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Lucy Dathan
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Connecticut House of Representatives District 142
Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

6

Compensation

Base salary

$40,000/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Santa Clara University, 1993

Contact

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:

2021-2022

Dathan was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Dathan was assigned to the following committees:


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
Image of Lucy Dathan
Lucy Dathan (D / Working Families Party)
 
100.0
 
9,026

Total votes: 9,026
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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
Image of Lucy Dathan
Lucy Dathan (D / Working Families Party) Candidate Connection
 
59.8
 
5,369
Image of Donald Mastronardi
Donald Mastronardi (R / Independent Party) Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Lucy Dathan
Lucy Dathan (D / Working Families Party) Candidate Connection
 
55.5
 
7,916
Image of Fred Wilms
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

See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 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
Image of Lucy Dathan
Lucy Dathan (D)
 
54.5
 
5,993
Image of Fred Wilms
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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Candidate Connection

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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My husband Matt, our three children, and I call Silvermine home. It has been an amazing experience representing Norwalk and New Canaan since 2019. I serve as Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee and as a member of the Human Services and Insurance & Real Estate Committees. We need strategic thinkers in Hartford who can produce a comprehensive, creative, and stable vision for our future.

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.
When I talk to voters at their doors, the devastating cost of insurance and prescription drugs is a heartbreaking story I hear over and over again. As a member of the Insurance and Real Estate Committee, I have been able to make a commitment on behalf of all Norwalk and New Canaan residents to increase access to health care, mental health parity, ending surprise billing, and removing barriers to affordable and comprehensive care a reality. In 2022, we expanded coverage for breast and cervical cancer screenings, allocated $12M for tobacco prevention and cessation, and created a nation leading mental health infrastructure to keep our kids safe. There is more work to do and your continued support this November means that I can continue advocating for your health care needs, like lowering prescription drug cost and ensuring coverage on more everyday treatments.

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2020

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Candidate Connection

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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My husband Matt, our three children, and I call Silvermine home. I have spent my business career as a CFO, helping to devise strategies for technology companies to ensure they are working collaboratively and efficiently with all stakeholders. Connecticut needs a comprehensive and stable vision for its fiscal future and I have deftly applied the expertise acquired in 25+ years in the finance and accounting sectors to this end. I see my strong constituent service record as State Representative being based upon my values and priorities as a mother of school-age children and engaged member of my local community, combined with the skills and experiences acquired over 25 years working in business finance and accounting. I started out as an auditor in Public Accounting and progressed to executing deals as an investment banker before becoming the CFO for start-up technology companies. This gives me deep understanding of what goes into long-term business plans and strategies and how best to achieve them. Much of my life has been spent working in different countries and cultures where I have learned how to collaborate effectively with people from diverse backgrounds. Connecticut needs to stabilize its fiscal future to ensure ongoing funding for our schools, healthcare, transportation, and more, and my experience enables me to contribute strongly in the state's budgeting process.
  • 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.
I am truly interested in all areas of public policy, particularly the issues my constituents care most about as it is my responsibility to reflect their values in Hartford and this means researching the policies that matter most to them. Personally, I am most passionate about education, transportation, gun control, healthcare, the environment, and of course our economy and budget.

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Campaign finance summary


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Lucy Dathan campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Connecticut House of Representatives District 142Won general$17,205 $1,710
2022Connecticut House of Representatives District 142Won general$40,487 $39,741
2020Connecticut House of Representatives District 142Won general$36,990 N/A**
2018Connecticut House of Representatives District 142Won general$40,715 N/A**
Grand total$135,397 $41,452
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Political offices
Preceded by
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Connecticut House of Representatives District 142
2019-Present
Succeeded by
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