2015-2016 Voting Records: Connecticut General Assembly

The following tables illustrate how members of the Connecticut General Assembly voted in 2015 and 2016 on key bills, either in committee or on
the floor of the Senate or House.
While these bills reflect just a fraction of all legislation addressed during both sessions, they were chosen because of their potential impactpositive
or negativeon Connecticuts economic competitiveness and business climate.
And no bill had a greater impact than the devastating tax hikesprimarily targeted at job creatorsthat lawmakers narrowly approved in 2015,
reducing Connecticuts economic competitiveness and undermining job growth, the states economic recovery, and business confidence.

KEY BILLS
Tax Hikes (HB 7061): $2 billion tax increasethe second-largest in state

Regulatory Penalties (HB 5500): Requires state agencies to be more thorough

historymainly targeted job creators, reducing Connecticut's economic

and transparent regarding the potential impact of proposed regulations on small

competitiveness and undermining job growth, the state's economic recovery,

business. Passed the House 134-7; died when the Senate failed to act.

and business confidence. Approved by the House 73-70 and Senate 19-17.

Spending Plan (HB 5044): Addressed just $570 million of the state's near $1

Wage Disputes (SB 914): Forces businesses to settle legitimate wage disputes

billion 2017 budget deficit, avoiding much-needed, sustainable spending

by removing a judges discretion to award anything less than double damages

reforms. Raised spending in some areas while one-time revenues exacerbated

in civil actions for the recovery of alleged unpaid regular and overtime wages.

future deficits. Passed the Appropriations Committee 33-24; later died when the

Approved by the House 70-69 and Senate 18-15.

House failed to act.

Paid Leave Mandate (HB 6932): Proposed massive new state-run program

Deficit Mitigation (SB 501): Initial step toward controlling state spending,

burdening taxpayers with tens of millions of dollars in annual administrative

closing a near $1 billion 2017 deficit with a series of budget cuts. Featured

costs. Approved 9-3 by Labor and Public Employees Committee and 29-27 by

some long-term consolidations and regional efficiences, but did not include a

Appropriations Committee; later died when the House failed to act.

viable spending cap or mandatory General Assembly votes on state union

Energy Costs (SB 1078): Allows partnerships with other New England states to

contracts. Passed Senate 21-15, House 74-70, signed by the Governor.

expand critically needed infrastructure, reducing and stabilizing costs, and

Retirement Mandate (HB 5591): Controversial measure imposes state-run

increasing reliability and access to clean energy. Approved by the House 126-

plan on businesses with five or more part-time and/or full-time workers.

11 and Senate 25-8.

Employees get no tax-deferred savings and lose more money to pay for the
plan. Passed the Senate after the Lieutenant Governor broke an 18-18 tie.
Passed the House 76-63 and signed by the Governor.

2015-2016 Voting Records: State Senate

Senator

Tax
Hikes

Wage
Disputes

Paid Leave
Mandate

Energy
Costs

Spending
Plan

Deficit
Mitigation

Retirement
Mandate

Dante Bartolomeo (D-Meriden)

Toni Boucher (R-Wilton)

Beth Bye (D-West Hartford)

Steve Cassano (DManchester)

Clark Chapin (R-New Milford)

Eric Coleman (D-Bloomfield)

Joseph Crisco, Jr. (DWoodbridge)

Senator

Tax
Hikes

Wage
Disputes

Paid Leave
Mandate

Energy
Costs

Spending
Plan

Deficit
Mitigation

Retirement
Mandate

Paul Doyle (D-Wethersfield)

Bob Duff (D-Norwalk)

Len Fasano (R-North Haven)

Mae Flexer (D-Danielson)

John Fonfara (D-Hartford)

Paul Formica (R-Niantic)

L. Scott Frantz (R-Riverside)

Terry Gerratana (D-New

Britain)

Ed Gomes (D-Bridgeport)

Tony Guglielmo (R-Stafford

Springs)

Senator

Tax
Hikes

Wage
Disputes

Paid Leave
Mandate

Energy
Costs

Spending
Plan

Deficit
Mitigation

Retirement
Mandate

Joan Hartley (D-Waterbury)

Tony Hwang (R-Fairfield)

Rob Kane (R-Watertown)

Kevin Kelly (R-Stratford)

Ted Kennedy, Jr. (D-Branford)

John Kissel (R-Enfield)

Tim Larson (D-East Hartford)

Carlo Leone (D-Stamford)

Art Linares (R-Westbrook)

Martin Looney (D-New Haven)

Senator

Tax
Hikes

Wage
Disputes

Paid Leave
Mandate

Energy
Costs

Spending
Plan

Deficit
Mitigation

Retirement
Mandate

Joe Markley (R-Plantsville)

Henri Martin (R-Bristol)

Andrew Maynard (DStonington)

Michael McLachlan (RDanbury)

Marilyn Moore (D-Bridgeport)

Cathy Osten (D-Baltic)

Gayle Slossberg (D-Milford)

Gary Winfield (D-New Haven)

