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2026 statewide races

Solid DConnecticut Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Your options: Connecticut Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Republican
Ryan Fazio
Running mate: Matt Corey
Also on the ballot as: Independent Party

Who they are

Ryan Fazio (Republican Party) is a member of the Connecticut State Senate, representing District 36. He assumed office on August 26, 2021. source

What they say they'll do

  • THE FAZIO TAX PLAN
  • cut Energy Costs
  • cap property Taxes
From their campaign site · positions on 6 topics

What they've done

No voting record compiled yet.

Who funds them

In short

Ryan Fazio (Republican Party) is a member of the Connecticut State Senate, representing District 36. He assumed office on August 26, 2021; campaign site states positions on 6 of our 16 topics.
DemocratIncumbent
Ned Lamont
Running mate: Susan Bysiewicz
Also on the ballot as: Working Families Party

Who they are

Ned Lamont (Democratic Party) is the Governor of Connecticut. He assumed office on January 9, 2019. source

What they say they'll do

No priorities found on a campaign site yet.

What they've done

Currently holds this office.

Who funds them

In short

Ned Lamont (Democratic Party) is the Governor of Connecticut. He assumed office on January 9, 2019; no issue positions found on a campaign site yet.
No verified campaign link yet.
Compare where they stand, issue by issue

Quotes are taken from each campaign's own website (first sentences of the section, unedited). Topics are assigned by keyword; we do not summarize or score positions. "No public position found" means we did not find the topic on the campaign site, not that the candidate has no view.

Topic
Ryan Fazio R
Ned Lamont D
Cost of living & jobs
cut Energy CostsConnecticut has the second-highest electricity rates in the continental United States. Ryan Fazio has a real plan to cut electricity bills by 20% — by ending hidden taxes, expanding reliable supply, and removing the mandates driving up costs. See Ryan's plan to cut electric bills source
No public position found
Taxes & government spending
THE FAZIO TAX PLANRyan Fazio’s plan would reduce state income-tax rates, providing more than $2.5 billion in annual tax relief when fully implemented. For a typical middle-class family, the plan will mean thousands of dollars staying in their own pockets rather than being sent to Hartford. read the full tax cut plan source
No public position found
Crime & public safety
CrimeHomicides, car thefts, and other serious crimes rose to unacceptable levels under the Lamont administration. Ryan’s plan reforms the 2020 anti-police legislation, closes parole loopholes for violent offenders, and reinstates proactive policing to keep our communities safe. source
No public position found
Schools & education
EDUCATION FUNDING & ACCESSAfter eight years of Governor Lamont, our children cannot afford another four years of the status quo. source
No public position found
Veterans
VeteransConnecticut is home to over 130,000 veterans, yet progress on veteran homelessness, healthcare access, and job training has stalled. Ryan will streamline veteran services, reduce costs, cut fees, recognize out-of-state licenses, and support employment opportunities for those who served. source
No public position found
Elections & government ethics
CORRUPTION IN STATE GOVERNMENTWe keep seeing story after story about mismanagement, poor leadership and taxpayers being left in the dark. As Harry Truman said, the buck stops here. When people are struggling to pay their property taxes and electric bills, $250,000 here or $15 million there is not pocket change. source
No public position found

No candidate in this race addresses on their site: Health care, Social Security & Medicare, Immigration & the border, Guns, Abortion, Energy & environment, Foreign policy & defense, Farming & rural issues, Housing, Roads, transit & infrastructure.

Other 2026 statewide offices in Connecticut: candidate details coming soon.

Statewide officials now

What does a governor do?

Runs the state government. Proposes the state budget, signs or vetoes bills passed by the legislature, and appoints the heads of state agencies. Usually 4 years (2 in NH and VT).

