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Candidate Name
Linda Pierce
Campaign Website
LindaPierceCT.com
Campaign Email
LindaPierceDistrict30@gmail.com
Instagram
@LindaPierceforstaterep
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I spent 20 years as an educator and now serve as a Director at Connecticut Forest & Park Association. My career was built around listening, bringing people together, and finding practical solutions.
Berlin & Southington deserve someone who will show up, listen, and work hard to bring resources back to our communities. Families are struggling with property taxes, healthcare, utilities, housing, and everyday costs, while our towns need strong schools and essential services.
I bring experience as an educator, nonprofit leader, fundraiser, and advocate. I know how to research issues, build relationships, and get things done. I will be an accessible, hardworking representative who brings the people's concerns directly to the Capitol.
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Increasing and regularly adjusting the ECS foundation amount would allow the state’s education funding formula to better reflect current costs and provide additional state support to local school districts. This can reduce some of the pressure on municipalities to fund rising education costs primarily through local property taxes.
I support reforms such as increasing and regularly adjusting the ECS foundation amount so state funding keeps pace with actual costs; increasing the state’s share of high-cost special education expenses; and ensuring that when the state imposes mandates on municipalities, adequate funding follows. I am also open to giving municipalities responsible new options to diversify local revenue so property owners are not carrying so much of the burden.
Property tax reform should not simply shift costs from one taxpayer to another. The goal should be a fairer partnership between the state and municipalities that protects strong schools and essential services while providing meaningful relief to homeowners, renters, seniors, and working families.
Connecticut must protect access to affordable health insurance while being responsible with state dollars. In the short term, we should use targeted assistance to help residents most affected by federal funding cuts and preserve programs such as Covered Connecticut. But replacing federal dollars alone is not a long-term solution. We must address the underlying cost of healthcare by increasing transparency, strengthening oversight of insurance rates, lowering prescription drug costs, expanding access to primary and preventive care, and exploring affordable coverage options through Access Health CT. No family should have to choose between paying a premium and paying for groceries, housing, or utilities.
It gives CT additional tools to address one of the fundamental causes of our housing affordability problem: we simply do not have enough housing at a range of price points.
CT can take advantage of the law by working with municipalities to streamline permitting, reduce unnecessary barriers to housing construction, expand opportunities for smaller and more affordable housing options such as accessory dwelling units and starter homes, and make better use of federal funding for affordable and multifamily housing.
We can increase our housing supply while still respecting the character of our communities and keeping municipalities involved in decisions about how and where they grow. T
My #1 priority is making Connecticut more affordable for working and middle-class families. That means addressing the costs people feel every day—property taxes, housing, healthcare, utilities, and groceries. I want the state to be a stronger partner with towns like Berlin and Southington by adequately funding public education and essential services so that local taxpayers aren’t continually asked to shoulder more of the burden. Affordability isn’t one issue—it affects whether young people can stay here, families can build a future here, and seniors can afford to remain in the communities they call home.
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