Penny Bacchiochi
Penny Bacchiochi is a former Republican member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing District 52 from 2003 to 2015. She served as the minority caucus chair.
Bacchiochi ran for lieutenant governor of Connecticuit in the 2014 elections.[1] She lost to Heather Somers in the Republican primary on August 12, 2014.[2]
Biography
Bacchiochi's professional experience includes owning Louis Real Estate Services.
She is a member of the Connecticut Association of Realtors, Friends of the Somers Public Library, Greater Hartford Association of Realtors, Johnson Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees, National Association of Realtors, National Council for Affordable and Rural Housing, National Rifle Association, Northern Connecticut Land Trust, Rural Rental Housing Association of Southern New England, and the State Parent Teacher Association.[3]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Bacchiochi served on the following committees:
| Connecticut committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Energy and Technology |
| • General Law |
| • Internship |
| • Public Safety and Security |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Bacchiochi served on these committees:
| Connecticut committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Energy and Technology |
| • General Law |
| • Internship |
| • Public Safety and Security |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Bacchiochi served on these committees:
| Connecticut committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Energy and Technology |
| • General Law, Ranking Member |
| • Insurance and Real Estate |
| • Public Safety and Security |
Elections
2014
Bacchiochi ran for election as Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in 2014.[1] She sought the Republican nomination in the August 12 primary election and was narrowly defeated by Heather Somers.[2] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Republican primary - August 12, 2014
| Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Heather Somers |
34.5% | 26,980 | ||
| Penny Bacchiochi | 33.6% | 26,311 | ||
| David Walker | 31.9% | 25,014 | ||
| Total Votes | 78,305 | |||
| Election results via Connecticut Secretary of State. | ||||
Race background
Incumbent Nancy Wyman (D) was first elected in 2010 and sought re-election in 2014 alongside current Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy. Wyman and Malloy were uncontested in their respective primaries on August 12 and will run together for the second cycle in a row in the general election. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
The outcome of the August 12 Republican primary for Connecticut Lieutenant Governor remained unknown until Wednesday afternoon after election day, when state Rep. Penny Bacchiochi conceded the tight race to Groton Town Council Member and former-Mayor Heather Somers.[2][4][5] With 100 percent of precincts reporting, unofficial results provided by the Connecticut Secretary of State showed Somers edging out Bacchiochi by a razor-sharp margin of about 780 votes. Although not a factor in the suspenseful head-to-head finale, third place finisher David Walker took a respectable 32 percent of the vote, roughly 1,000 votes behind Bacchiochi.[6]
Under Connecticut election law, an automatic recount is triggered if the margin separating the highest vote-getters falls within one-half a percentage point of the total number of ballots cast; for Somers and Bacchiochi, that meant a difference of 1,000 votes. Bacchiochi rejected the ordering of a recount, however, believing it would only waste time.[2] Delegates of the Connecticut Republican Party voted to back Bacchiochi for lieutenant governor at their convention in May, so Somers' victory was a modest upset.[7][8]
Somers will go on to share the ticket with GOP gubernatorial nominee Tom Foley in the general election battle against Democratic incumbents Gov. Dan Malloy and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and unaffiliated ticket of Joe Visconti and Chester Harris.[9]
2012
Bacchiochi ran in the 2012 election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 52. Bacchiochi ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012. She defeated Chris Grohs (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[10][11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Penny Bacchiochi Incumbent |
67.8% | 6,872 | |
| Democratic | Chris Grohs | 31.3% | 3,171 | |
| Independent | Daniel Traceski | 0.9% | 93 | |
| Total Votes | 10,136 | |||
2010
Bacchiochi ran for re-election to the 52nd District seat in 2010. She defeated Democrat John McNerney and Christian Center candidate Daniel Traceski in the November 2 general election.
| Connecticut House of Representatives, District 52 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Penny Bacchiochi (R)
|
7,050 | |||
| Daniel Traceski (CCP) | 387 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Bacchiochi won re-election to the Connecticut House of Representatives from Connecticut's 52 District, defeating Arlene Avery (D and WF) and John Traceski (Christian Center Party). Bacchioci received 7,260 votes in the election while Avery received 3,707 votes, and Traceski received 144 votes.[13] Bacchiochi raised $30,225 for her campaign; Avery raised $30,637.[14]
| Connecticut House of Representatives, District 52 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Penny Bacchiochi (R)
|
7,260 | |||
| Arlene Avery (D and WF) | 3,707 | |||
| John Traceski (CCP) | 144 | |||
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2014
In 2014, the Connecticut General Assembly was in session from February 5 to May 7.
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2013
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2012
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Yankee Institute's Voter Guide
- See also: Yankee Institute's Voter Guide (2012)
The Yankee Institute, a pro-market think tank, releases its Voter Guide after each two-year legislative term. Each member of the Connecticut General Assembly receives a score from 0 to 10 based on how he or she voted in ten key votes. The Institute selects key votes which "reveal the differences between those legislators that would harness the power of individual liberty and the market to improve lives, and those that prefer a centrally-planned approach." A legislator with a 10 voted in agreement with the Yankee Institute on all 10 votes, while a legislator with a 0 voted against the Yankee Institute's views or was absent for all 10 votes.[15]
2012
Bacchiochi received a score of 7 on the Yankee Institute's Voter Guide for 2011-12, tied for the 24th highest score among the 152 scored members of the Connecticut House of Representatives. This score was 3 lower than her score of 10 for the 2009-10 term.[15]
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See also
- Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
- Connecticut Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014
- Connecticut House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Connecticut State Legislature
- Connecticut state legislative districts
External links
Campaign links
Office links
- Penny Bacchiochi's blog
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission, "Candidate Committee Registration Statement," April 1, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 wfsb.com, "Bacchiochi concedes GOP race for lt. governor to Somers," August 13, 2014 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "tightrace" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed January 7, 2015
- ↑ The Associated Press, "Connecticut - Summary Vote Results," August 13, 2014
- ↑ NBC Connecticut, "Race results: Connecticut Primary Election," August 13, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 13, 2014
- ↑ ctpost.com, "Lieutenant governor GOP primary too close to call," August 12, 2014
- ↑ The Hartford Courant, "Lieutenant Governor Primary Still Too Close To Call," August 13, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Candidate List, 2014 General Election," accessed October 13, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 19, 2012
- ↑ CBS Connecticut, "2012 Primary Results," August 14, 2012
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Election Results 2012," accessed November 21, 2012
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "CT House official election results for 2008," November 5, 2008
- ↑ District 52 Connecticut House candidate funds, 2008
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Yankee Institute for Public Policy, "Yankee Institute Voter Guide for 2011-12," October 19, 2012
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| Preceded by - |
Connecticut State House District 52 2003–2015 |
Succeeded by Kurt Vail (R) |