  • State budget, schools and Medicaid funding
  • Signs or vetoes state laws
  • Leads emergency response and the state National Guard
Source: National Governors Association: Governors' Powers & Authority
DemocraticNed LamontGovernor since 2023Official source
DemocraticSusan BysiewiczLieutenant Governor since 2023Official source
DemocraticWilliam TongAttorney General since 2023Official source
DemocraticStephanie ThomasSecretary of State since 2023Official source

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State Senate (36 members)

What does a state senator do?

A member of the upper chamber of the state legislature. Writes and votes on state laws and the state budget, and in many states confirms the governor's appointees. Usually 4 years.

  • School funding and state taxes
  • State criminal laws
  • Drawing district maps (in many states)
Source: National Conference of State Legislatures
District
State senator
Committees
1
Finance, Revenue and Bonding (chair); Public Safety and Security; Planning and Development; Legislative Management; General Law (vice chair); Executive and Legislative Nominations
2
Energy and Technology; Public Health (vice chair); Planning and Development; Education (co-chair); Housing; Education (co-chair); Appropriations; Government Oversight (vice chair)
3
Insurance and Real Estate (vice chair); Human Services; Public Health (co-chair); Housing; Appropriations
4
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Public Health; Planning and Development (co-chair); Commerce (vice chair); Judiciary
5
Public Safety and Security (vice chair); Public Health; Higher Education and Employment Advancement (co-chair); Appropriations; Government Oversight
6
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Legislative Management; General Law; Environment (co-chair); Transportation (vice chair); Government Oversight
7
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Legislative Regulation Review (ranking republican member); General Law; Judiciary (ranking member)
8
Insurance and Real Estate; Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Public Safety and Security; Planning and Development; Veterans' and Military Affairs (co-chair); Government Administration and Elections (vice chair); Banking
9
Insurance and Real Estate; Human Services (co-chair); Veterans' and Military Affairs (vice chair); Appropriations; Labor and Public Employees; Judiciary
10
Legislative Management; Veterans' and Military Affairs; Education (vice chair); Government Administration and Elections; Education (vice chair); Appropriations; Executive and Legislative Nominations; Judiciary (co-chair)
11
Legislative Management (co-chair); Executive and Legislative Nominations (vice chair)
12
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Higher Education and Employment Advancement; Children (vice chair); Environment; Transportation (co-chair)
13
Public Health; Aging (co-chair); Housing; Environment (vice chair); Banking
14
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Energy and Technology (vice chair); Higher Education and Employment Advancement; Aging; General Law (co-chair)
15
Legislative Regulation Review; Commerce (co-chair); Legislative Management; Appropriations (vice chair); Executive and Legislative Nominations
16
Housing (ranking republican member); Government Administration and Elections (ranking republican member); Labor and Public Employees (ranking member); Government Oversight (ranking member); Judiciary
17
Insurance and Real Estate (co-chair); Finance, Revenue and Bonding (vice chair); Energy and Technology; Labor and Public Employees (vice chair); Transportation; Judiciary
18
Legislative Regulation Review; Public Health (ranking member); Commerce; Education; Education; Appropriations (ranking republican member)
19
Legislative Regulation Review; Legislative Management; Veterans' and Military Affairs; General Law; Appropriations (co-chair); Transportation
20
Insurance and Real Estate; Public Health (vice chair); Aging; Housing (co-chair); Children; Appropriations
21
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Children (ranking republican member)
22
Legislative Regulation Review (co-chair); Education; Higher Education and Employment Advancement (vice chair); General Law; Education; Internship; Transportation; Government Oversight (chair); Judiciary (vice chair)
23
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Human Services; Public Safety and Security (co-chair); Housing (vice chair); Judiciary
24
Public Health; Education; Children; Education; Appropriations (vice chair); Executive and Legislative Nominations; Labor and Public Employees (co-chair)
25
Legislative Management (vice chair); Executive and Legislative Nominations (co-chair)
26
Human Services (vice chair); Energy and Technology; Children (co-chair); Environment; Internship (co-chair); Judiciary
27
Finance, Revenue and Bonding (vice chair); Commerce; Education; Aging (vice chair); Education; Banking (co-chair); Judiciary
28
Insurance and Real Estate (ranking republican member); Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Planning and Development; Aging (ranking republican member); Transportation (ranking republican member)
29
Veterans' and Military Affairs; Education; Higher Education and Employment Advancement; Government Administration and Elections (co-chair); Education; Appropriations; Judiciary (vice chair)
30
Human Services (ranking republican member); Legislative Management (ranking republican member); Appropriations; Executive and Legislative Nominations; Environment (ranking republican member)
31
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Commerce (ranking member); Legislative Management; Higher Education and Employment Advancement (ranking republican member); Executive and Legislative Nominations; Transportation
32
Education (ranking member); Education (ranking member); Appropriations; Executive and Legislative Nominations (ranking republican member); Internship (ranking republican member); Banking (ranking member)
33
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Energy and Technology (co-chair); Planning and Development (vice chair); Commerce; Transportation
34
Legislative Regulation Review; Public Safety and Security (ranking republican member); Legislative Management; Veterans' and Military Affairs; General Law (ranking member); Government Oversight; Judiciary
35
Public Safety and Security; Public Health; Planning and Development (ranking republican member); Veterans' and Military Affairs (ranking member); Appropriations
36
Finance, Revenue and Bonding (ranking member); Energy and Technology (ranking republican member); Planning and Development; Education; Education; Transportation

