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John,
How are you doing? I know it’s been a tough stretch in the aftermath of last week’s elections across the country. There’s no sugarcoating it, the Vice President and Democrats across the country underperformed significantly. And now, we all have some reflection and analysis to embark on.
Donald Trump made inroads with nearly every voting demographic and in nearly every single county across the country, including here in Connecticut. Democracy demands our involvement not just during an election season, so we need you now more than ever to stay engaged for the hard work we have ahead.
While we acknowledge the losses across the country, and chart a path forward, there are successes we must share with you, too:
*
In
Connecticut,
voters
re-elected
Senator
Chris
Murphy,
and
all
five
of
our
Democratic
US
Representatives
including
Congresswoman
Jahana
Hayes.
*
We
expanded
our
majorities
in
both
the
state
House
&
Senate.
In
fact,
it’s
our
largest
Senate
majority
since
1986,
and
the
first
time
since
2008
that
we
won
more
than
100
House
seats!
*
Democrats
flipped
six
state
House
seats,
ousting
five
Republican
incumbents
and
winning
an
open
seat
last
held
by
the
GOP!
*
New
state
Representatives
Rebecca
Martinez
(Plainville)
and
Nick
Menapace
(Niantic)
each
ran
for
the
second
time
this
year,
having
come
up
short
in
2022.
Each
of
their
districts
was
last
won
by
a
Democrat
ten
years
ago.
*
Nick
Gauthier
(Waterford)
and
MJ
Shannon
(Milford)
each
flipped
districts
that
were
last
won
by
a
Democrat
twelve
years
ago.
*
Kaitlyn
Shake
(Stratford)
won
the
largest
vote
share
for
any
Democrat
in
50
years
in
her
district,
while
Ken
Gucker
(Danbury)
reclaimed
the
seat
he
last
won
in
2020.
*
Democrats
retained
every
open
seat
held
by
a
Democrat
who
was
not
running
for
re-election.
Nine
new
State
Representatives
will
replace
a
fellow
Democrat.
*
Several
Democrats
who
were
in
tight
races
two
years
ago
won
this
year
with
much
more
comfortable
margins.
We
not
only
want
to
flip
districts
blue,
but
keep
them
blue.
*
Finally,
Democrats
flipped
one
state
Senate
seat
in
a
historically
tough
district
for
Democrats,
while
retaining
another
open
seat.
We
protected
our
incumbents,
and
we
welcome
our
new
state
Senators
-
Paul
Honig
in
the
8th
District
and
Sujata
Gadkar-Wilcox
in
the
22nd!
While celebrating these wins, we also know we need to look inward. As we move forward, we must better understand - and listen - to the needs of our communities, communicate our message clearly, and fight for working people with an economic agenda that will make a difference for them.
I’m ready to do this hard work and fight for a brighter future. Are you with me?
A heartfelt thank you to all the candidates who put their names forward, and to everyone who volunteered and supported our candidates in this election. We could not have done it without you.
Onward,
Jimmy Tickey
Vice Chair
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