Peter Bang
Peter Bang (Republican Party) ran for election to the Connecticut House of Representatives to represent District 143. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Bang completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Peter Bang earned a high school diploma from Lakefield College School, a bachelor's degree from Amherst College in 1990, and a graduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business in 1994. His career experience includes working in financial services.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 143
Incumbent Dominique Johnson defeated Peter Bang in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 143 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dominique Johnson (D / Working Families Party / Independent Party) | 61.5 | 7,884 |
 | Peter Bang (R)  | 38.5 | 4,945 | |
| Total votes: 12,829 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Dominique Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 143.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Peter Bang advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 143.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bang in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Peter Bang completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bang's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- It’s ok to split your ballot across party lines!! Tired, lazy thinking is a natural outcome of 30+ years of one-party rule. Look for a candidate that’s willing to be bold and protect Norwalk and Westport, rather than curry favor to advance their own political careers.
Nothing would make me happier than to have a vote of confidence from voters from all parties!!! I will represent all of District 143. I’ve lived here nearly all my life and know what a wonderful privilege it is to live and work here.
My top priorities are 1) fiscal responsibility, 2) local control of zoning and 3) addressing the 30% surcharge to your electric bill that Democrats have made into a grab bag of goodies and giveaways. It’s highly regressive and bad policy. - Norwalk and Westport are not the piggy bank for Hartford. We are tired of our elected representatives patting themselves on the backs for delivering a tiny bit of “bacon” after making our electric bills skyrocket, our vehicle and property taxes balloon and risking the fundamental integrity of our neighborhoods in service of their own political power aspirations. Let’s send people to Hartford that will restore fiscal discipline - remember, it was only a few short years ago that the city of Hartford was just weeks away from bankruptcy. We STILL find ourselves with $100 billion in unfunded pension and other liabilities. Why do our politicians lie about the risks to our teachers’, police, fire and other public servants?? We need to do better.
- Affordable housing is a statewide problem. It does NOT deserve a statewide solution mandated from distant bureaucrats. District 143 has made noble efforts to fix the issue. Norwalk is at 13%, above the 10% target. Westport has worked hard within the challenges of its infrastructure, topography and wetlands constraints. We need fighters in Hartford who are willing to stand up to bureaucrats who are willing to destroy our neighborhoods in service of a goal. Our Representatives must fight to preserve local control - we know our towns way better than anyone else - and Democrats have consistently failed at this simple task, compounding the problem with regulations that frustrate mom & pop landlords, who are critical to the solution.
Please send to Hartford people willing to be bold, fiscally prudent and unwilling to be swayed by politically fashionable programs.
In hard times, families gather together and make hard choices about spending. We need people who are willing to tell Hartford to stop spending, and stop hiding tax programs inside our utility bills.
I don’t have a specific list of works that represent my philosophy, but I did have a few good beach reads this summer: The Splendid and the Vile (about Churchill) and The Accidental President (about Truman). Both are page-turners, even for those who prefer a good action/adventure novel.
I try to soak everything in, and think carefully and deliberately about what’s best for our great state of Connecticut and District 143.
I’ve had a successful career in business. Being your Representative is an honor, and a chance for me to give back to the community. Unfortunately for many candidates, their quest is about gaining power and prestige, and furthering their self-interests of a career in politics. I’m simply looking to give back to a community that has given me and my family so much over the years!!!
And most importantly, like the Hippocratic Oath, first, do no harm. Don’t propose legislation you haven’t thought through. Do think about unintended consequences. Then think again - think harder!!! Are their other consequences, second and third order effects, that haven’t been considered???
Hard work defined my childhood and early adult life. I loved every single job!!!
My baseline goal is to serve one or maybe two terms. I don’t have any aspirations to be a lifelong politician, but I do want to give back to the community that has given me and my family so much over the years. Two terms should be well enough time for me to make an impact, and I would hope I could accomplish a lot even with a single term.
Common ground does not mean to sacrifice one’s principles, and I strongly believe that a principles-based approach is far better than expediency, but as Reagan said, the person who agrees with me 80% of the time is a friend and an ally, not not a 20% traitor.
I’ve always lived by the “front page” rule - if my actions were on the front page of the newspaper, would I be embarrassed? I guess it’s the Eagle Scout in me, but I’ve lived my life based on the belief that Trust is the only thing we have - hard earned and easily lost - and I refuse to do anything that will cause anyone to lose their trust in me. “Beyond reproach”, “incorruptible”. Those are adjectives I wish every politician, businessman and citizen would live their lives by - I know I do. .
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on November 4, 2024
