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Laura Devlin

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Laura Devlin
Image of Laura Devlin
Prior offices
Connecticut House of Representatives District 134
Successor: Sarah Keitt

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Contact

Laura Devlin (Republican Party) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing District 134. She assumed office on January 7, 2015. She left office on January 4, 2023.

Devlin (Republican Party) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Laura Devlin was born in Chicago, Illinois, and, as of September 2019, lived in Fairfield, Connecticut. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana. She was elected to Fairfield’s Board of Assessment Appeals in 2011. She was also elected to represent District 3 on Fairfield’s RTM, where she served as a member of the Finance Committee.[1]

Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Devlin was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Devlin was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

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

Connecticut committee assignments, 2017
Finance, Revenue and Bonding
Government Administration and Elections, Ranking member
Transportation

2015 legislative session

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

Elections

2022

See also: Connecticut gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut

Incumbent Susan Bysiewicz defeated Laura Devlin, Stewart Beckett, and Cassandra Martineau in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Susan Bysiewicz
Susan Bysiewicz (D / Working Families Party / Griebel Frank for CT Party)
 
56.0
 
710,186
Image of Laura Devlin
Laura Devlin (R)
 
43.0
 
546,209
Image of Stewart Beckett
Stewart Beckett (Independent Party) Candidate Connection
 
1.0
 
12,400
Image of Cassandra Martineau
Cassandra Martineau (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
98

Total votes: 1,268,893
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Susan Bysiewicz advanced from the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Laura Devlin advanced from the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut.

2020

See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 134

Incumbent Laura Devlin defeated Carla Volpe in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 134 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Laura Devlin
Laura Devlin (R)
 
52.0
 
7,344
Image of Carla Volpe
Carla Volpe (D / Working Families Party / Independent Party)
 
48.0
 
6,769

Total votes: 14,113
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Carla Volpe advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 134.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Laura Devlin advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 134.

2018

See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2018

In addition to running as a Republican Party candidate, Devlin cross-filed to also run with the Independent Party in 2018.[2]

General election

General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 134

Incumbent Laura Devlin defeated Ashley Gaudiano in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 134 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Laura Devlin
Laura Devlin (R)
 
52.2
 
5,729
Image of Ashley Gaudiano
Ashley Gaudiano (D)
 
47.8
 
5,251

Total votes: 10,980
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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 Laura Devlin defeated Frederick Garrity in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 134 general election.[3]

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 134 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Laura Devlin Incumbent 60.34% 7,377
     Democratic Frederick Garrity 39.66% 4,849
Total Votes 12,226
Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State


Frederick Garrity ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 134 Democratic primary.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 134 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Frederick Garrity  (unopposed)

Incumbent Laura Devlin ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 134 Republican primary.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 134 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Laura Devlin 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. Tara Cook-Littman was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Laura Devlin was unopposed in the Republican primary. Cook-Littman was defeated by Devlin in the general election.[4][5]

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 134 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLaura Devlin 51% 4,353
     Democratic Tara Cook-Littman 46.7% 3,989
     Independent Laura Devlin 2.2% 191
Total Votes 8,533

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Laura Devlin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Devlin's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[6]

Affordability

  • Excerpt: "Connecticut has the highest debt and unfunded liabilities per person, one of the highest tax rates in the country, and we are rated one of the worst states in which to retire."

Jobs

  • Excerpt: "In order to grow jobs, we need a environment friendly to small and large businesses. Eliminating the business entity tax and corporate income tax surcharge are two things that would help."

Transportation

  • Excerpt: "We pay the third highest gas taxes in the country to fund the state's dedicated Transportation Fund. Unfortunately, that money has not been invested in our state's transportation system, but has been diverted for other uses. We must stop raiding these monies and invest in our transportation infrastructure. "

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.


Campaign finance summary


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Laura Devlin campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Lieutenant Governor of ConnecticutLost general$353,074 $228,923
2020Connecticut House of Representatives District 134Won general$36,150 N/A**
2018Connecticut House of Representatives District 134Won general$36,315 N/A**
2016Connecticut House of Representatives, District 134Won $33,525 N/A**
2014Connecticut House of Representatives, District 134Won $33,795 N/A**
Grand total$492,859 $228,923
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal 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.

Scorecards

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2022

In 2022, the Connecticut State Legislature was in session from February 9 to May 4.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor policy.
  • Connecticut Business & Industry Association: Senate and House
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
  • Family Institute of Connecticut Action: Senate and House
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.


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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Connecticut House of Representatives District 134
2015-2023
Succeeded by
Sarah Keitt (D)