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Michael McLachlan (Connecticut)

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Michael McLachlan
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Connecticut State Senate District 24
Successor: Julie Kushner
Elections and appointments
Last election

November 6, 2018

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Michael McLachlan is a former Republican member of the Connecticut State Senate, representing District 24 from 2009 to 2019.

McLachlan is former Chair of the Danbury Republican Town Committee. He was a member of the Connecticut Republican State Central Committee from 2005 to 2009. He has also been Director of Economic Development for the City of Danbury since 2009.

Biography

McLachlan attended Western Connecticut State College. His professional experience includes working as Vice President for First Union National Bank and Chief of Staff for Mayor Mark Boughton for the City of Danbury from 2001 to 2009.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

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

Connecticut committee assignments, 2017
• Executive and Legislative Nominations
• Finance, Revenue and Bonding
• Government Administration and Elections, Co-chair
• Judiciary, Vice chair
• Labor and Public Employees, Vice chair
• Legislative Management

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, McLachlan served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, McLachlan served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, McLachlan served on these committees:

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Michael McLachlan (Connecticut) endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[1]

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 24

Julie Kushner defeated incumbent Michael McLachlan in the general election for Connecticut State Senate District 24 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Julie Kushner
Julie Kushner (D) Candidate Connection
 
54.0
 
17,186
Image of Michael McLachlan
Michael McLachlan (R)
 
46.0
 
14,658

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 31,844
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2016

See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Connecticut State Senate 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 Michael McLachlan defeated Kenneth Gucker in the Connecticut State Senate District 24 general election.[2]

Connecticut State Senate, District 24 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Michael McLachlan Incumbent 52.24% 20,501
     Democratic Kenneth Gucker 47.76% 18,745
Total Votes 39,246
Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State


Kenneth Gucker ran unopposed in the Connecticut State Senate District 24 Democratic primary.

Connecticut State Senate, District 24 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kenneth Gucker  (unopposed)

Incumbent Michael McLachlan ran unopposed in the Connecticut State Senate District 24 Republican primary.

Connecticut State Senate, District 24 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Michael McLachlan Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Connecticut State Senate 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. Incumbent Michael A. McLachlan was unopposed in the Republican primary and defeated Theodore Feng (Working Families) in the general election.[3][4]

Connecticut State Senate, District 24 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMichael McLachlan Incumbent 74.7% 13,392
     Working Families Theodore Feng 13.9% 2,488
     Independent Michael McLachlan Incumbent 11.4% 2,046
Total Votes 17,926

2012

See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2012

McLachlan ran in the 2012 election for Connecticut State Senate District 24. McLachlan ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012. He defeated Jason W. Bartlett (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[5][6][7]

Connecticut State Senate, District 24, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMichael A. McLachlan Incumbent 51.7% 18,537
     Democratic Jason W. Bartlett 48.3% 17,305
Total Votes 35,842

2010

See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2010

McLachlan ran for re-election to the 24th District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Alice M. Hutchinson (D) in the November 2 general election.

Connecticut State Senate, District 24 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Michael McLachlan (R) 15,649
Alice M. Hutchinson (D) 10,956

2008

See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, McLachlan won election to the 24th District Seat in the Connecticut State Senate, defeating opponents Duane Perkins (D) and Manuel Bataguas.[8]

Connecticut State Senate, District 24 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Michael McLachlan (R) 17,949
Duane Perkins (D) 16,001
Manuel Bataguas (Petitioning candidate) 516

Campaign finance summary

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Michael McLachlan campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018Connecticut State Senate District 24Lost general$113,065 N/A**
2016Connecticut State Senate, District 24Won $111,490 N/A**
2014Connecticut State Senate, District 24Won $72,839 N/A**
2012Connecticut State Senate, District 24Won $106,820 N/A**
2010Connecticut State Senate, District 24Won $91,680 N/A**
2008Connecticut State Senate, District 24Won $100,000 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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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


2012

2016 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Michael McLachlan
Republican National Convention, 2016
Status:Delegate
State:Connecticut
Bound to:Donald Trump
Delegates to the RNC 2016
Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state

McLachlan was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Connecticut. All 28 delegates from Connecticut were bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention. As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.

Delegate rules

See also: RNC delegate guidelines from Connecticut, 2016 and Republican delegates from Connecticut, 2016

Delegates from Connecticut to the Republican National Convention were selected by the presidential candidates and approved by the state executive committee of the Connecticut Republican Party in May 2016. Delegates from Connecticut were bound to vote at the convention for the candidate to whom they were allocated based on the results of the state primary election. Delegates were allowed to vote for a different candidate after the first round of voting or if their candidate released them.

Connecticut primary results

See also: Presidential election in Connecticut, 2016
Connecticut Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 57.9% 123,484 28
John Kasich 28.4% 60,503 0
Ted Cruz 11.7% 24,978 0
Ben Carson 0.8% 1,731 0
Other 1.3% 2,676 0
Totals 213,372 28
Source: The New York Times and Connecticut Secretary of State

Delegate allocation

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
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Connecticut had 28 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 15 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's five congressional districts). Connecticut's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the vote in a district received all of that district's delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide primary vote, he or she received all of the state's district delegates.[9][10]

Of the remaining 13 delegates, 10 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the statewide primary vote in order to be eligible to receive any of the state's at-large delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[9][10]

Personal

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McLachlan has a wife, Alesia.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Connecticut Campaign Team," September 29, 2011
  2. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of the State, "Election Night Reporting, 2016 General Election," accessed December 14, 2016
  3. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed July 15, 2014
  4. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official primary and general election results," accessed November 26, 2014
  5. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Candidate List," accessed June 18, 2012
  6. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results for 2012," August 14, 2012
  7. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Election Results 2012" accessed November 17, 2012
  8. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "2008 General Election Results," November 4, 2008
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
Political offices
Preceded by
' 		Connecticut State Senate - District 24
2009–2019 		Succeeded by
Julie Kushner (D)


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