State House (151 members)

What does a state representative do?

A member of the lower chamber of the state legislature (called the House, Assembly or House of Delegates). Writes and votes on state laws for a smaller district than a state senator. Usually 2 years.

  • State budget and taxes
  • Roads and schools
  • Local issues raised by constituents
Source: National Conference of State Legislatures
District
State representative
Committees
1
Legislative Management (co-chair)
2
Insurance and Real Estate; Energy and Technology; General Law
3
Public Safety and Security; Legislative Management; Housing; Appropriations
4
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Executive and Legislative Nominations (co-chair); Transportation
5
Education; Education; Appropriations; Judiciary
6
Energy and Technology (vice chair); Appropriations; Executive and Legislative Nominations
7
Housing; Labor and Public Employees; Transportation
8
Higher Education and Employment Advancement; General Law; Appropriations
9
Legislative Management (vice chair)
10
Public Safety and Security; Public Health; Education; Education
11
Legislative Regulation Review; Public Health; Education; Education
12
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; General Law
13
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Environment; Banking (co-chair); Judiciary
14
Insurance and Real Estate; Planning and Development; Banking (ranking member)
15
Education; General Law; Education; Appropriations
16
General Law; Government Administration and Elections (vice chair); Judiciary
17
Public Health; Planning and Development (co-chair); Appropriations
18
Human Services (co-chair); Public Health; Appropriations; Judiciary
19
Appropriations (vice chair)
20
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Higher Education and Employment Advancement; Internship (ranking republican member); Transportation
21
Human Services; Energy and Technology; Public Health; Environment
22
Public Health; General Law; Children; Appropriations
23
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Education; Education; Transportation; Government Oversight (ranking member)
24
Education; Education; Appropriations; Labor and Public Employees (co-chair)
25
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Commerce; Veterans' and Military Affairs
26
Education; Higher Education and Employment Advancement; Education; Appropriations
27
General Law (vice chair); Housing; Transportation
28
Public Health; Government Administration and Elections (vice chair); Transportation
29
Insurance and Real Estate (co-chair); Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Commerce
30
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Environment; Internship (co-chair); Judiciary
31
Insurance and Real Estate (vice chair); Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Public Safety and Security
32
Legislative Regulation Review (co-chair); Public Health; Government Administration and Elections
33
Planning and Development (vice chair); Environment
34
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Planning and Development; Education; Education; Executive and Legislative Nominations
35
Commerce (ranking member); General Law; Banking
36
Public Safety and Security; Planning and Development; Judiciary
37
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Education; Government Administration and Elections; Education
38
Energy and Technology; Government Administration and Elections; Labor and Public Employees
39
Veterans' and Military Affairs; Aging; Appropriations; Internship
40
Commerce; Veterans' and Military Affairs; Appropriations; Banking
41
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Energy and Technology; Transportation
42
Finance, Revenue and Bonding (vice chair); Energy and Technology; Education; Education
43
Public Safety and Security (ranking republican member); Education; Education; Judiciary
44
Public Health; Education; Children (ranking republican member); Education
45
Public Safety and Security; Veterans' and Military Affairs; Children
46
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Labor and Public Employees (vice chair); Judiciary
47
Planning and Development; Environment; Judiciary
48
Public Safety and Security; Veterans' and Military Affairs; Appropriations; Judiciary
49
Human Services; Education; Education; Appropriations
50
Public Safety and Security (co-chair); Veterans' and Military Affairs; Children
