John,

It’s hard to believe we are already well into 2023 and the 2024 election cycle. Our team is hitting the ground running this year — in huge part, thanks to all of you — our thousands of dedicated, grassroots supporters! It’s never too early to join us in the work ahead>>> [[link removed]]

I can’t understate how proud we are of our 2022 accomplishments: We boosted voter registration, increased turnout across the state, and helped Democrats win up and down the ballot on November 8. Connecticut had a great night overall with so much to celebrate.

We won by large margins in high-profile races, holding every statewide office, all five congressional seats, and expanding our state house majorities. In fact, the Lamont/Bysiewicz ticket won 46 more towns than they did in 2018. Overall, Lamont expanded his 44,000-vote win of 2018 to a cushion of 158,000, or 12.5 percentage points this election. It’s clear that four years of fiscal stability and one of the largest tax cuts in history paid off.

And in our General Assembly, we retained a large majority in the House and obtained a supermajority in the Senate. We now have 98 House seats to their 53, and we have 24 Senate seats to their 12. Remember that just 4 years ago we had an evenly divided Senate — that is a remarkable achievement!

And although every Democratic win deserves celebrating, there are a few I wanted to highlight:

*
Our
own
Erick
Russell
made
national
history
by
becoming
the
first
Black
openly
LGBTQ+
candidate
to
be
elected
to
statewide
office
in
the
country.
*
Chris
Poulos
won
the
Southington
House
seat
by
ONE
VOTE
—
it
goes
to
show
that
every
vote
really
does
count.
*
Rachel
Khana
flipped
Republican
Kim
Fiorello’s
seat
by
210
votes.
*
Hector
Arzeno
won
the
151st
Rep.
seat
in
Greenwich,
marking
the
first
time
a
Democrat
has
ever
held
the
seat.
*
Martha
Marx
flipped
District
20
—
a
Republican
State
Senate
seat
in
southeastern
Connecticut.

And I cannot say this enough: It’s all thanks to grassroots supporters like you — your support was crucial to every single win last year. But, as we all know, there is no time to rest — the work we do is too important.

We have important local elections right around the corner where we need to increase our majorities. We need to drive an enormous statewide voter registration program starting now.

And we need YOUR help to do it. It’s because we start early and keep up the pressure when it matters most that we make every election, every vote, and every dollar count. Can you chip in $5, $10, or even $25 to support the crucial work that lies ahead? We have to start right now, John. [[link removed]]

Thank you for your continued support,

[[link removed]]
Nancy DiNardo
Chair
Connecticut Democratic Party
CT Democratic Party
750 Main Street Suite
Suite 1108-3
Hartford, CT 06103
United States
[link removed]