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Laura Fucci
Laura Fucci (Working Families Party) ran for election to the Connecticut House of Representatives to represent District 117. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Fucci completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Laura Fucci earned a high school diploma from Milford High School and a bachelor's degree from Clark University in 1983 and has served as a Deputy Registrar of Voters.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 117
Incumbent Charles Ferraro defeated Laura Fucci in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 117 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Charles Ferraro (R / Independent Party) | 78.9 | 6,848 |
 | Laura Fucci (Working Families Party)  | 21.1 | 1,833 | |
| Total votes: 8,681 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Charles Ferraro advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 117.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Laura Fucci completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Fucci'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 received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology with a Concentration in Women’s Studies from Clark University. I'm a lifelong Democrat running on the Working Families Party line. Currently, I am the Democratic Deputy Registrar of Voters in Milford.
- When I discovered the incumbent representative was running unopposed, I sought the endorsement from the Working Families Party. I'm running because I believe in choice, the choice to vote between or among candidates, the choice for a woman to control her own body and make decisions, have privacy and autonomy over her life. I believe that the role of government is to help and protect its citizens and I hope to make a difference as a State Representative.
- My opponent voted against legislation that authorizes Protection for Reproductive Health; he voted against raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2023; he voted against the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act; he voted against a bill that authorizes Climate Change Adaptation for Shoreline and Inland Communities. I supported and would have voted for all of those bills.
- There are so many crucial issues facing us. Some of most concern to me are keeping our communities safe from gun violence, protecting our environment and curbing climate change, increasing investment in our public education, working to ensure affordable healthcare for all.
The right to and the act of voting is fundamental to a healthy democracy. We can't take our democracy or rights that we've relied on for granted. We need better voter education and access to registering and voting so that all eligible voters in all communities can participate. I believe by having a diverse, multi-racial more equitable society, all of us will benefit. We have an obligation to understand the causes of those disparities; to reconcile with and repair them where we can and improve moving forward. I believe that healthcare is a human right. As a state legislator, I would work for and support passing legislation implementing a public option in Connecticut.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 18, 2022
