Northwest Hills Planning Region Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Connecticut Senate and Connecticut House and more, and where they stand on taxes, health care and housing.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Northwest Hills Planning Region is split across 12 Connecticut Senate and House districts.
Find your districts by addressConnecticut Senate: 5 districtsDistricts 5, 8, 30, 31, 32
Connecticut Senate District 5Derek Slap (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Derek Slap
Derek Slap serves as Deputy Majority Leader of the Connecticut Senate, representing West Hartford, Farmington, Burlington and Bloomfield, per senatedems.ct.gov. He chairs the Higher Education Committee, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Derek Slap (Democratic) is the only major-party nominee on file for Connecticut Senate District 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Listed from the party endorsement and nomination certificates filed with the Secretary of the State and the August 11 primary results; minor-party lines and petitioning candidates are certified separately and are not yet reflected here. Derek Slap is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's member list. Connecticut nominates by party convention; an August 11, 2026 primary was held only where a challenger qualified, per the Secretary of the State.
Full race pageConnecticut Senate District 8Paul Honig (D) · Michael R. Criss (R)
Paul Honig
Paul Honig serves as Deputy Majority Leader of the Connecticut Senate, representing 11 towns including Avon, Simsbury, Torrington, Canton and New Hartford, per senatedems.ct.gov. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Michael R. Criss
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Property tax relief for homeowners and working families
- Tackle public benefits charges on electric bills
- Protect communities from overdevelopment mandates
About Michael R. Criss
Mike Criss is a licensed master plumber who ran his family's local plumbing business before entering public service, per the campaign site. The site says Criss earned a bachelor of science in finance and marketing from Salve Regina University, was first elected First Selectman of Harwinton in 2011 and is vice chair of the Northwest Hills Council of Governments, per the campaign site.
Paul Honig (Democratic), Michael R. Criss (Republican) are the major-party nominees for Connecticut Senate District 8 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Listed from the party endorsement and nomination certificates filed with the Secretary of the State and the August 11 primary results; minor-party lines and petitioning candidates are certified separately and are not yet reflected here. Paul Honig is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's member list. Connecticut nominates by party convention; an August 11, 2026 primary was held only where a challenger qualified, per the Secretary of the State.
Full race pageConnecticut Senate District 30Aaron Zimmer (D) · Stephen G. Harding (R)
Aaron Zimmer
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Wants to lower costs for Connecticut families and defend access to healthcare.
About Aaron Zimmer
Aaron Zimmer is the Democratic candidate for Connecticut Senate District 30, per his campaign site. His campaign announced in June 2026 that it had qualified for Connecticut's Citizens' Election Program, per his campaign site.
Stephen G. Harding
Stephen Harding is an attorney with a private law practice in Danbury, per the campaign site. The site says Harding earned a bachelor's degree summa cum laude from Albertus Magnus College and a law degree from New York Law School, per the campaign site. The site lists service on the Brookfield Zoning Board of Appeals and Board of Education, and as Senate Minority Leader since February 2024, per the campaign site.
Aaron Zimmer (Democratic), Stephen G. Harding (Republican) are the major-party nominees for Connecticut Senate District 30 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Listed from the party endorsement and nomination certificates filed with the Secretary of the State and the August 11 primary results; minor-party lines and petitioning candidates are certified separately and are not yet reflected here. Stephen G. Harding is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's member list. Connecticut nominates by party convention; an August 11, 2026 primary was held only where a challenger qualified, per the Secretary of the State.
Full race pageConnecticut Senate District 31Laurel LaPorte-Grimes (D) · Henri Martin (R)
Laurel LaPorte-Grimes
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Affordability
- Healthcare
- Housing
About Laurel LaPorte-Grimes
Laurel LaPorte-Grimes holds a PhD in linguistics from UConn and was the first person in the family to graduate college, per the campaign site. The site says LaPorte-Grimes works as a program developer and evaluator after two decades raising and homeschooling children, and has worked as a community organizer and advocate, per the campaign site.
Henri Martin
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Preserve the state spending cap and budget structure
- Promote fiscal stability and economic growth
- Increase access to workforce training for advanced manufacturing
About Henri Martin
Henri Martin is the Deputy Senate Republican Leader and ranking member of the Commerce Committee, per the campaign site. The site says Martin was named the Motor Transport Association of Connecticut State Senator of the Year in 2019 and a Plainville Community Hero that year, per the campaign site.
Laurel LaPorte-Grimes (Democratic), Henri Martin (Republican) are the major-party nominees for Connecticut Senate District 31 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Listed from the party endorsement and nomination certificates filed with the Secretary of the State and the August 11 primary results; minor-party lines and petitioning candidates are certified separately and are not yet reflected here. Henri Martin is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's member list. Connecticut nominates by party convention; an August 11, 2026 primary was held only where a challenger qualified, per the Secretary of the State.
