Every year, CTLCV sends its Survey on the Environment to all candidates running for state legislative office in Connecticut. These responses are used as one factor in our endorsement process. All survey responses, regardless of endorsement decision, are posted to our website.

State House Candidates

Name, Party, District            Challenger/Incumbent            Date Questionnaire Submitted

• ​Ritter, Matthew- D (H-1)                Incumbent          6/18/12                               
• Dence, Rico-R (H-4)                      Open Seat           6/15/12                               
• Canty, Leo-D (H-5)                        Open Seat          6/15/12
• Vargas, Edwin (H-6)                      Challenger           7/1/12
• Ackert, Tim-R (H-8)                       Incumbent          6/15/12
• Murphy, John-D (H-8)                    Challenger          6/15/12
• Luxemberg, Geoff-D (H-12)            Incumbent         6/27/12
• Diminico, Joseph-D (H-13)             Open Seat          7/1/12
• Gullotta, Tom- D (H-13)                 Open Seat          6/15/12
• Tweedie, Mark-R (H-13)                 Open Seat          7/2/12
• Baram, David A.-D (H-15)              Incumbent          6/15/12
• Hampton, John-D (H-16)               Open Seat           7/1/12
• Fleischmann, Andrew-D (H-18)      Incumbent          6/29/12
• Wadsworth, William- R (H-21)        Incumbent          7/1/12
• Demicco, Michael-D (H-21)            Challenger          7/1/12
• Stillman, Adam-D (H-23)               Challenger          7/1/12
• Lopes, Rick-D (H-24)                     Incumbent         6/25/12
• Sanchez, Robert-D (H-25)             Incumbent          6/25/12
• Kramer, David-U (H-26)                Challenger          6/28/12
• Flanagan, Thomas-D (H-31)          Challenger          6/28/12
• Phelps, Christopher-D (H-32)        Challenger          6/30/12
• Miller, Phillip-D (H-36)                  Incumbent          7/1/12
• Wright, Elissa T.-D (H-41)             Incumbent          6/30/12
• Watson, Harry-R (H-41)               Challenger           6/30/12
• Urban, Diana-D (H-43)                 Incumbent          7/1/12
• Flexer, Mae-D (H-44)                   Incumbent           7/1/12
• Soby, Stanly- R (H-48)                Challenger           7/2/12
• Hurlburt, Bryan-D (H-53)             Incumbent          8/14/12
• Haddad, Gregory-D (H-54)           Incumbent          6/30/12
• Bowsza, Jason-D (H-57)              Challenger           6/15/12
• Tallarita, Kathleen-D (H-58)         Incumbent           6/28/12
• Alexander, David-D (H-58)           Challenger           6/28/12
• Kiner, David-D (H-59)                  Incumbent          8/24/12
• Simanski, Bill-R (H-62)                Incumbent          6/29/12
• Renzullo, Michael-D (H-63)          Open Seat           8/10/12
• Willis, Roberta- D (H-64)             Incumbent          7/1/12
• Cook, Michelle-D (H-65)              Incumbent          7/2/12
• Buck-Taylor, Cecilia-R (H-67)       Open Seat           6/26/12
• Grossman, Andrew-D (H-67)       Open Seat           6/30/12
• Templeton, Vivian-D (H-69)         Challenger           7/1/12
• Berger, Jeffrey J.-D (H-73)           Incumbent          6/29/12
• Alseph, John-R (H-75)                Challenger           6/15/12
• Nicastro, Frank- D (H-79)            Incumbent          6/26/12
• Zoni, David-D (H-81)                  Open Seat           6/28/12
• Lounsbury, Cheryl-R (H-81)         Open Seat           8/26/12
• Soto, Pablo- R (H-83)                  Challenger          7/2/12
• Mushinsky, Mary-D (H-85)           Incumbent          6/29/12
• Flanagan, John-D (H-91)             Challenger          7/1/12
• Widlitz, Patricia-D (H-98)            Incumbent           6/29/12
• Albis, James-D (H-99)                Incumbent           6/26/12
• Lesser, Matthew-D (H-100)         Incumbent           6/15/12
• Dwyer, David-D (H-101)             Challenger           6/30/12
• Nicholson, Lori-R (H-102)           Challenger           6/25/12
• Linehan, Elizabeth-D (H-103)      Challenger           7/1/12
• Smith-Porter, Mary-R (H-104)     Challenger           6/28/12
• Conroy, Theresa-D (H-105)         Challenger          6/28/12
• Arconti, David-D (H-109)            Challenger          6/28/12
• Wetmore, Andrew- R (H-109)     Challenger           6/22/12
• Godfrey, Bob-D (H-110)             Incumbent           6/30/12
• Matto, Elaine-D (H-113)             Challenger           6/29/12
• Rose, Kim-D (H-118)                 Incumbent           6/22/12
• Masters, Terry-D (H-120)           Challenger           6/25/12
• Pizighelli, Anthony-R (H-126)      Challenger          6/28/12
• Kupchick, Brenda-R (H-132)       Incumbent           6/26/12
• Coyner, Kevin-D (H-132)            Challenger           6/28/12
• Fawcett, Kim-D (H-133)             Incumbent           6/28/12
• Dean, Heather-D (H-134)           Challenger           6/27/12
• Shaban, John-R (H-135)             Incumbent          7/1/12
• Karvelis, Leon- D (H-135)           Challenger          6/20/12
• Steinberg, Jonathan- D (H-136)   Incumbent         6/28/12
• Ryan, Kevin-D (H-139)                Incumbent         6/29/12
• Wood, Terrie-R (H-141)               Challenger         7/1/12
• Lavielle, Gail- R (H-143)              Incumbent        7/1/12
• Hoffstatter, Ted-D (H-143)           Challenger        6/19/12
• Molgano, Michael-R (H-144)        Incumbent        6/28/12
• Maurer, Rolf-G (H-148)                Challenger        6/30/12
• Floren, Livvy- R (H-149)              Incumbent        6/18/12
• Rafferty, David-D (H-151)           Challenger         6/22/12

