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Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT

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U.S. House, Connecticut District 2
2 candidates
Federal ▾
Joe Courtney portrait
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Joe Courtney
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Joe Courtney has represented Connecticut's 2nd District since 2007, per his official House website. He serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and is the ranking member of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, per his official House website.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Infrastructure: investment in our state's aging infrastructure
  • Agriculture: a critical component of our region's economy
  • Healthcare: access to quality, timely, and affordable health care
Key voting record
Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Opposed
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
Voted no on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Opposed
Campaign siteFull profile
George Austin portrait
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George Austin
REP
Biography
George Austin is a construction industry professional and business owner who holds a degree in Construction Management from Central Connecticut State University, per his campaign site. He is married with two adult sons, per his campaign site. He is the party's nominee on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Associated Press results feed for the August 11 primary.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Dollars and Sense: making Connecticut more affordable
  • Building Opportunity: supporting the trades
  • Securing Our Borders, fixing a broken system
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Connecticut nominates by party convention; an August 11, 2026 primary was held only where a challenger qualified, per the Secretary of the State. Winners advanced to the November 3 general ballot. No primary was held in either party. Incumbent Joe Courtney and Republican George Austin are the convention nominees and meet on November 3.
Governor
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Ned Lamont
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Ned Lamont is Connecticut's incumbent governor and a Democratic candidate for re-election. A former business executive, Lamont has emphasized fiscal stability, infrastructure, education, clean energy, and maintaining Connecticut's social services and reproductive-rights protections.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Maintain fiscal stability and economic growth
  • Invest in infrastructure, education, and clean energy
  • Protect health care and reproductive rights
Record in office
Signed state budgets while emphasizing fiscal stability, reserves, and investments in schools, transportation, and services.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Ryan Fazio
REP
Biography
Fazio represents Connecticut's 36th District in the state Senate and holds an economics degree from Northwestern University, per the campaign site. Before public office he worked in the energy, agriculture, and shipping sectors, and he has volunteered for years tutoring charter school students and delivering meals through Meals On Wheels, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Lower taxes and energy costs
  • Improve affordability and economic competitiveness
  • Strengthen public safety and accountability
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Lieutenant Governor
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
Susan Bysiewicz portrait
SB
Susan Bysiewicz
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Susan Bysiewicz is currently serving as Connecticut's 109th Lieutenant Governor, per her campaign site. She previously served as Connecticut Secretary of the State from 1999 to 2011 and as a state representative for Middletown, Middlefield and Durham, per the campaign site. She is the author of a biography of former Connecticut Governor Ella Grasso, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Support small businesses and workforce development
  • Women's rights
  • Civic engagement
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Matthew Corey
REP
Biography
Matthew Corey is a Republican candidate for Connecticut lieutenant governor, a Hartford small-business owner and Navy veteran who has run for U.S. Senate and House.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Put Connecticut back to work by cutting business taxes and red tape
  • Law and order, including fully funding police and first responders
  • Lower energy costs by removing hidden surcharges from electric bills
Campaign siteFull profile
Attorney General
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
William Tong portrait
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William Tong
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
William Tong is Connecticut's incumbent attorney general and a Democratic candidate for re-election, serving since 2019 as the first Asian American elected statewide in Connecticut. He campaigns on consumer protection, health care costs, and defending Connecticut residents' rights. No 2026 campaign site was found as of October 15, 2026; tongforct.com redirects to a parked page.
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John Bolton
REP
Biography
John Bolton is a Connecticut attorney and former Westport Planning and Zoning Commissioner, per his campaign site. He has practiced law for more than 35 years and has lived in Westport since 1997, per the Westport Journal.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Protecting your tax dollars
  • Lower healthcare costs
  • Public safety
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Secretary of State
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Stephanie Thomas
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Stephanie Thomas is Connecticut's incumbent secretary of the state and a Democratic candidate for re-election, serving since 2023. She campaigns on election administration, voter access, and civic education. No 2026 campaign site was found as of October 15, 2026; stephaniethomasct.com no longer resolves.
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Peter Lumaj
REP
Biography
Peter Lumaj is a Republican candidate for Connecticut secretary of the state, an attorney who has previously run for the office. He campaigns on voter-ID requirements and election integrity.
Campaign siteFull profile
Comptroller
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Sean Scanlon
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Sean Scanlon is Connecticut's incumbent comptroller and a Democratic candidate for re-election, serving since 2023. A former state representative, he campaigns on health care cost control, pension stewardship, and fiscal transparency. No 2026 campaign site was found as of October 15, 2026; seanscanlon.com is the site of a photographer of the same name, a different person.
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Jennifer Tooker
REP
Biography
Tooker is a business executive with about 25 years of management experience in the international reinsurance industry who previously served as First Selectwoman of Westport, Connecticut, and holds a degree in Economics and International Studies from the University of Notre Dame, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Fiscal discipline
  • Pension accountability
  • Efficient state government
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Treasurer
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
Erick Russell portrait
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Erick Russell
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Erick Russell is Connecticut's incumbent treasurer and a Democratic candidate for re-election, serving since 2023 as the first Black openly gay statewide elected official in the U.S. He campaigns on pension-fund performance and expanding the Baby Bonds program.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Pension-fund performance
  • Baby Bonds and family wealth-building
  • Responsible debt management
Campaign siteFull profile
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Fred Wilms
REP
Biography
Fred Wilms is a Republican candidate for Connecticut treasurer, a former state representative and banking executive campaigning on investment returns and fiscal discipline.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Strong investment returns
  • Fiscal discipline
  • Pension sustainability
Campaign siteFull profile

ZIP 06442 sits in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, per the Census crosswalk; see the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region page for its local races.

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