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from Past and present Governor candidates from Connecticut (number of quotes indicated): |
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Abortion Bob Stefanowski: Don't make abortion illegal; but parental notification ok. Catherine Templeton: 100% pro-life; won't back down. Ned Lamont: Criticizes Republican candidate: "choice is on the ballot". Tom Foley: Pro-choice. Jen Tooker: Government shouldn't be involved in woman's right to choose. |
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Budget & Economy Bob Stefanowski: Smart, responsible fiscal reform will turn around economy. Bob Stefanowski: Take a holistic approach to modernize infrastructure. David Walker: 2007: deficit spending saddles millennials with debts. Joe Visconti: Unfunded liabilities crush our financial plans. Ned Lamont: $30M in COVID relief to restaurants, hospitality industry. Tom Foley: AdWatch: Malloy's policies drive jobs out of state. Tom Foley: Tax credits are spending; oppose $400M job expansion credits. Jen Tooker: Budget designed to keep tax rate stable. Ryan Fazio: Use increased revenue for tax cuts, not for programs. |
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Civil Rights Bob Stefanowski: I'm a civil rights Republican, not a white nationalist. Bob Stefanowski: Transgender policy in school sports needs to be evaluated. Joe Visconti: Labelled Chinese candidate as "Kim Jong Tong". Tom Foley: Maintain gay marriage law, although personally against it. Jen Tooker: Firm supporter of town's multi-cultural diversity committee. Jen Tooker: Local pride event makes a better community. Ryan Fazio: Promote acceptance, freedom, and equality in society. |
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Corporations Dan Malloy: Small Business Express Program: grants for 944 companies. Dan Malloy: Businesses should suggest which state regulations to abandon. Dan Malloy: Invest state funds in businesses that preserve in-state jobs. Mark Lauretti: Top priority: don't over-burden business. Tom Foley: Small Business Express Program is too generous with aid. Tom Foley: Criticized for bankruptcy of a Georgia textile mill. Tom Foley: Investigate Economic and Community Development loan fraud. Tom Foley: We pay huge sums in corporate welfare to keep jobs in CT. |
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Crime Bob Stefanowski: I will advocate for a holistic approach to reform. Bob Stefanowski: Wrong to take away qualified immunity from police officers. Tom Foley: Veto efforts to repeal the death penalty. Tom Foley: Arrested twice for motor vehicle incidents. Ryan Fazio: Remove anti-policing policies allowing dangerous crime. |
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Drugs Mark Lauretti: Law enforcement AND treatment to fight opioid abuse. Tom Foley: Recreational marijuana use is a gateway drug. |
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Education Bob Stefanowski: Give parents the choice to find a school that works for them. Catherine Templeton: School money & school control should be local. Mark Lauretti: Get the government out of the classroom. Tom Foley: Local control instead of Common Core mandates. Tom Foley: In-district public school choice, money follows the child. Tom Foley: Charters are part of the solution, but not whole solution. Ryan Fazio: Adopt tax credit for donations for school choice vouchers. |
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Energy & Oil Dan Malloy: Moving Canadian oil thru the US is not best for the economy. Danny Drew: Enacted sustainable, green energy policies. Tom Foley: No gas tax increase to pay for rail transport. Jen Tooker: Lower costs, diversify energy sources. |
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Environment Bob Stefanowski: Make sure that environmental regulations make sense. Danny Drew: Restored Middletown's waterfront & public parks. |
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Families & Children Dan Malloy: 21-year-old son arrested in robbery, suffering depression. Ned Lamont: Proposed 12 weeks paid family leave from 1/2% payroll tax. |
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Foreign Policy Bob Stefanowski: Helps set up, support school for Ukrainian refugee children. Ryan Fazio: Entire town of Greenwich stands with Ukraine. Jen Tooker: Visited and supports Ukraine against Russian attack. |
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Free Trade Dan Malloy: Trade trips to China to promote aerospace & bioscience. Ned Lamont: Tariff is a six-letter word for tax; it's a tax on you. Ryan Fazio: Tariffs going in wrong direction, but not very significant. |
