.
Congress has the power to propose a Constitutional Term Limits amendment to the people and the States. The vote on term limits is simply a vote to allow the people, through their representatives, to decide on term limits.
Around 40% of registered voters in the United States are Unaffiliated Independents. We need politicians in office that will listen to all concerns people have and work on common sense solutions that work for most people, It might seem like a good idea when you are in power to end the filibuster, but it becomes dangerous really quick when the party you do not like is in power.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 10, 2022
