The Roundup – November 14, 2024

All four Co-chairs of the Bioscience Caucus; Sen. Christine Cohen, Sen. Tony Hwang, Rep. Jonathan Steinberg, and Rep. David Yaccarino, have all won re-election.

Rep. Holly Cheeseman, Ranking Member of the Finance Committee, and Senator Seminara, Ranking Member of the Human Services Committee, did not win re-election. There will be a new Ranking House Member of the Finance Committee and a new Ranking Member of the Senate on the Human Services Committee. Also, Rep. Cindy Harrison, Ranking Member of the Commerce Committee, did not seek re-election. There will be a new Ranking Member on the Commerce Committee.

The Senate Democrats picked up one seat resulting with a 25-11 Democrat majority in the State Senate. The House Democrats picked up 5 seats which gives them a 102-49 Democrat majority.

There were some incumbents that were confirmed to have lost their bid for reelection:

House: 
District 22 – Incumbent Rep. Francis Cooley (R) lost to Rebecca Martinez (D).
District 37 – Incumbent Rep. Holly Cheeseman (R) lost to Nick Menapace (D).
District 38 – Incumbent Rep. Kathleen McCarty (R) lost to Nicholas Gauthier (D).
District 65 – Incumbent Rep. Michelle Cook (D) lost to Joseph Canino (R).
District 120 – Incumbent Rep. Laura Dancho (R) lost to Kaitlyn Shake (D).
District 138 – Incumbent Rep. Rachel Chaleski (R) lost to Kenneth Gucker (D).
District 149 – Incumbent Rep. Rachel Khanna (D) lost to Tina Courpas (R).

Senate:
District 8 – Incumbent Senator Lisa Seminara (R) lost to Paul Honig (D).

There were 14 open seats in the Connecticut State General Assembly. Following are those candidates that won in an open seat:

Patrick Biggins (D) – 11th House District
Dave DeFronzo (D) – 26th House District
Renee Lamark (D) – 36th House District
Savet Constantine (D) – 42nd House District
Chris Stewart (R) – 51st House District
John Santanella (D) 58th House District
Jason Buschbaum (R) 69th House District
Laurie Sweet (D) 91st House District
Steven Winter (D) – 94th House District
MJ Shannon (D) – 117th House District
Arnold Jensen (R) – 131st House District
Eilish Collins Main (D) – 146th House District
Jonathan Jacobson (D) – 148 House District
Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox (D) – 22nd Senate District

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