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Weruche George
Weruche George (Petitioning) ran for election to the Connecticut House of Representatives to represent District 91. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
George completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
George is a registered Democrat.[1]
Biography
Weruché George was born in Lagos. She obtained master's degrees from Quinnipiac University and Columbia University.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 91
Incumbent Michael D'Agostino defeated Weruche George in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 91 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael D'Agostino (D) | 88.9 | 9,680 |
 | Weruche George (Petitioning)  | 11.1 | 1,208 | |
| Total votes: 10,888 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Thomas Figlar (R)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michael D'Agostino advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 91.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Thomas Figlar advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 91.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Weruche George completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by George's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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She's the second of five children and the grand-daughter of a WWII Veteran who fought in Burma - present-day Myanmar - as an African recruit for a U.S. ally - the British Army. Weruché has her education in Communications and Studies in the Law from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, a Masters in Journalism from Quinnipiac University, and a Masters in Human Rights Studies from Columbia University in the City of New York. She currently serves as a Commissioner on the Hamden Human Rights and Relations Commission and was recently appointed to the Board of Directors for the Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services - IRIS in New Haven.
Weruché is the face of change in Connecticut politics. She's a qualified leader with a passion for social justice and equity with experience working with and for immigrants, women and girls, and under-served communities. She is looking to be the voice for the voiceless in Hamden.- I'll work to ensure a better education system that reflects accurately the history of ALL Hamden residents
- Racial discrimination must be eradicated from our community, and I will work towards accomplishing this.
- We need to create better economic opportunities and better help for our immigrants, veterans and seniors.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
