I've spent my career bringing working people together to win real victories, from organizing secretaries in New York to fighting for you as your State Senator. I originally ran in 2018 to get big things done in Hartford – and since then, we’ve done just that! I led efforts to pass paid family & medical leave and a $15 minimum wage, index to rise with employee costs. As of January, Connecticut’s minimum wage is $15.69. As Co-chair of the Indoor Air Quality Working Group, I secured over $300 million to improve ventilation system in our schools.

In the 2023 session, we expanded the Firefighters Cancer Relief Fund with an investment of $5.8 million to provide workers compensation benefits to firefighters and their families.

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I worked on district concerns like protecting Candlewood Lake from invasive species. Each session, we’ve passed bills to reduce gun violence, including banning ghost guns. We’ve worked to ensure debt-free Community College a reality which will make Naugatuck Valley Community College even more accessible to our community. Fully funding public schools is a priority for me. In 2023, we increased education funding by $230 million, with $12.6 million going to Danbury Public Schools. We also secured state funding for new high schools – reimbursements of $23 million for New Fairfield and $46 million in Danbury.

 

Year round, we help people in our district struggling with a wide range of issues: food insecurity, rent and evictions, unemployment issues, and many more. But there’s still much work to make sure Connecticut is a great place to work and raise a family.