Kevin Witkos (R-Canton)

2015-2016 Voting Records: State House

State
Representative

Tax
Hikes

Wage
Disputes

Paid Leave
Mandate

Energy
Costs

Regulatory
Penalties

Spending
Plan

Deficit
Mitigation

Retirement
Mandate

Catherine Abercrombie (DMeriden)

Tim Ackert (R-Coventry)

Terry Adams (D-Stamford)

Al Adinolfi (R-Cheshire)

Mike Alberts (R-Woodstock)

James Albis (D-East Haven)

David Alexander (D-Enfield)

State
Representative

Tax
Hikes

Wage
Disputes

Paid Leave
Mandate

Energy
Costs

Regulatory
Penalties

Spending
Plan

Deficit
Mitigation

Retirement
Mandate

Emil 'Buddy' Altobello (DMeriden)

Bill Aman (R-South Windsor)

Angel Arce (D-Hartford)

David Arconti, Jr. (D-Danbury)

Joe Aresimowicz (D-Berlin)

Andre Baker (D-Bridgeport)

David Baram (D-Bloomfield)

Brian Becker (D-West Hartford)

Sam Belsito (R-Tolland)

Jeffrey Berger (D-Waterbury)

State
Representative

Tax
Hikes

Wage
Disputes

Paid Leave
Mandate

Energy
Costs

Regulatory
Penalties

Spending
Plan

Deficit
Mitigation

Retirement
Mandate

Eric Berthel (R-Watertown)

Whit Betts (R-Bristol)

Mike Bocchino (R-Greenwich)

Mitch Bolinsky (R-Newtown)

Elizabeth 'Betty' Boukus (DPlainville)

Paul Brycki (D-Griswold)

Cecilia Buck-Taylor (R-New

Milford)

Aundre Bumgardner (R-Groton)

Larry Butler (D-Waterbury)

Gary Byron (R-Newington)

State
Representative

Tax
Hikes

Wage
Disputes

Paid Leave
Mandate

Energy
Costs

Regulatory
Penalties

Spending
Plan

Deficit
Mitigation

Retirement
Mandate

Fred Camillo (R-Old Greenwich)

Juan Candelaria (D-New Haven)

Vincent Candelora (R-North

Branford)

Devin Carney (R-Old Saybrook)

Christie Carpino (R-Cromwell)

Dan Carter (R-Bethel)

Jay Case (R-Winsted)

Theresa Conroy (D-Seymour)

Michelle Cook (D-Torrington)

Jeff Currey (D-East Hartford)

State
Representative

Tax
Hikes

Wage
Disputes

Paid Leave
Mandate

Energy
Costs

Regulatory
Penalties

Spending
Plan

Deficit
Mitigation

Retirement
Mandate

Mike D'Agostino (D-Hamden)

Anthony D'Amelio (R-Waterbury)

Stephen Dargan (D-West

Haven)

Christopher Davis (R-Ellington)

Mike Demicco (D-Farmington)

Laura Devlin (R-Fairfield)

Patricia Dillon (D-New Haven)

Doug Dubitsky (R-North

Windham)
Louis Esposito, Jr. (D-West
Haven)

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State
Representative

Tax
Hikes

Wage
Disputes

Paid Leave
Mandate

Energy
Costs

Regulatory
Penalties

Spending
Plan

Deficit
Mitigation

Retirement
Mandate

Charles Ferraro (R-West Haven)

Andy Fleischmann (D-West

Hartford)

Livvy Floren (R-Greenwich)

Daniel Fox (D-Stamford)

Mike France (R-Gales Ferry)

John Frey (R-Ridgefield)

Henry Genga (D-East Hartford)

Linda Gentile (D-Ansonia)

Janice Giegler (R-Danbury)

Bob Godfrey (D-Danbury)

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State
Representative

Tax
Hikes

Wage
Disputes

Paid Leave
Mandate

Energy
Costs

Regulatory
Penalties

Spending
Plan

Deficit
Mitigation

Retirement
Mandate

Minnie Gonzalez (D-Hartford)

Joe Gresko (D-Stratford)

Antonio Guerrera (D-Rocky Hill)

Gregg Haddad (D-Mansfield)

John Hampton (D-Simsbury)

Stephen Harding (R-Brookfield)

Jack Hennessy (D-Bridgeport)

Ernest Hewett (D-New London)

Laura Hoydick (R-Stratford)

Claire Janowski (D-Vernon)

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State
Representative

Tax
Hikes

Wage
Disputes

Paid Leave
Mandate

Energy
Costs

Regulatory
Penalties

Spending
Plan

Deficit
Mitigation

Retirement
Mandate

Susan Johnson (D-Willimantic)

Ed Jutila (D-Niantic)

David Kiner (D-Enfield)

Themis Klarides (R-Derby)

Noreen Kokoruda (R-Madison)

Brenda Kupchick (R-Fairfield)

David Labriola (R-Oxford)

Gail Lavielle (R-Wilton)