Full race pageConnecticut Senate District 32Matt Knickerbocker (D) · Eric C Berthel (R)
Matt Knickerbocker
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Deliver fair, reliable funding for public schools
- End costly unfunded mandates on communities
- Fully fund special education for every student
About Matt Knickerbocker
Matt Knickerbocker holds a master's degree in public administration and has served for three decades in Bethel as First Selectman and on the Board of Education, per the campaign site. The site says Knickerbocker is a director of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and chair of the Housatonic Resource Recovery Authority, per the campaign site.
Eric C Berthel
Eric C Berthel, of Watertown, is a former first responder serving his fifth term after winning reelection in 2024 and holds the title of Chief Deputy Republican Leader, per his official Senate page. He is the ranking Republican member of the Banking, Education, and Executive and Legislative Nominations committees, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Matt Knickerbocker (Democratic), Eric C Berthel (Republican) are the major-party nominees for Connecticut Senate District 32 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Listed from the party endorsement and nomination certificates filed with the Secretary of the State and the August 11 primary results; minor-party lines and petitioning candidates are certified separately and are not yet reflected here. Eric C Berthel is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's member list. Connecticut nominates by party convention; an August 11, 2026 primary was held only where a challenger qualified, per the Secretary of the State.
Full race pageConnecticut House: 7 districtsDistricts 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 69, 76
Connecticut House District 62Kim Becker (D) · Mark W. Anderson (R)
Kim Becker
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Supports fair school funding to keep property taxes stable
- Wants to create affordable housing opportunities for seniors and young adults
- Supports sustainable agriculture and protecting the Farmington River
About Kim Becker
Kim Becker is a candidate for Connecticut House District 62, representing Granby, New Hartford, Barkhamsted and Hartland, per her campaign site. She serves as a Selectwoman and as President of a senior affordable housing community, per her campaign site. She is a board member of the Farmington River Food Co-Op, per her campaign site.
Mark W. Anderson
Mark Anderson is the sitting state representative for Connecticut's 62nd Assembly District, covering Barkhamsted, Granby, Hartland and New Hartford, per the Connecticut General Assembly's member roster. Anderson has worked on an expanded sales tax free week and veterans' tuition waivers, per CT House Republicans. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Kim Becker (Democratic), Mark W. Anderson (Republican) are the major-party nominees for Connecticut House District 62 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Listed from the party endorsement and nomination certificates filed with the Secretary of the State and the August 11 primary results; minor-party lines and petitioning candidates are certified separately and are not yet reflected here. Mark W. Anderson is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's member list. Connecticut nominates by party convention; an August 11, 2026 primary was held only where a challenger qualified, per the Secretary of the State.
Full race pageConnecticut House District 63Caitlin Hall (D) · Jay M. Case (R)
Caitlin Hall
Caitlin Hall works as a business analyst in the technology sector and holds a Master's in Social Work, per the Torrington Democratic Town Committee. A Torrington resident who serves on the town's Board of Finance, Hall is the Democratic candidate for Connecticut House District 63, per the Torrington Democratic Town Committee. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Jay M. Case
Jay Case is the sitting state representative for Connecticut's 63rd Assembly District, covering Colebrook, Torrington and Winchester, per the Connecticut General Assembly's member roster. Case serves as House ranking member of the Human Services Committee, per CT House Republicans. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Caitlin Hall (Democratic), Jay M. Case (Republican) are the major-party nominees for Connecticut House District 63 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Listed from the party endorsement and nomination certificates filed with the Secretary of the State and the August 11 primary results; minor-party lines and petitioning candidates are certified separately and are not yet reflected here. Jay M. Case is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's member list. Connecticut nominates by party convention; an August 11, 2026 primary was held only where a challenger qualified, per the Secretary of the State.
Full race pageConnecticut House District 64Maria Horn (D) · Katelynn Borraiz (R)
Maria Horn
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Has worked on public safety legislation including gun storage and Extreme Risk Protection Order laws
- Supports expanded access to healthcare and telehealth services in the district
- Supports investment in rural broadband access for the Northwest Corner
About Maria Horn
Maria Horn is the incumbent Connecticut State Representative for the 64th District, representing Cornwall, Falls Village, Goshen, Kent, Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon and Washington, per her campaign site. She serves as House Chair of the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee and on the Environment and Energy and Technology committees, per her campaign site. Before the legislature she worked as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York and earlier in corporate finance at JP Morgan, per her campaign site. She earned her B.A. from Princeton University and her J.D. from the University of Chicago, per her campaign site.
Katelynn Borraiz
Katelynn Borraiz is the Republican nominee for Connecticut House District 64 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Connecticut Secretary of the State's 2026 Certificate of Party Endorsement or Nomination for this district. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Maria Horn (Democratic), Katelynn Borraiz (Republican) are the major-party nominees for Connecticut House District 64 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Listed from the party endorsement and nomination certificates filed with the Secretary of the State and the August 11 primary results; minor-party lines and petitioning candidates are certified separately and are not yet reflected here. Maria Horn is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's member list. Connecticut nominates by party convention; an August 11, 2026 primary was held only where a challenger qualified, per the Secretary of the State.
