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Lucy Dathan
2019 - Present
2027
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Lucy Dathan (Democratic Party) is a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing District 142. She assumed office in 2019. Her current term ends on January 6, 2027.
Dathan (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for re-election to the Connecticut House of Representatives to represent District 142. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Lucy Dathan was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and, as of September 2019, lives in New Canaan, Connecticut. She earned a bachelor's degree in accounting and business from Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California. Dathan’s career experience includes working as an auditor and certified public accountant.[1]
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2023-2024
Dathan was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Human Services Committee, Vice Chair
- Legislative Regulation Review Committee, Co-Chair
2021-2022
Dathan was assigned to the following committees:
- Human Services Committee, Member
- Insurance and Real Estate Committee, Member
- Appropriations Committee, Vice Chair
2019-2020
Dathan was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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 142
Incumbent Lucy Dathan won election in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 142 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lucy Dathan (D / Working Families Party) | 100.0 | 9,026 |
| Total votes: 9,026 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tricia Massucco (R)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lucy Dathan advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 142.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Tricia Massucco advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 142.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Dathan in this election.
2022
See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 142
Incumbent Lucy Dathan defeated Donald Mastronardi in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 142 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lucy Dathan (D / Working Families Party) | 59.8 | 5,369 |
 | Donald Mastronardi (R / Independent Party) | 40.2 | 3,615 | |
| Total votes: 8,984 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lucy Dathan advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 142.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Donald Mastronardi advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 142.
2020
See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 142
Incumbent Lucy Dathan defeated Fred Wilms in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 142 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lucy Dathan (D / Working Families Party) | 55.5 | 7,916 |
 | Fred Wilms (R / Independent Party) | 44.5 | 6,352 | |
| Total votes: 14,268 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lucy Dathan advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 142.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Fred Wilms advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 142.
Endorsements
To view Dathan's endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.
2018
In addition to running as a Democratic Party candidate, Dathan cross-filed to also run with the Working Families Party in 2018.[2]
General election
General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 142
Lucy Dathan defeated incumbent Fred Wilms in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 142 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lucy Dathan (D) | 54.5 | 5,993 |
| Fred Wilms (R) | 45.5 | 4,996 | |
| Total votes: 10,989 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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Lucy Dathan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dathan's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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The next state legislature session is going to be a vital one. As our state faces new challenges coming both from federal decisions on women's reproductive health as well as the financial troubles with the implementation of our new infrastructure projects.
Connecticut is indeed at a crossroads, but I am excited to move forward together to rebuild our great state. We need strategic thinkers in Hartford who can produce a comprehensive, creative, and stable vision for our future. I have spent my business career as a CFO helping technology companies think strategically to ensure all stakeholders work efficiently and collaboratively, and these are skills I have applied in Hartford since 2019. I plan to continue to do so if given the opportunity and privilege to represent the 142nd District again through 2024.- My primary focus is the fiscal stability of our state. We need to ensure that our state budgeting policies around the spending, volatility and revenue caps continue to provide stability and predictability for our residents as well as for market conditions. We need to continue paying down long term pension liabilities to help free up future General funds to support investments in education, early childhood programs, social safety net services, transportation infrastructure, sustainable environmental projects to address rising energy costs. In the past 4 years, over $5B of liabilities have been paid down, saving $440M annually for 25 years in debt servicing costs. Continuing this strategy will ensure a fiscally strong future for generations.
- Every year, some Republican members of our General Assembly in Connecticut are proposing laws that restrict access to reproductive health care, require ultrasounds or require parental consent. These proposals are all aiming to restrict reproductive freedoms. In situations of rape or incest this may mean that people may not be able to get access and have to look at dangerous alternatives. We need to fight against these legislative proposals, and protect our state from the real harm that these bills would impose.
- We had a great session in 2022 for environmental priorities and I see that there is additional room to build upon this. Two issues I am most energized about are clean air/renewable energy and waste management. We need to assess our energy sources, and continue to convert to cleaner supplies and rely less on fossil fuels. This will require investment, but there are several opportunities for federal funding here. We also must develop new waste management systems in light of the MIRA plant’s closure, and evaluate investments that address compostable waste, especially food, as this is a significant portion that heads to the incinerator. We are responsible to our community and our planet’s future to prioritize conservation and clean energy.
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2020
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Lucy Dathan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dathan's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- The single most pressing issue currently facing our state is keeping residents safe during the coronavirus pandemic, in terms of the implications as a public health crisis as well as the economic concerns.
- Lowering the costs of and increasing access to quality healthcare.
- Ensuring Connecticut is a state people and companies want to move to by making our economy more business friendly, revitalizing our transportation system, and educating our students for the jobs those companies will bring.
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Connecticut State Legislature was in session from February 7 to May 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the Connecticut State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 7.
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2022
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In 2022, the Connecticut State Legislature was in session from February 9 to May 4.
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2021
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In 2021, the Connecticut State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 9.
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2020
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In 2020, the Connecticut State Legislature was in session from February 5 to May 6. The legislature held a special session from July 21 to July 27.
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2019
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In 2019, the Connecticut General Assembly was in session from January 9 through June 5.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Connecticut House of Representatives District 142 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Connecticut House of Representatives District 142 2019-Present |
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