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Government Reform Bob Stefanowski: Budget information should be a click away. Bob Stefanowski: Biden won the election and it's past time to move on. Joe Visconti: State & feds should pay for construction inspection failures. Mark Lauretti: Opposed publicly finance campaigns, but will participate. Peter Lumaj: Peter's Plan: require voter ID; end same-day registration. Tom Foley: 2010: criticized public campaign financing; 2014: accepts it. Tom Foley: AdWatch: Complains about ethics, but was fined for PAC. Ryan Fazio: Focused on identifying opportunities to roll back regulation. Jen Tooker: State goes too far in trying to override local zoning. |
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Gun Control Bob Stefanowski: No more gun controls; gun owners have been persecuted. Catherine Templeton: Gun owner & NRA member. Dan Malloy: NRA has developed into a terrorist organization. Ned Lamont: We learn first hand the cost of unregulated gun ownership. Ned Lamont: Ban bump stocks, and other common sense restrictions. Prasad Srinivasan: It is person behind AR15s that bring about massacres. Tom Foley: Enough on gun control; focus on preventing another Newtown. Tom Foley: Supports 2nd amendment but require reporting stolen firearms. Tom Foley: Let stand current gun laws, but no specific proposals. Tom Foley: Newtown law added inconveniences on law-abiding citizens. |
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Health Care Bob Stefanowski: Expand access to private healthcare for veterans. Bob Stefanowski: Government option is fine, but give people more choices. Tom Foley: Post costs for treatments to give consumers options. Ryan Fazio: Reduce Medicaid by $116 million over two years. |
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Homeland Security Bob Stefanowski: Encourage the hiring of Veterans and their spouses. Tom Foley: Appoint veteran-friendly Commissioner of Veterans Affairs. |
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Immigration Ann-Marie Adams: Immigrants need their voices to be heard. Catherine Templeton: Cracked down on undocumented workers. Dan Malloy: Muslim ban harkens back to darkest times in our history. Peter Lumaj: Albanian refugee but opposes sanctuary cities. Tom Foley: We need a federal comprehensive immigration policy. Tom Foley: House child refugee immigrants at Southbury Training School. Jen Tooker: Upholds state law in not using police to enforce immigration. Ned Lamont: Schools to protect students from federal immigration raids . Ryan Fazio: Allow local police to cooperate with federal authorities. |
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Jobs Catherine Templeton: Fought to keep unions out of SC. Joe Visconti: Opposes state public employee unions. Tom Foley: Pledge not to change public employee collective bargaining. Tom Foley: Raise minimum wage nationally, but focus on jobs in CT. Tom Foley: OpEd: His company moved 3,000 jobs to Mexico. |
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Principles & Values Mark Lauretti: Denies involvement in two Shelton development scandals. Tom Foley: AdWatch: NYC residents should move to CT under new governor. Tom Foley: Partial facial paralysis means he smiles on only left side. Tom Foley: Will not participate in primary debates. Tom Foley: 1981: Arrested for 1st-degree attempted assault in car crash. Jen Tooker: The freedoms and opportunities Americans enjoy are unmatched. Jen Tooker: Condemns antisemitic snowman, all should feel they belong. Ned Lamont: Attended Trump inaugural out of respect for the presidency. |
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Tax Reform Bob Stefanowski: Eliminate the state income tax over the next 8 years. Bob Stefanowski: Immediately cut the sales tax, eliminate new restaurant tax. Catherine Templeton: Fiscal conservative for low taxes. David Walker: 2007: higher taxes needed; 2018: not so much. Mark Lauretti: Lower taxes & be business-friendly. Ned Lamont: Middle-class gets hammered by $800B federal deficit. Jen Tooker: Would love to cut taxes but needs to make sure math works. Ryan Fazio: Reduce income tax by $1500, cap local property tax. |
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Technology Catherine Templeton: Infrastructure repair a top priority. Dan Malloy: Invest in Jackson Labs & Bioscience Connecticut. Mark Lauretti: Make repairs; claim abandoned properties. Tom Foley: No comment on reducing mass transit funding. |
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Welfare & Poverty Tom Foley: New urban enterprise zones and urban renewal initiatives. |
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