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2020 Connecticut AFL-CIO Endorsements

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The following candidates were endorsed by the delegates to the Connecticut AFL-CIO's Thirteenth Biennial Political Convention. An asterisk next to a candidate's name signifies they are an active or retired union member.

U.S. House ι State Senate ι State House

U.S. House

CD 1: John Larson
CD 2: Joe Courtney
CD 3: Rosa DeLauro
CD 4: Jim Himes
CD 5: Jahana Hayes* 

State Senate

SD 3: Saud Anwar
SD 4: Stephen T. Cassano*
SD 6: Rick Lopes
SD 9: Matt Lesser
SD 10: Gary Winfield*
SD 11: Martin Looney
SD 13: Mary Daugherty Abrams*
SD 14: James Maroney
SD 16: Jack Perry
SD 17: Jorge Cabrera*
SD 18: Bob Statchen
SD 19: Catherine Osten*
SD 20: Martha Marx*
SD 22: Marilyn Moore*
SD 24: Julie Kushner*
SD 28: Michelle McCabe
SD 31: Mary B. Fortier*
SD 32: Jeffrey V. Desmarais
SD 33: Norman Needleman
SD 34: April Capone
SD 35: Lisa Thomas* 

State House

HD 1: Matt Ritter
HD 6: Edwin Vargas*
HD 7: Joshua M. Hall*
HD 12: Geoff Luxenberg
HD 14: Genevieve Coursey
HD 18: Jillian Gilchrest*
HD 19: Tammy Exum
HD 20: Kate Farrar
HD 21: Mike Demicco
HD 23: David A. Rubino
HD 24: Emmanuel (Manny) Sanchez
HD 26: Peter Tercyak*
HD 27: Gary Turco
HD 28: Amy Morrin Bello*
HD 30: JoAnn Angelico-Stetson
HD 33: Brandon Chafee*
HD 34: Judd Melón
HD 36: Christine Palm
HD 37: Cate Steel
HD 38: Baird Welch-Collins*
HD 39: Anthony Nolan*
HD 40: Christine Conley
HD 41: Joe de la Cruz*
HD 43: Kate Rotella*
HD 44: Christine Rosati Randall
HD 47: Kate Donnelly
HD 48: Brian T. Smith
HD 53: Pat Wilson Pheanious*
HD 54: Gregory Haddad
HD 56: Michael Winkler*
HD 57: Jaime Foster
HD 58: Tom Arnone*
HD 59: Gerald Calnen
HD 62: Audrey Lampert
HD 64: Maria Horn
HD 65: Michelle L Cook
HD 66: Matt Dyer
HD 67: Hilary Ram
HD 70: Stephen Samela
HD 72: Larry B. Butler
HD 73: Ronald Napoli, Jr.*
HD 74: Michael DiGiovancarlo*
HD 80: John Corky Mazurek
HD 82: Michael D. Quinn
HD 85: Mary Mushinsky
HD 86: Vincent J. Mase Sr.*
HD 87: Kathy Grant
HD 90: Jim Jinks
HD 94: Robyn A. Porter*
HD 98: Sean Scanlon
HD 99: Dave Yaccarino, Jr.
HD 100: Quentin "Q" Phipps
HD 101: John-Michael Parker
HD 102: Robin Comey
HD 103: Liz Linehan
HD 104: Kara Rochelle
HD 106: Rebekah Harriman Stites
HD 110: Bob Godfrey
HD 114: Mary Welander
HD 115: Dorinda Borer
HD 123: Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox
HD 127: John “Jack” Hennessy*
HD 132: Jennifer Leeper
HD 133: Cristin McCarthy Vahey
HD 134: Carla Volpe*
HD 135: Anne M Hughes
HD 137: Chris Perone*
HD 138: Kenneth Gucker
HD 139: Kevin Ryan
HD 143: Stephanie Thomas
HD 146: David Michel
HD 147: Matt Blumenthal

Paid for by Connecticut AFL-CIO, Sal Luciano, President, 56 Town Line Road, Rocky Hill, CT 06067.