CHRIS MURPHY FOR US SENATE (Supported by CDTC)
Chris Murphy is a Democrat representing Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. The 5th district stretches from just west of Hartford to the New York border, and includes the towns of Waterbury, Danbury, New Britain, and Meriden, as well as the vast majority of Litchfield County.
Chris was first elected to Congress in 2006 by defeating 24-year-incumbent Nancy Johnson. Chris earned 56% of the vote by running a positive, grassroots campaign that took him to each of the district’s 41 towns. Since his election to Congress, Chris has maintained a constant presence throughout the district when he’s not representing Connecticut in Washington. Chris’s earnest and heartfelt attentiveness to his constituents is renowned, and an article in "The Roll Call" a Capitol Hill newspaper said that "Chris is considered ‘omnipresent’ back home.”
Chris was first elected to Congress in 2006 by defeating 24-year-incumbent Nancy Johnson. Chris earned 56% of the vote by running a positive, grassroots campaign that took him to each of the district’s 41 towns. Since his election to Congress, Chris has maintained a constant presence throughout the district when he’s not representing Connecticut in Washington. Chris’s earnest and heartfelt attentiveness to his constituents is renowned, and an article in "The Roll Call" a Capitol Hill newspaper said that "Chris is considered ‘omnipresent’ back home.”
Susan Bysiewicz for Senate
Born and raised on a farm in Middletown, Connecticut, Susan learned from her parents the values that guide her today: hard work, honesty, idealism and service to others. Her mother, Shirley Raissi Bysiewicz, taught at the University of Connecticut Law School for 33 years and fought for equal employment opportunities for women. Her father, Stanley, served in World War II, ran the family farm and operated a small business.
By example, they taught Susan and her siblings to fight for what they believed in. Susan was inspired to go into public service in high school after meeting Governor Ella Grasso. Later, as a senior at Yale College, she wrote her thesis about Governor Grasso and later authored “Ella: A Biography of Governor Ella Grasso.”
After graduating from Duke Law School, where she met her husband David, she returned to Connecticut to start her family.
She first ran for state representative in 1992 because she wanted to serve the state she loved and to give her children the same opportunities she had growing up in Middletown. As a state representative, she won passage of laws banning gifts from lobbyists to legislators, making daycare safer and ending “drive through” mastectomies.
In 1998, she was elected to serve as Connecticut’s Secretary of the State. Susan has won four statewide elections, including a tough primary election win in 1998, and received nearly 70% of the vote in her 2006 race.
In her twelve years as Secretary of the State, Susan helped thousands of small businesses start and grow. She helped modernize the state’s elections system, returned money from her office budget to the state’s general fund for deficit reduction, and honored thousands of World War II veterans for their contributions to democracy.
Throughout her tenure, Susan sought to make government more efficient and get the most from every taxpayer dollar by investing in technology. For example, she led the nation in implementing the CONCORD system which gives the public online access to information about the more than 340,000 registered businesses in Connecticut. She also completed the Connecticut Voter Registration System to streamline the state’s electoral rolls, protect voter rights and prevent voter fraud. In 2004, Susan created the “Safe at Home” address confidentiality program which protects victims of domestic violence and sexual assault by keeping their addresses confidential.
As Secretary of the State, she made it a priority to visit each of Connecticut’s 169 cities and towns, meeting with families, veterans, school children and small business owners listening to the challenges they are facing. Susan worked tirelessly to address their concerns, utilizing the Secretary of the State’s office to grow business, strengthen democracy and help the people of Connecticut.
As our next U.S. Senator, Susan’s top priority will remain to create and keep good-paying jobs in Connecticut by rebuilding infrastructure, investing in new industry and cutting taxes for the middle class and small businesses. She is a proud Connecticut Democrat and is running a statewide grassroots campaign to win this U.S. Senate seat for Connecticut.
By example, they taught Susan and her siblings to fight for what they believed in. Susan was inspired to go into public service in high school after meeting Governor Ella Grasso. Later, as a senior at Yale College, she wrote her thesis about Governor Grasso and later authored “Ella: A Biography of Governor Ella Grasso.”
After graduating from Duke Law School, where she met her husband David, she returned to Connecticut to start her family.
She first ran for state representative in 1992 because she wanted to serve the state she loved and to give her children the same opportunities she had growing up in Middletown. As a state representative, she won passage of laws banning gifts from lobbyists to legislators, making daycare safer and ending “drive through” mastectomies.
In 1998, she was elected to serve as Connecticut’s Secretary of the State. Susan has won four statewide elections, including a tough primary election win in 1998, and received nearly 70% of the vote in her 2006 race.
In her twelve years as Secretary of the State, Susan helped thousands of small businesses start and grow. She helped modernize the state’s elections system, returned money from her office budget to the state’s general fund for deficit reduction, and honored thousands of World War II veterans for their contributions to democracy.
Throughout her tenure, Susan sought to make government more efficient and get the most from every taxpayer dollar by investing in technology. For example, she led the nation in implementing the CONCORD system which gives the public online access to information about the more than 340,000 registered businesses in Connecticut. She also completed the Connecticut Voter Registration System to streamline the state’s electoral rolls, protect voter rights and prevent voter fraud. In 2004, Susan created the “Safe at Home” address confidentiality program which protects victims of domestic violence and sexual assault by keeping their addresses confidential.
As Secretary of the State, she made it a priority to visit each of Connecticut’s 169 cities and towns, meeting with families, veterans, school children and small business owners listening to the challenges they are facing. Susan worked tirelessly to address their concerns, utilizing the Secretary of the State’s office to grow business, strengthen democracy and help the people of Connecticut.
As our next U.S. Senator, Susan’s top priority will remain to create and keep good-paying jobs in Connecticut by rebuilding infrastructure, investing in new industry and cutting taxes for the middle class and small businesses. She is a proud Connecticut Democrat and is running a statewide grassroots campaign to win this U.S. Senate seat for Connecticut.
