Dan Malloy
Dan Malloy (Democratic Party) was the Governor of Connecticut. He assumed office on January 5, 2011. He left office in 2019.
Malloy (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Governor of Connecticut. He won in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Dan Malloy grew up in Stamford, Connecticut, and was diagnosed with dyslexia in his childhood. Malloy attended Boston College, where he met his wife, Cathy. He earned his J.D. from Boston College's law school.[1]
Malloy worked as an assistant district attorney in Brooklyn from 1980 to 1984, moving to Connecticut to join the law firm of Abate & Fox in 1984. He was a partner there until he began his first term in 1995 as mayor of Stamford. He served in that role until 2009. Malloy served as a trustee of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, a president of the Connecticut Council of Municipalities, and a member of the Stamford Cultural Development Organization. He also served as a member of Stamford's boards of finance and education.[2][1]
Political career
Governor of Connecticut (2011-2019)
Malloy was first elected Governor of Connecticut in 2010. He assumed office on January 5, 2011, and was re-elected in 2014. He served until 2019.
Judicial appointments
As governor, Malloy was responsible for appointing judges to Connecticut state courts. In Connecticut, the governor appoints a judge following recommendations from a judicial selection commission. Before an appointee can take office, the nomination must be confirmed by the Connecticut General Assembly. For an up-to-date list of all of Malloy's appointees, see Judges appointed by Dan Malloy.
Mayor of Stamford (1995-2009)
Malloy was first elected Stamford Mayor in 1995 and served an unprecedented 14 years until 2009.[1]
Elections
2018
- See also: Connecticut gubernatorial election, 2018
Dan Malloy did not file to run for re-election.
2014
- See also: Connecticut gubernatorial election, 2014
Malloy ran for re-election in 2014 on the Democratic and Working Families tickets, alongside Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, who was also his running mate in 2010.[3] He was uncontested for the Democratic nomination in the August 12 primary election, and also won the support of the Working Families party. He and Wyman faced the Republican/Independent ticket of Tom Foley and Heather Somers and the unaffiliated ticket of Joe Visconti and Chester Harris.[4] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Dan Malloy/Nancy Wyman Incumbent |
50.7% | 554,314 | |
| Republican | Tom Foley/Heather Somers | 48.2% | 526,295 | |
| Independent | Joe Visconti/Chester Harris | 1% | 11,456 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 708 | |
| Total Votes | 1,092,773 | |||
| Election results via Connecticut Secretary of State | ||||
Race background
| Information about this election can be found by clicking [show] at the right. | |
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Close race ratings in ConnecticutOn March 28, 2014, Democratic incumbent Gov. Dan Malloy formally announced his bid for re-election to a second term. He again teamed up with 2010 running mate and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman for the 2014 race.[3] Early on, Malloy was flagged as one of the most vulnerable incumbents of the 2014 gubernatorial election cycle.[5] As the campaign season progressed, the Daily Kos labeled the race a toss-up. The rating was assigned in consideration of a series of polls showing Malloy behind or rivaling Republican nominee Tom Foley in potential general election match-ups.[6][7] The Cook Political Report, meanwhile, consistently rated Connecticut as "Lean D," meaning the race was competitive, but the Democrats had an advantage.[8] Rematch of 2010 campaignMalloy won the governorship in November 2010 following a hard-fought general election campaign against Republican Tom Foley, a businessman and former U.S. ambassador to Ireland under former President George W. Bush. The contest ended over a week after the general election took place. There were several reversed calls on the outcome of the race before Malloy finally emerged as the victor.[9] At the May 2014 state Republican convention, delegates endorsed Foley for the second gubernatorial cycle in a row, bringing him one step closer to a 2014 re-match against Malloy. Although Foley was the favorite at the convention, fellow GOP hopeful and state Sen. John McKinney managed to garner enough delegate support to remain eligible for the nomination, preventing Foley from running unopposed in the August 12 primary.