Connecticut State Senate District 28 candidate surveys, 2022

Elections in Connecticut, 2022

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This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Connecticut State Senate District 28 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Connecticut State Senate District 28

Incumbent Tony Hwang defeated Tim Gavin in the general election for Connecticut State Senate District 28 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tony Hwang (R)	50.7	23,349
		Tim Gavin (D / Independent Party)	49.3	22,713

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,062
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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Tim Gavin (Democratic, Independent)

As an Army veteran and Captain in the Reserve, I think we need more servant leaders, not career politicians, in public office. For example, referring to my time in service, it’s clear to me that the guns I carried in the military field have no place on our streets.

I studied ethics at Yale and now, I work to ensure our social media companies are ethical with the Integrity Institute. I think we need some more ethics in our politics right now.

I served to protect, and I protect people in another way now: I work on technology policy to combat child exploitation online. We need a legislature that understands technology to keep our communities informed and build up our workforce for emerging industries.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Tim Gavin (Democratic, Independent)

My perspective is informed by my incredible upbringing in Connecticut as part of a teaching family, my military service, and my current work in online safety. I care deeply about maintaining our quality of education and uplifting our teachers here in Connecticut while also leveraging our fantastic public college system to prepare our workforce to take advantage of emerging industries. I care about families being able to more comfortably meet our cost of living, as well as to enjoy the public resources—our parks, beaches, healthcare, schools—that we are renowned for in this country. I care about the feeling of peace and security in our communities, which means we need more common-sense gun regulation and we can pioneer online privacy and safety regulations to better protect our children.

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