51
Human Services; Education; Education; Environment
52
Human Services; Veterans' and Military Affairs
53
Insurance and Real Estate; Appropriations (ranking republican member); Executive and Legislative Nominations
54
Higher Education and Employment Advancement (co-chair); Government Administration and Elections; Appropriations
55
Higher Education and Employment Advancement; Housing; Labor and Public Employees (ranking member)
56
Education (vice chair); Housing; Education (vice chair); Internship
57
Energy and Technology; Veterans' and Military Affairs (co-chair); Banking
58
Public Safety and Security; Planning and Development; Commerce
59
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Public Safety and Security; Transportation
60
Commerce; Aging (co-chair); Appropriations
61
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Planning and Development; Transportation
62
Veterans' and Military Affairs (ranking member); Education; Education; Environment; Transportation
63
Human Services (ranking republican member); Higher Education and Employment Advancement; Aging; Internship
64
Finance, Revenue and Bonding (chair); Energy and Technology; Environment
65
Energy and Technology; Public Safety and Security; Labor and Public Employees; Internship
66
Public Health; Education; Education; Environment
67
Energy and Technology; Commerce; Veterans' and Military Affairs
68
Finance, Revenue and Bonding (ranking member); Public Health; Environment
69
Energy and Technology; Public Safety and Security; Commerce
70
Higher Education and Employment Advancement (ranking republican member); Government Administration and Elections; Transportation
71
Human Services; Aging; Children
72
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Human Services; Legislative Management; Housing
73
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Aging
74
Public Safety and Security (vice chair); Veterans' and Military Affairs; Aging
75
Legislative Management; Appropriations; Environment; Transportation
76
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Energy and Technology; Legislative Management; Environment
77
Insurance and Real Estate (ranking member); Appropriations; Judiciary
78
Government Administration and Elections; Appropriations; Banking
79
Human Services; Higher Education and Employment Advancement; Aging (vice chair)
80
Human Services; Government Administration and Elections (ranking republican member); Children; Labor and Public Employees
81
Public Safety and Security; Veterans' and Military Affairs; Education; Education
82
Public Safety and Security; Executive and Legislative Nominations; Judiciary
83
Executive and Legislative Nominations; Transportation; Judiciary (vice chair)
84
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Human Services; Legislative Management; Government Administration and Elections
85
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Energy and Technology; Environment
86
Legislative Management (ranking republican member)
87
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Energy and Technology; General Law; Executive and Legislative Nominations (ranking republican member)
88
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Public Health; Judiciary
89
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Public Health; Education (ranking member); Education (ranking member)
90
Legislative Regulation Review; Public Safety and Security; Judiciary (ranking member)
91
Higher Education and Employment Advancement; Housing; Environment
92
Appropriations; Environment; Judiciary
93
Appropriations (co-chair); Judiciary
94
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Energy and Technology; Planning and Development
95
Education; Education; Appropriations
96
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Planning and Development; General Law (co-chair)
97
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Public Safety and Security; General Law
98
Finance, Revenue and Bonding (vice chair); Legislative Regulation Review; Planning and Development; Education; Education
99
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Planning and Development (ranking republican member); Housing
100
Public Health (vice chair); Children; Appropriations
101
Public Health; Education; Education; Environment (co-chair)
102
Human Services (vice chair); Education; Children; Education
103