[10] Lieutenant gubernatorial primariesIncumbent Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman (D) was first elected in 2010 and sought re-election in 2014 alongside Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy. Wyman and Malloy were uncontested in their respective primaries on August 12 and ran together in the general election. The outcome of the August 12 Republican primary for Connecticut lieutenant governor remained unknown until Wednesday afternoon after election day, when state Rep. Penny Bacchiochi conceded the tight race to Groton Town Council Member and former Mayor Heather Somers.[11][12][13] With 100 percent of precincts reporting, unofficial results provided by the Connecticut Secretary of State showed Somers edging out Bacchiochi by about 780 votes. Third-place finisher David Walker took 32 percent of the vote, roughly 1,000 votes behind Bacchiochi.[14] Under Connecticut election law, an automatic recount is triggered if the margin separating the highest vote-getters falls within 0.5 percent of the total number of ballots cast; for Somers and Bacchiochi, that meant a difference of 1,000 votes. Bacchiochi rejected the ordering of a recount, however, believing it would only waste time.[11] Delegates of the Connecticut Republican Party voted to back Bacchiochi for lieutenant governor at their convention in May, so the result of the primary was a modest upset.[15] Somers went on to share the ticket with GOP gubernatorial nominee Tom Foley in the general election battle against Democratic incumbents Gov. Dan Malloy and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and the unaffiliated ticket of Joe Visconti and Chester Harris.[4] Independent candidatesOne independent candidate, Joe Visconti, appeared on the general election ballot along with Malloy and Foley. Former state Rep. and career political operative Jonathan Pelto also petitioned to run as an independent but failed to collect the minimum 7,500 signatures required to qualify for the race.[16] Pelto backed Malloy's 2010 gubernatorial campaign before breaking with the governor during his first term over his policies on education and taxes. Pelto's 2014 bid gained media attention in August when his candidate petition was signed by Ralph Nader. Nader's involvement in the Connecticut gubernatorial race raised concerns for Malloy and Democratic strategists, who accused Pelto of running in order to impact the election's outcome, not to win office.[17] | |
Polls
| Governor of Connecticut: All candidates | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Dan Malloy* (D) | Tom Foley (R) | Joe Visconti (I) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University October 28-November 2, 2014 | 43% | 42% | 8% | 7% | +/-3.2 | 926 | |||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University October 22-27, 2014 | 43% | 43% | 7% | 7% | +/-3.4 | 838 | |||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University October 14-20, 2014 | 43% | 42% | 9% | 7% | +/-3.1 | 1,010 | |||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University October 1-6, 2014 | 43% | 43% | 9% | 5% | +/-3 | 1,085 | |||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling October 2-5, 2014 | 43% | 35% | 9% | 13% | +/-3.3 | 861 | |||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University September 3-8, 2014 | 40% | 46% | 7% | 6% | +/-2.7 | 1,304 | |||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 42.5% | 41.83% | 8.17% | 7.5% | +/-3.12 | 1,004 | |||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Governor of Connecticut: Malloy vs. Foley | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Dan Malloy* (D) | Tom Foley (R) | Undecided/Other | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| New York Times/CBS News/YouGov October 16-23, 2014 | 40% | 40% | 20% | +/-4 | 1,267 | ||||||||||||||
| Rasmussen Reports October 14-16, 2014 | 43% | 50% | 6% | +/-3 | 980 | ||||||||||||||
| New York Times/CBS News/YouGov September 20-October 1, 2014 | 41% | 41% | 18% | +/-3 | 1,284 | ||||||||||||||
| Gravis Marketing August 4-7, 2014 | 38% | 46% | 16% | +/-5.0 | 440 | ||||||||||||||
| Vox Populi July 27-28, 2014 | 35% | 34% | 27% | +/-4.2 | 550 | ||||||||||||||
| CBS/NYT/YouGov July 5-24, 2014 | 42% | 49% | 5% | +/-5.0 | 1,149 | ||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University May 1-6, 2014 | 43% | 43% | 10% | +/-2.4 | 1,668 | ||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University February 26-March 2, 2014 | 42% | 42% | 11% | +/-2.3 | 1,878 | ||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University June 12-17, 2013 | 40% | 43% | 14% | +/-2.9 | 1,154 | ||||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 40.44% | 43.11% | 14.11% | +/-3.53 | 1,152.22 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
- Note: An asterisk denotes incumbent status.
