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Amy Chai

Republican · CT

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Physician in primary care and addiction medicine with degrees from Johns Hopkins and Indiana University School of Medicine, and an author on chronic illness. She campaigns on curbing private-equity purchases of single-family homes and on affordable homeownership in Hartford.

Where Amy Chai stands, based on their records

Supports

Social Programs and Welfare (1 record)

Opposes

Civil Rights (1 record)

Campaign finance information not available

Track record

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support

  • Submitted written testimony to the legislature's budget committee on the governor's budget bill (H.B. 5032). She argued that Connecticut prisons spend enough on health care but deliver poor care, and urged better food and reentry support for inmates.

    February 10, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: cga.ct.gov · researched September 24, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 1 oppose

  • Submitted written testimony opposing Senate Joint Resolution 4, a proposed state constitutional amendment on sex discrimination. She argued against using gender identity as a stand-in for biological sex.

    March 18, 2024Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: cga.ct.gov · researched September 24, 2026

Track record — General

General · 3 records

  • Received 4,056 votes (1.7%) on the Independent Party line against Rep. Rosa DeLauro in the November 8, 2022 general election for Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District. She finished third of four; DeLauro won with 137,924 votes.

    November 8, 2022

    Source: portal.ct.gov · researched September 24, 2026

  • Published "A Cypress Will Grow: Meditations for Chronic Illness," a Christian devotional book for people living with long-term illness.

    September 10, 2014

    Source: barnesandnoble.com · researched September 24, 2026

  • Received a 2011 Teacher Recognition Award from the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program for teaching at her family's home school in Maryland. Her student Nathan Chai, a 2011 Presidential Scholar, nominated her.

    May 9, 2011

    Source: ed.gov · researched September 24, 2026

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Profile last researched September 24, 2026.