All WFP-endorsed candidates will be featured on the WFP ballot line in the general election on November 3rd

Hartford, Conn. – The Connecticut Working Families Party (WFP) announced their endorsement of 99 candidates for state and federal office today ahead of the general election on November 3rd. The full list of endorsements is below. 

These endorsements build off a strong primary season during which all four WFP-endorsed candidates won their elections. The large number of general election endorsements is a sign of broad support for progressive reforms, such as a state-level Green New Deal, or redressing injustices against communities of color, or strengthening unions. 

Connecticut is the second most unequal state in the nation, and among the most racially segregated. The pandemic has exacerbated many of the inequities in our state, as low wage workers and communities of color have borne the brunt of uncertainty that the crisis created. Our state must focus its attention on correcting many of the structural harms that have disproportionately affected them. 

“Healthcare, clean air, or affordable housing should not be byproducts of privilege,” said Carlos Moreno, Deputy State Director of the Connecticut Working Families Party. “Candidates endorsed by the Working Families Party understand this, and are willing to support smart, forward thinking policy solutions, centering and investing in the lives of Black, brown and white working class folks with policies like a statewide Green New Deal or a public healthcare option, for example.”

WFP candidates push for comprehensive healthcare reform that ensures that every Connecticut resident,  no matter their income or immigrant status, has access to affordable health care coverage – an urgent need, as the disparate impact of the pandemic has made clear. Additional policy priorities include advocating for a Green New Deal to transition the state’s economy away from fossil fuels, with environmental justice and job creation as a main focus; enacting additional safeguards to protect the rights of immigrant residents in our state;  and protecting collective bargaining in the state, and more.

The Working Families Party endorsement comes with candidate training and strategic campaign support. Candidates are carefully vetted to ensure that they reflect the views and values of Working Families’ members. Recent polling affirmed Working Families’ members vote for candidates who will fight hard for racial, environmental and economic justice, tax fairness, healthcare reform, strong public education system and immigration reform.

Connecticut Working Families Party endorsed the following candidates for the 2020 general election:

US House of Representatives:

1	John Larson	3	Rosa DeLauro
2	Joe Courtney	5	Jahana Hayes

State Senate

3	M. Saud Anwar	18	Bob Statchen
4	Steve Cassano	19	Cathy Osten
6	Rick Lopes	20	Martha Marx
7	Frederick Moffa	24	Julie Kushner
9	Matt Lesser	25	Bob Duff
10	Gary Winfield	28	Michelle Lapine McCabe
12	Christine Cohen	29	Mae Flexer
13	Mary Daughtery Abrams	30	David Gronbach
14	James Maroney	34	April Capone
16	Jack Perry	35	Lisa Thomas
17	Jorge Cabrera

State House 

2	Raghib Allie Brennan	65	Michelle Cook
6	Edwin Vargas	66	Matthew Dyer
12	Geoff Luxenberg	67	Hilary Ram
13	Jason Doucette	73	Ronald A. Napoli Jr.
14	Genevieve Coursey	74	Michael DiGiovancarlo
15	Bobby Gibson	82	Michael D. Quinn
17	Eleni Karvos DeGraw	84	Hilda E. Santiago
20	Kate Farrar	85	Mary Mushinsky
21	Mike Demicco	87	Kathy Spinato Grant
23	David Rubino	88	Joshua Elliott
24	Manny Sanchez	90	Jim Jinks
25	Bobby Sanchez	92	Pat Dillon
26	Peter Tercyak	96	Roland Lemar
27	Gary Turco	98	Sean Scanlon
28	Amy Morrin Bello	99	Dave Yaccarino Jr.
30	JoAnn Angelico-Stetson	100	Quentin Phipps
33	Brandon Bower Chafee	101	John-Michael Parker
34	Judd Melon	102	Robin Comey
35	Christine Goupil	104	Kara Rochelle
36	Christine Palm	106	Rebekah Harriman-Stites
37	Cate Steel	107	Kerri Colombo
39	Anthony Nolan	109	David Arconti Jr.
40	Christine Conley	110	Bob Godfrey
41	Joe de la Cruz	114	Mary Welander
42	Matt Geren	115	Dorinda Borer
44	Christine Rosati Randall	116	Michael A. DiMassa
46	Emmett D. Riley	117	Tony Sutton
47	Kate Donnelly	118	Frank Smith
48	Brian T. Smith	119	Bryan Neil Anderson
49	Susan Johnson	123	Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox
52	Gregory Post	132	Jennifer Leeper
53	Pat Wilson Pheanious	133	Cristin McCarthy Vahey
54	Gregg Haddad	134	Carla Key Volpe
56	Michael Winkler	138	Kenneth M. Gucker
57	Jaime Sarah Foster	139	Kevin Ryan
58	Thomas Arnone	142	Lucy Dathan
64	Maria Horn	143	Stephanie Thomas