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Melissa Ziobron

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Melissa Ziobron
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Prior offices
Connecticut House of Representatives District 34

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 6, 2018

Education

High school

Nathan Hale-Ray High School

Bachelor's

Central Connecticut State University

Contact

Melissa Ziobron is a former Republican member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing District 34 from 2013 to 2019.

Ziobron (Republican) was a candidate who sought election to the Connecticut State Senate to represent District 33. Ziobron lost the general election on November 6, 2018. In addition to running as a Republican Party candidate, Ziobron cross-filed to also run with the Independent Party in 2018.

Biography

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Ziobron graduated from Nathan Hale-Ray High School in 1989. She went on to graduate with a degree in Zoology from Central Connecticut State University.

Ziobron was the first Economic Development Coordinator for the town of East Haddam.[1]

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

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

Connecticut committee assignments, 2017
Appropriations, Ranking member
Environment
General Law

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Ziobron served on 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

2018

See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Connecticut State Senate District 33

Norm Needleman defeated Melissa Ziobron in the general election for Connecticut State Senate District 33 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Norm Needleman
Norm Needleman (D) Candidate Connection
 
50.1
 
25,280
Image of Melissa Ziobron
Melissa Ziobron (R)
 
49.9
 
25,195

Total votes: 50,475
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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 Melissa Ziobron ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 34 general election.[2]

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 34 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Melissa Ziobron Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State

Incumbent Melissa Ziobron ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 34 Republican primary.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 34 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Melissa Ziobron 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. Mimi Perrotti was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Melissa Ziobron was unopposed in the Republican primary. Ziobron defeated Perrotti in the general election.[3][4]

Connecticut House of Representatives District 34, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Ziobron Incumbent 63.4% 5,849
     Democratic Mimi Perrotti 30% 2,772
     Independent Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Ziobron Incumbent 6.5% 604
Total Votes 9,225

2012

See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2012

Ziobron ran in the 2012 election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 34. Ziobron ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012. She defeated Christopher Goff (D) and William "Bill" Devine (Write-in) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[5][6][7]

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 34, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa H. Ziobron 54.9% 6,241
     Democratic Christopher Goff 45.1% 5,122
Total Votes 11,363

Campaign themes

2014

Ziobron's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[8]

Continue the fight for “Common Sense” state budgets

  • Excerpt: "I will continue to propose and fight for additional measures to cut wasteful state spending."

Eliminate red tape & and the tax burdens on small businesses

  • Excerpt: "I want to eliminate the Business Entity Tax, review and replace additional outdated regulations, and produce an environment that enables businesses to thrive and grow jobs."

Help improve the Salmon River State Forest & and Airline Trail

  • Excerpt: "I plan to work with CT Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection to revitalize the 'Firemen’s Grounds' at Salmon River State Forest. I will fight for a public hearing on all plans of improvement."

Support for our Lakes and Streams battling invasive species

  • Excerpt: "I look forward to working with both our private organizations and municipalities to make sure they are aware of and apply for these critical funds."

Reduce excessive testing and expose the true cost of Common Core and its burden on students and teachers

  • Excerpt: "Much more still needs to be done to assist teachers and students with Smarter Balanced Assessment and teacher evaluations. I will also work to expose the actual costs of this Federally imposed unfunded mandate."

Campaign finance summary


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Melissa Ziobron campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018Connecticut State Senate District 33Lost general$113,620 N/A**
2016Connecticut House of Representatives, District 34Won $7,945 N/A**
2014Connecticut State House, District 34Won $34,120 N/A**
2012Connecticut State House, District 34Won $32,055 N/A**
Grand total$187,740 N/A**
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.

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2018

In 2018, the Connecticut General Assembly was in session from February 7 to May 9.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor policy.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


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Political offices
Preceded by
Gail Hamm (D)
Connecticut House of Representatives 34
2013–2019
Succeeded by
Irene Haines (R)


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