Full race pageConnecticut House District 65Edward M Corey (D) · Joe Canino (R)
Edward M Corey
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Taxes and affordability
- Utilities
- Education
About Edward M Corey
Ed Corey is a fifth-generation Torrington resident, per the campaign site. The site says Corey was first elected to the Board of Education in 2017 and has chaired it since December 2023, per the campaign site.
Joe Canino
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Championed tripling the state's property tax credit and eliminating the tax on Social Security benefits
- Backed legislation to strengthen recruitment and retention of police officers and first responders
About Joe Canino
Joe Canino is the incumbent Connecticut State Representative for the 65th District, representing Torrington, per his campaign site. He is in his first term in office, per his campaign site.
Edward M Corey (Democratic), Joe Canino (Republican) are the major-party nominees for Connecticut House District 65 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Listed from the party endorsement and nomination certificates filed with the Secretary of the State and the August 11 primary results; minor-party lines and petitioning candidates are certified separately and are not yet reflected here. Joe Canino is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's member list. Connecticut nominates by party convention; an August 11, 2026 primary was held only where a challenger qualified, per the Secretary of the State.
Full race pageConnecticut House District 66Suzanne Lovig (D) · Karen Reddington-Hughes (R)
Suzanne Lovig
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Reduce health care and utility costs to improve affordability for families
- Secure fair state funding for District 66 towns and schools
- Support young families and community growth to sustain local boards and volunteer services
About Suzanne Lovig
Suzanne Lovig is the Democratic candidate for Connecticut House District 66, per her campaign site. She co-owns TopNotch Painting LLC, a Woodbury painting business she and her husband launched in 1993, per her campaign site. Lovig has served as chair of the Woodbury Public Building Commission and on the Zoning Commission, and currently serves on the Board of Finance, per her campaign site.
Karen Reddington-Hughes
Karen Reddington-Hughes is the sitting state representative for Connecticut's 66th Assembly District, covering Bethlehem, Litchfield, Morris, Warren and Woodbury, per the Connecticut General Assembly's member roster. Reddington-Hughes has worked on agricultural support and wildlife management issues, per CT House Republicans. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Suzanne Lovig (Democratic), Karen Reddington-Hughes (Republican) are the major-party nominees for Connecticut House District 66 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Listed from the party endorsement and nomination certificates filed with the Secretary of the State and the August 11 primary results; minor-party lines and petitioning candidates are certified separately and are not yet reflected here. Karen Reddington-Hughes is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's member list. Connecticut nominates by party convention; an August 11, 2026 primary was held only where a challenger qualified, per the Secretary of the State.
Full race pageConnecticut House District 69Jason Buchsbaum (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Jason Buchsbaum
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Lower Connecticut's energy costs
- Support public safety and emergency services
- Oppose unfunded mandates and protect the right of towns to govern themselves
About Jason Buchsbaum
Jason Buchsbaum is the Republican state representative for Connecticut House District 69, seeking reelection, per his campaign site. He serves on the General Assembly's Public Safety and Security, Energy and Technology, and Commerce committees, per his campaign site. Buchsbaum was elected to five terms on the Southbury Board of Selectmen, where he served as Chairman Pro Tempore, and previously served on the Seymour Board of Education, per his campaign site.
Jason Buchsbaum (Republican) is the only major-party nominee on file for Connecticut House District 69 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Listed from the party endorsement and nomination certificates filed with the Secretary of the State and the August 11 primary results; minor-party lines and petitioning candidates are certified separately and are not yet reflected here. Jason Buchsbaum is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's member list. Connecticut nominates by party convention; an August 11, 2026 primary was held only where a challenger qualified, per the Secretary of the State.
Full race pageConnecticut House District 76Jennifer C. Davis (D) · John Piscopo (R)
Jennifer C. Davis
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Support volunteer firefighters and EMS staff
- Build long-term school funding that reduces reliance on property taxes
- Provide affordable coverage options and local healthcare
About Jennifer C. Davis
Jennifer Davis is a lawyer and high-conflict mediator, per the campaign site.
John Piscopo
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Has raised concerns that state budget adjustment legislation relies on one-time expenditures rather than long-term fiscal reforms.
About John Piscopo
John Piscopo is the Republican nominee for Connecticut House District 76 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Connecticut Secretary of the State's 2026 Certificate of Party Endorsement or Nomination for this district. John Piscopo is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's member list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Jennifer C. Davis (Democratic), John Piscopo (Republican) are the major-party nominees for Connecticut House District 76 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Listed from the party endorsement and nomination certificates filed with the Secretary of the State and the August 11 primary results; minor-party lines and petitioning candidates are certified separately and are not yet reflected here. John Piscopo is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's member list. Connecticut nominates by party convention; an August 11, 2026 primary was held only where a challenger qualified, per the Secretary of the State.
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