Aileen Abrams
Aileen Abrams (Republican Party) ran for election to the Connecticut House of Representatives to represent District 78. She lost in the Republican primary on August 9, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 78
Joe Hoxha won election in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 78 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joe Hoxha (R) | 100.0 | 6,317 | |
| Total votes: 6,317 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 78
Joe Hoxha defeated Aileen Abrams in the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 78 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joe Hoxha | 75.0 | 802 | |
| Aileen Abrams | 25.0 | 268 | ||
| Total votes: 1,070 | ||||
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2020
See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 78
Incumbent Whit Betts defeated Aileen Abrams in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 78 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Whit Betts (R) | 74.9 | 8,376 | |
| Aileen Abrams (Independent Party) | 25.1 | 2,801 | ||
| Total votes: 11,177 | ||||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Whit Betts advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 78.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Aileen Abrams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Aileen Abrams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Abrams' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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She decided to run for office after the reopening of Connecticut began in June of 2020. The idea was initially prompted by the unprecedented number of requests to apply for small business relief under the federal CARES Act. In her position at the bank she helped as many applicants as she could for the first and second rounds of funding through the Paycheck Protection Program(PPP), but it was clear to her from the beginning that the dollar amount each business received under the act, was not enough. The small business owners she worked with did not have sufficient rainy day funds to get them through the spring. She saw they were living week-to-week while putting their employee's livelihoods above their own.
She believes the State of Connecticut has a responsibility to provide every resident a realistic path to financial stability especially through times of uncertainty.- Even though the Affordable Care Act provided coverage for an approximate 200,000 Connecticut citizens through the expansion of Connecticut's Medicaid known as Husky D, we need a cost-effective solution for everyone not just those who meet certain income guidelines. We must provide (a) low-cost coverage option(s) for all our citizens at the state level now.
- We need to provide all students the right foundation to grow and develop into productive members of society. It begins by closing the opportunity gaps created by our current public school system and unaffordable higher education.
- We have a responsibility to ensure our citizens are able to make a livable wage in Connecticut. This requires more than incrementally raising the minimum wage every couple of years. We need to create an attractive business environment.
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See also
2022 Elections
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