Tim LeGeyt (R-Canton Center)

Roland Lemar (D-New Haven)

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State
Representative

Tax
Hikes

Wage
Disputes

Paid Leave
Mandate

Energy
Costs

Regulatory
Penalties

Spending
Plan

Deficit
Mitigation

Retirement
Mandate

Matthew Lesser (D-Middletown)

Rick Lopes (D-New Britain)

Kelly Luxenberg (D-Manchester)

Jesse MacLachlan (RWestbrook)

Cristin McCarthy Vahey (DFairfield)

Kathleen McCarty (R-Waterford)

Douglas McCrory (D-Hartford)

Brandon McGee (D-Hartford)

Ben McGorty (R-Shelton)

Robert Megna (D-New Haven)

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State
Representative

Tax
Hikes

Wage
Disputes

Paid Leave
Mandate

Energy
Costs

Regulatory
Penalties

Spending
Plan

Deficit
Mitigation

Retirement
Mandate

Patricia Billie Miller (D-Stamford)

Philip Miller (D-Ivoryton)

Craig Miner (R-Litchfield)

Russ Morin (D-Wethersfield)

Bruce Morris (D-Norwalk)

Gayle Mulligan (R-Hebron)

Mary Mushinsky (D-Wallingford)

Frank Nicastro, Sr. (D-Bristol)

Selim Noujaim (R-Waterbury)

Tom O'Dea (R-New Canaan)

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State
Representative

Tax
Hikes

Wage
Disputes

Paid Leave
Mandate

Energy
Costs

Regulatory
Penalties

Spending
Plan

Deficit
Mitigation

Retirement
Mandate

Arthur O'Neill (R-Southbury)

Linda Orange (D-Colchester)

Cara Pavalock (R-Bristol)

Jason Perillo (R-Shelton)

Chris Perone (D-Norwalk)

John Piscopo (R-Thomaston)

Robyn Porter (D-New Haven)

Christine Randall (D-Danielson)

Rosa Rebimbas (R-Naugatuck)

Lonnie Reed (D-Branford)

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State
Representative

Tax
Hikes

Wage
Disputes

Paid Leave
Mandate

Energy
Costs

Regulatory
Penalties

Spending
Plan

Deficit
Mitigation

Retirement
Mandate

Geraldo Reyes, Jr. (DWaterbury)

Emmett Riley (D-Norwich)

Matt Ritter (D-Hartford)

Jason Rojas (D-East Hartford)

Christopher Rosario (DBridgeport)

Kim Rose (D-Milford)

Daniel Rovero (D-Dayville)

Dave Rutigliano (R-Trumbull)

Kevin Ryan (D-Oakdale)

Rob Sampson (R-Wolcott)

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State
Representative

Tax
Hikes

Wage
Disputes

Paid Leave
Mandate

Energy
Costs

Regulatory
Penalties

Spending
Plan

Deficit
Mitigation

Retirement
Mandate

Robert Sanchez (D-New Britain)

Ezequiel Santiago (DBridgeport)

Hilda Santiago (D-Meriden)

Peggy Sayers (D-Windsor

Locks)

Sean Scanlon (D-Guilford)

John Scott (R-Mystic)

Joseph Serra (D-Middletown)

John Shaban (R-Redding)

Brendan Sharkey (D-Hamden)

Bill Simanski (R-Granby)

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State
Representative

Tax
Hikes

Wage
Disputes

Paid Leave
Mandate

Energy
Costs

Regulatory
Penalties

Spending
Plan

Deficit
Mitigation

Retirement
Mandate

Caroline Simmons (D-Stamford)

Richard Smith (R-New Fairfield)

J.P. Sredzinski (R-Monroe)

Prasad Srinivasan (RGlastonbury)

Steven Stafstrom (D-Bridgeport)

Charlie Stallworth (D-Bridgeport)

Pam Staneski (R-Milford)

Jonathan Steinberg (DWestport)

Peter Tercyak (D-New Britain)

William Tong (D-Stamford)

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State
Representative

Tax
Hikes

Wage
Disputes

Paid Leave
Mandate

Energy
Costs

Regulatory
Penalties

Spending
Plan

Deficit
Mitigation

Retirement
Mandate

Mark Tweedie (R-Hartford)

Diana Urban (D-North

Stonington)

Kurt Vail (R-Stafford Springs)

Edwin Vargas (D-Hartford)

Joe Verrengia (D-West Hartford)

Toni Walker (D-New Haven)

Roberta Willis (D-Lakeville)

Fred Wilms (R-Norwalk)

Terrie Wood (R-Darien)

David Yaccarino (R-North

Haven)

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State
Representative

Tax
Hikes

Wage
Disputes

Paid Leave
Mandate

Energy
Costs

Regulatory
Penalties

Spending
Plan

Deficit
Mitigation

Retirement
Mandate

Tami Zawistowski (R-East

Granby)
Melissa Ziobron (R-East
Haddam)

David Zoni (D-Southington)

Lezlye Zupkus (R-Prospect)

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