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State Senator

What does this office do?

  • Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
  • Voting on how much money your local public schools get
  • Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired

Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,

Candidates:

Democratic · Incumbent

Joan Hartley serves in the Connecticut Senate, where she has represented the 15th district since 2001 after 16 years in the state House. She holds a master's from Trinity College.

Records: Labor Rights 5 for, Social Programs and Welfare 4 for, Civil Rights 2 for,

Republican

Ruben Rodriguez * is a Republican candidate for State Senator in State Senate District 15 (2024) in 2026.

Source: ballotpedia.org