Public Safety and Security; Executive and Legislative Nominations
104
Public Safety and Security; Commerce; Higher Education and Employment Advancement (vice chair)
105
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Legislative Regulation Review; Public Health (ranking member)
106
Education; Aging (ranking republican member); Education; Appropriations
107
Education; Government Administration and Elections; Education; Appropriations
108
Environment (ranking republican member); Transportation; Judiciary
109
Veterans' and Military Affairs; General Law; Banking; Government Oversight
110
Legislative Regulation Review; Legislative Management; Executive and Legislative Nominations (vice chair); Judiciary
111
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Public Health; Transportation (co-chair)
112
Human Services; Housing (ranking republican member); Executive and Legislative Nominations
113
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Public Health; Education; Education
114
Legislative Regulation Review (ranking republican member); Education; Children (vice chair); Education
115
Public Safety and Security; Commerce; Veterans' and Military Affairs
116
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Education; Children; Education; Government Oversight
117
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Government Administration and Elections; Environment
118
Education; Education; Environment; Transportation
119
Public Health; Education; Education; Appropriations; Transportation (ranking republican member)
120
Human Services; Public Safety and Security; Labor and Public Employees
121
Energy and Technology; Legislative Management; Executive and Legislative Nominations; Environment
122
Legislative Regulation Review; Public Safety and Security; Commerce
123
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Legislative Management; General Law (ranking member); Executive and Legislative Nominations; Judiciary
124
Planning and Development; Appropriations; Banking
125
Legislative Management; Environment; Transportation; Judiciary
126
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Public Safety and Security; Banking
127
Appropriations; Transportation (vice chair); Judiciary
128
Government Administration and Elections; Appropriations; Transportation
129
Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Judiciary (co-chair)
130
Education; Housing (co-chair); Education; Appropriations
131
Energy and Technology; General Law; Housing; Environment
132
Education (co-chair); Education (co-chair); Appropriations; Environment
133
Public Health (co-chair); Appropriations; Transportation
134
Human Services; Public Health; Commerce (vice chair); Children
135
Human Services; Energy and Technology; Aging; Labor and Public Employees
136
Energy and Technology (co-chair); Public Health; Environment
137
Education; Housing (vice chair); Education; Judiciary
138
Planning and Development; Education; Education; Environment; Government Oversight (vice chair)
139
Education; General Law; Education
140
Appropriations; Transportation; Judiciary
141
Energy and Technology (ranking republican member); Public Health; Transportation
142
Human Services; Appropriations; Government Oversight (chair)
143
Government Administration and Elections; Environment; Judiciary
144
Veterans' and Military Affairs (vice chair); Appropriations; Judiciary
145
Higher Education and Employment Advancement; Children (co-chair); Appropriations (vice chair)
146
Commerce; Higher Education and Employment Advancement; Transportation
147
Government Administration and Elections (co-chair); Transportation; Judiciary
148
Environment; Transportation; Judiciary
149
Education; Housing; Education; Appropriations
150
Insurance and Real Estate; Human Services; Commerce (co-chair)
151
Education; Education; Environment; Transportation

Mayors

What does a mayor do?

Leads a city. In 'strong mayor' cities (like Chicago) the mayor runs city departments and proposes the budget; in others the city council and a city manager hold more power. Usually 4 years.

  • Police and fire departments
  • City budget and property tax levy
  • Streets, water and garbage
Source: National League of Cities: Forms of Municipal Government
Rose Marie AngeloniMayor of North Branford, term ends 2027Official source
Vincent CervoniMayor of Wallingford, term ends 2027Official source

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