2010
Malloy ran for governor of Connecticut in 2010. He faced Ned Lamont in the August 10 primary, defeating him by a margin of 57.7 percent to 42.3 percent.
Malloy faced Republican Tom Foley in the general election on November 2, 2010. After several reversed calls on the winner of the race and more than a one week delay, Malloy finally emerged as the victor.[9]
| Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Dan Malloy & Nancy Wyman |
49.5% | 567,278 | |
| Republican | Tom Foley & Mark Boughton | 49% | 560,874 | |
| Independent | Thomas E. Marsh & Cicero B. Booker, Jr. | 1.5% | 17,629 | |
| Total Votes | 1,145,781 | |||
2010 Campaign themes
- Teachers: During a telephone town hall with 3,000 teachers on September 22, 2010, Malloy said funding from the state had not kept pace with the rate of education inflation. He called the concessions made by teachers noble. “I believe a contract is a contract is a contract,” Malloy said. Malloy added that he would “hold school systems harmless” for the 14.5 percent cut in education cost sharing grants imposed by Gov. M. Jodi Rell (R). According to Malloy, the cuts were hidden through the use of federal funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. He said he would return ECS grants at least to their original level when the stimulus funds expired.
- Merit Pay: Malloy said he did not support merit pay or making salaries reflect test results. He said such proposals were concerning and that some people might not teach in urban areas “for fear that their compensation would be withheld.” Instead, he said he supported “a system of review to ensure high-quality teachers.”
- Pensions: “We’re going to have to have the discipline to fully fund our pension funds,” Malloy said about Connecticut's ranking as the fifth worst state for funding pension obligations.[19]
Presidential preference
2016 presidential endorsement
✓ Malloy endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[20]
- See also: Endorsements for Hillary Clinton
Campaign finance summary
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2016 Democratic National Convention
- Delegate to the 2016 DNC (click to expand)
- See also: Democratic National Convention, 2016
Dan Malloy Democratic National Convention, 2016 Status: Superdelegate State: Connecticut Supporting: Hillary Clinton Delegates to the DNC 2016 Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • State election law and delegates • Superdelegates by state Malloy was a superdelegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention from Connecticut.[21] Malloy was one of 16 superdelegates from Connecticut. Superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention were not bound by the results of their state’s primary or caucus to support a specific presidential candidate. Malloy supported Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination.[22] Clinton formally won the Democratic nomination for president on July 26, 2016.[23]
What is a superdelegate?
Superdelegates in 2016 were automatic delegates to the Democratic National Convention, meaning that, unlike regular delegates, they were not elected to this position. Also unlike regular delegates, they were not required to pledge their support to any presidential candidate, and they were not bound by the results of their state's presidential primary election or caucus. In 2016, superdelegates included members of the Democratic National Committee, Democratic members of Congress, Democratic governors, and distinguished party leaders, including former presidents and vice presidents. All superdelegates were free to support any presidential candidate of their choosing at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.[24]
Connecticut superdelegates
Connecticut had a total of 16 superdelegates in 2016. All of them are listed below beneath the candidate they are known to have supported. As of June 1, 2016, 15 Connecticut superdelegates were known to have expressed their support for Hillary Clinton, while the support of one superdelegate was unknown. At the time, there were no known superdelegates from Connecticut supporting Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination.
