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Candidate Name
Patrick Callahan
Campaign Website
FB Callahan for Rep
Campaign Email
calpat32@gmail.com
Campaign Phone
2034170455
We must have more clean natural gas and modular nuclear. I agree with the Gov. on this point. We aslo must remove all public benefits charges from electric bills.
Housing cost are up in CT as we had a large influx of people over the past 4 years. Supply remained the same, but the sudden surge of CT population, coupled with the inflation surge about 3 years agoi have increased cost. We need more housing supply but the State should not tell town how they must do this.
Lowering energy cost by removing excess charges on your bills and bringing in more natural gas and nuclear.
Candidate Name
Anne Weisberg
Campaign Website
https://www.anneforstaterep.com/
Campaign Email
anne4staterep@gmail.com
Campaign Phone
9148744320
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/anneforstaterep/
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Anne.forStateRep/
Our investor-owned utilities need to be held accountable to ratepayers by legislating constraints on rate increases, creating more competition on both the supply and distribution side, and investing in cheaper, cleaner energy. For example, four towns in CT are served by publicly owned utilities, and ratepayers pay 30 to 40 percent less than the rest of us. We can also give towns the ability to buy their own power directly, cutting out the literal power brokers whose costs the utilities pass on to ratepayers. And we must require our utilities to invest in clean energy and storage, which is by far the cheapest, cleanest source of energy.
I am advocating for making accessory housing easier and cheaper to build. My district is fairly rural, with single family homes on relatively large lots, so there are a lot of opportunities to build accessory housing. It could give homeowners additional income, and let seniors move in with their children, freeing up housing stock and creating more supply in that regard. I would provide favorable financing to homeowners interested in building accessory housing in exchange for a 10 year commitment to making it affordable.
My first priority is to adjust the education cost sharing formula so that the state is paying its fair share of school funding. This will ease the burden on property taxes. Additional priorities including: holding Eversource accountable to ratepayers by building in constraints on rate increases, creating more competition in both the supply and distribution side, and investing in cheaper, cleaner energy. In addition, I will advocate for fully funding and expanding the Child Care Endowment Fund to include before and after school programs, and senior care, as well as for a permanent child tax credit. Lastly, I will fight for a more affordable health care insurance option like that being proposed by the State Comptroller.
