Ruth Fortune
Ruth Fortune is an at-large member of the Hartford Public Schools Board of Education in Connecticut.
Fortune (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Connecticut's 1st Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on August 11, 2026.[source]
Fortune completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2026
See also: Connecticut's 1st Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on August 11, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 1
Incumbent John Larson, Luke Bronin, Ruth Fortune, Jillian Gilchrest, and Mark Stewart Greenstein are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 1 on August 11, 2026.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jack Perry (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 1
Amy Chai is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 1 on August 11, 2026.
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ruth Fortune completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Fortune's responses.
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- The chaos and cruelty coming out of Washington DC affect marginalized and vulnerable communities first and often the hardest. We need leadership grounded in lived experience, integrity and competence at a time when too many families can’t afford basic necessities like housing and healthcare. The wealth gap is wider than ever and our civil liberties are under attack by our own federal government. I’ve navigated and overcome systemic barriers firsthand, and as an attorney focused on how people build, protect, transfer or lose wealth, I understand both the obstacles and the solutions. That perspective uniquely equips me to fight for economic fairness, opportunity, and a stronger democracy in Congress right now.
- So many of our challenges, like unaffordable housing or food insecurity, are all actually one problem. Wages have not kept up with rising costs. The federal minimum wage must be a living wage that covers the minimum cost of living. I will fight to increase the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $25 an hour and tie wages to inflation, meaning when prices go up, people’s paychecks will go up. Every person who works full time will earn at least $50,000 annually and their pay will go up annually to keep up with inflation. It’s time to restore balance and fairness to our economy. Small businesses are the backbone of our local economies and must be supported through this adjustment through tax credits, federal grants and zero-interest loans.
- The US is the wealthiest country in the history of the world. We can afford to invest in our own wellbeing and education by providing universal healthcare, covering long-term care under Medicare for our seniors, funding K-12 public schools fully and offering early childhood learning and childcare to all families. It’s time we stop being a country where medical debt destroys lives, where seniors are forced into poverty just to receive the long-term care they need, and where children with the same God-given potential face vastly different futures simply because of the zip code they grow up in.
I also firmly believe in term limits and have committed to serving up to five (5) terms in the House if elected.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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