Clinton
- Chris Dodd
- Chris Murphy (Connecticut)
- Dan Malloy
- Dorothy Mrowka
- Elizabeth Esty
- Joe Courtney
- John Larson (Connecticut)
- John Olsen
- Michael Cacace
- Nancy DiNardo
- Nick Balletto
- Nancy Wyman
- Richard Blumenthal
- Rosa DeLauro
- Jim Himes
Unknown
Connecticut primary results
Hillary Clinton narrowly defeated Bernie Sanders in Connecticut's Democratic primary by 5 percentage points.[25] In a CNN exit poll, 56 percent of women who participated supported Clinton, while 57 percent of men supported Sanders. Winning the support of 69 percent, Clinton swept voters 65 and over. Sanders had overwhelming support from voters age 17 to 29, winning 84 percent of their support.[25]Connecticut Democratic Primary, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates Hillary Clinton
51.8% 170,048 28 Bernie Sanders 46.4% 152,395 27 Roque De La Fuente 0.3% 960 0 Other 1.5% 4,872 0 Totals 328,275 55 Source: The New York Times and Connecticut Secretary of State Delegate allocation
Connecticut had 71 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 55 were pledged delegates. National party rules stipulated how Democratic delegates in all states were allocated. Pledged delegates were allocated to a candidate in proportion to the votes he or she received in a state's primary or caucus. A candidate was eligible to receive a share of the state's pledged delegates if he or she won at least 15 percent of the votes cast in the primary or caucus. There were three types of pledged Democratic delegates: congressional district delegates, at-large delegates, and party leaders and elected officials (PLEOs). Congressional district delegates were allocated proportionally based on the primary or caucus results in a given district. At-large and PLEO delegates were allocated proportionally based on statewide primary results.[26][27]
Sixteen party leaders and elected officials served as unpledged delegates. These delegates were not required to adhere to the results of a state's primary or caucus.[26][28]
Noteworthy events
Stance on Syrian refugee resettlement
- Main article: U.S. governors and their responses to Syrian refugees
Following the Paris terrorist attacks on November 13, 2015, in which members of the Islamic State (ISIS) killed at least 129 people and wounded more than 350, reports surfaced showing that one of the terrorists responsible for the attacks in Paris may have come to France posing as a Syrian refugee.[29] Many governors issued statements of support or opposition to President Obama’s plan to allow 10,000 new Syrian refugees into the United States. Malloy had strong support to the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the state of Connecticut. He said:
| “ | ...if refugees — many who are children fleeing a horrific, war-torn country — seek and are granted asylum after a rigorous security process, we should and will welcome them in Connecticut.[30] | ” |
| —Gov. Dannel P. Malloy[31] | ||
Natural Resources Committee
In October 2013, Malloy was appointed Natural Resources Committee vice chair of the National Governors Association by NGA Chair Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and NGA Vice Chair Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper.[32]
Firearms regulations
Following the December 2012 shooting in Newton, Conn., Malloy established an advisory committee to look at the state's firearms laws. According to spokesman Andrew Doba in January 2013, Malloy favored a ban on large-capacity magazines.[33]
Malloy signed a package of firearms laws on April 4, 2013. Provisions of the package included a ban on the sale or purchase of ammunition magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds, the creation of a council to establish school safety standards, and an expansion of the circumstances disqualifying applicants for gun permits due to mental history.[34]
Job creation ranking
A June 2013 analysis by The Business Journals ranked 45 governors based on the annual private sector growth rate in all 50 states using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Malloy was ranked number 38. The five governors omitted from the analysis all assumed office in 2013.[35][36]
Affordable Care Act health exchange
In December 2012, Malloy declined to enter Connecticut into the federal health-exchange system established under the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, in favor of setting up a state-based system.[37] Connecticut was one of eighteen states—including Colorado, New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Washington—that decided to create and run individual health-exchange systems by the deadline on December 14, 2012. The exchange is an online marketplace for citizens to purchase health insurance.[37][38]
Tax hikes
During the 2011 legislative session, Malloy advocated $1.5 billion worth of tax increases to help bridge a budget gap estimated at $3.3 billion. Individual and corporate income tax rates rose, along with inheritance, alcohol, cigarette, and gasoline levies. Additionally, the retail sales tax rate rose from 6 percent to 6.35 percent.[39]
Personal
