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Rachel Chaleski
Rachel Chaleski (Republican Party) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing District 138. She assumed office on January 4, 2023. She left office on January 8, 2025.
Chaleski (Republican Party, Independent Party) ran for re-election to the Connecticut House of Representatives to represent District 138. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Rachel Chaleski was born in Warwick, Rhode Island. Chaleski graduated from Toll Gate High School in 1997. She earned a B.A. in biology from Concordia College-New York in 2002. Her career experience includes working as an assistant manager at PepsiCo and as a financial analyst at the Pepsi Bottling Group. She was elected to serve on the Danbury Board of Education in 2017, where she has been the board chair, vice chair, and secretary.[1][2]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Chaleski was assigned to the following committees:
Elections
2024
See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 138
Kenneth Gucker defeated incumbent Rachel Chaleski in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 138 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kenneth Gucker (D / Working Families Party) | 50.8 | 4,666 |
 | Rachel Chaleski (R / Independent Party) | 49.2 | 4,524 | |
| Total votes: 9,190 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kenneth Gucker advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 138.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rachel Chaleski advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 138.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Chaleski in this election.
2022
See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 138
Rachel Chaleski defeated incumbent Kenneth Gucker in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 138 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rachel Chaleski (R / Independent Party) | 50.2 | 3,348 |
| Kenneth Gucker (D) | 49.8 | 3,322 | |
| Total votes: 6,670 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kenneth Gucker advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 138.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Rachel Chaleski advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 138.
2017
- See also: Danbury Public Schools elections (2017)
Six of 11 seats on the Danbury Public Schools Board of Education in Connecticut were up for at-large election on November 7, 2017. One of the seats was up for special election. Incumbent Kathleen Molinaro (Democratic Party) defeated fellow incumbent Eileen Alberts (Republican Party) for the two-year seat. Two incumbents filed for the four-year seats. Incumbent Richard Jannelli (D) and newcomers Jeanne Grandieri (D), Farley Santos (D), Amy Spallino (R), and Rachel Chaleski (R) defeated incumbent Ralph Pietrafesa (R) and newcomers Emanuela Palmares (R) and Robert Pote (R) for the seats.[3][4]
All six Republican candidates also filed as Connecticut Independent Party (CIP) candidates.[5]
These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.
| Danbury Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican/CIP |  Amy Spallino |
14.70% | 6,880 | |
| Republican/CIP | Rachel Chaleski |
13.74% | 6,431 | |
| Democratic | Farley Santos |
12.58% | 5,887 | |
| Democratic | Jeanne Grandieri |
12.31% | 5,763 | |
| Democratic | Richard Jannelli Incumbent |
12.28% | 5,747 | |
| Republican/CIP | Emanuela Palmares | 11.75% | 5,499 | |
| Republican/CIP | Ralph Pietrafesa Incumbent | 11.38% | 5,327 | |
| Republican/CIP | Robert Pote | 11.27% | 5,278 | |
| Total Votes | 46,812 | |||
| Source: Danbury, Connecticut, "Election Results," accessed November 10, 2017 | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
In 2024, the Connecticut State Legislature was in session from February 7 to May 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the Connecticut State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 7.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ State Representative Rachel Chaleski, "About," accessed January 5, 2023
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Rachel Chaleski," accessed January 5, 2023
- ↑ Marielle Bricker "Email communication with Danbury Town Clerk," August 21, 2017
- ↑ Danbury, Connecticut, "Election Results," accessed November 10, 2017
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Danbury Sample Ballot," accessed October 20, 2017
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Kenneth Gucker (D) |
Connecticut House of Representatives District 138 2023-2025 |
Succeeded by Kenneth Gucker (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Danbury Public Schools school board, At-large 2017 |
Succeeded by - |