State Senate Candidates

Name, Party, District            Challenger/Incumbent            Date Questionnaire Submitted

• ​​Lebeau, Gary-D (S-03)                Incumbent        8/1/12

• Bye, Beth-D (S-05)                     Incumbent        8/17/12
• Meyer, Edward-D (S-12)              Incumbent        6/19/12
• Suzio, Len-R (S-13)                    Incumbent        7/1/12
• Mazurek, John- D (S-16)             Challenger        6/15/12
• Szewczyk, Tony-R (S-17)            Challenger         9/24/12
• Reynolds, Tom-D (S-19)              Open Seat         7/1/12
• Osten, Cathy-D (S-19)                Open Seat         8/22/12
• Gioiello, David-D (S-21)              Challenger         6/26/12
• Musto, Anthony-D (S-22)             Incumbent        6/29/12
• Ciocco, Chadwick-R (S-22)          Challenger         7/1/12
• Gomes, Edwin-D (S-23)               Incumbent        6/20/12
• Bartlett, Jason-D (S-24)              Challenger         6/26/12
• Boucher, Antonietta-R (S-26)       Incumbent         6/19/12
• Curry, Carolanne- D (S-26)          Challenger         7/1/12
• Alexander, Don- G (S-30)            Open Seat          7/1/12
• Riiska, William-D (S-30)              Open Seat          7/2/12
• Crawford, James- D (S-33)          Open Seat          6/19/12
• Schlag, Melissa-G (S-33)             Open Seat          6/30/12
• Klink, Mary Ellen-D (S-33)           Open Seat          6/30/12
• Fontana, Stephen-D (S-34)         Challenger          6/22/12
• Fasano, Len-R (S-34)                  Incumbent         7/1/12
• Eastwood, Susan-D (S-35)          Challenger          6/30/12