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Dan and his wife, Cathy, were married in 1982. When he served as governor, Malloy and Cathy had three sons: Ben, Samuel, and Dannel. Cathy worked as the executive director of the Center for Sexual Assault Crisis Counseling and Education, located in Fairfield County.[2]
Recent news
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See also
- Governor of Connecticut
- Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
- Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman
- Connecticut gubernatorial election, 2014
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Governor of Connecticut, "Governor Dannel P. Malloy," accessed May 24, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Office of the Governor of Connecticut, "Governor Dannel P. Malloy," accessed August 3, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Connecticut News Junkie, "Malloy Makes Re-election Bid Official," March 28, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Connecticut Secretary of State, "Candidate List, 2014 General Election," October 9, 2014 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Only in Bridgeport, "Latest Polls Show Challenging Reelection For Malloy," July 28, 2014
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 Governors Race Ratings," June 26, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 The Hour, "Secretary of the State: Malloy is governor-elect," November 3, 2010
- ↑ The Wilton Daily Voice, "Wilton Republicans Head To Polls Tuesday To Pick Gubernatorial Candidate," August 11, 2014
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Eyewitness News 3, "Bacchiochi concedes GOP race for lt. governor to Somers," August 13, 2014
- ↑ The Associated Press, "Connecticut - Summary Vote Results," August 13, 2014
- ↑ NBC Connecticut, "Race results: Connecticut Primary Election," August 13, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 13, 2014
- ↑ Washington Times, "Lieutenant governor GOP primary too close to call," August 12, 2014
- ↑ theday.com, "Petition process not easy, but works," September 7, 2014
- ↑ The Hartford Courant, "Nader Signed Pelto's Petition To Get On Ballot," August 6, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed January 8, 2013
- ↑ Raising Hale, "Malloy’s pitch to teachers: pensions to stay, binding arbitration a right, Foley would slash funds," September 22, 2010
- ↑ Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, "Malloy Makes It Official: His Choice Is Hillary," June 7, 2015
- ↑ Ballotpedia's list of superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention is based on our own research and lists provided by the Democratic National Committee to Vox.com in February 2016 and May 2016. If you think we made an error in identifying superdelegates, please send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, “The Endorsement Primary,” accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ To find out which candidate a superdelegate supported, Ballotpedia sought out public statements from the superdelegate in other media outlets and on social media. If we were unable to find a public statement that clearly articulated which candidate the superdelegate supported at the national convention, we listed that superdelegate as "unknown." If you believe we made an error in identifying which candidate a superdelegate supported, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.
- ↑ Congressional Research Service, "The Presidential Nominating Process and the National Party Conventions, 2016: Frequently Asked Questions," December 30, 2015
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 CNN, "2016 Election Center: Connecticut," April 26, 2016
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Democratic National Committee, "2016 Democratic National Convention Delegate/Alternate Allocation," updated February 19, 2016
- ↑ The Green Papers, "2016 Democratic Convention," accessed May 7, 2021
- ↑ Democratic National Committee's Office of Party Affairs and Delegate Selection, "Unpledged Delegates -- By State," May 27, 2016
- ↑ Washington Post, "Were Syrian refugees involved in the Paris attacks? What we know and don’t know," November 17, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Hartford Courant, "Malloy Says Syrian Refugees Granted Asylum Are Welcome In Connecticut," November 17, 2015
- ↑ NGA News Release, NGA Chooses New Committee Leadership, E-mail communication to Kristen Mathews October 23, 2013
- ↑ USA Today, "Where each state stands on gun-control legislation," January 14, 2013
- ↑ New York Daily News, "Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signs bill with gun-control laws among the toughest in nation," April 4, 2013
- ↑ The Business Journals, "Governors and jobs: How governors rank for job creation in their states," June 27, 2013
- ↑ The Business Journals, "How state governors rank on their job-growth record," June 27, 2013
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 The New York Times, "Most states miss deadline to set up health exchange," December 14, 2012
- ↑ The Daily Times, "Governor Susana Martinez to tackle state-based health exchange," January 9, 2013
- ↑ Stateline, "Connecticut governor, lawmakers agree to package of tax hikes," April 21, 2011
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