Craig Fishbein

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Craig Fishbein
Image of Craig Fishbein
Connecticut House of Representatives District 90
Tenure

2016 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

8

Compensation

Base salary

$40,000/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Contact

Craig Fishbein (Republican Party) is a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing District 90. He assumed office on November 18, 2016. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.

Fishbein (Republican Party, Independent Party) ran for re-election to the Connecticut House of Representatives to represent District 90. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Craig Fishbein attended Wallingford schools and graduated from Mark T. Sheehan High School in 1983. He attended Quinnipiac University full-time and graduated with a bachelor's degree in marketing. He then enrolled in the Quinnipiac University School of Law. During law school, Fishbein worked as a clerk at the New Britain Superior Court. After he graduated in 2001, Fishbein joined his father at Fishbein Law Firm, LLC in Wallingford. In 2010 he began to serve on the Wallingford Town Council and in 2012 was appointed to serve on the State of Connecticut’s Board of Firearms Permit Examiners (BFPE) where he served as Vice-Chairman and Secretary. Representative Fishbein resigned his position on the BFPE before joining the Connecticut House of Representatives.[1]

Representative Fishbein was elected to represent the 90th District in the Connecticut House in 2016. In the 2019 session, he served on the Labor & Public Employees Committee, the Judiciary Committee, and the Public Safety Committee.[1]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Fishbein was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Fishbein was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Fishbein was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Connecticut committee assignments, 2017
Commerce
Energy and Technology
Public Safety and Security

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 90

Incumbent Craig Fishbein defeated Rebecca Hyland in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 90 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Craig Fishbein
Craig Fishbein (R / Independent Party)
 
54.5
 
7,497
Image of Rebecca Hyland
Rebecca Hyland (D / Working Families Party)
 
45.5
 
6,255

Total votes: 13,752
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Rebecca Hyland advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 90.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Craig Fishbein advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 90.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Fishbein in this election.

2022

See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 90

Incumbent Craig Fishbein defeated Rebecca Hyland in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 90 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Craig Fishbein
Craig Fishbein (R / Independent Party)
 
55.5
 
6,166
Image of Rebecca Hyland
Rebecca Hyland (D / Working Families Party) Candidate Connection
 
44.5
 
4,944

Total votes: 11,110
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Rebecca Hyland advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 90.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Craig Fishbein advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 90.

2020

See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 90

Incumbent Craig Fishbein defeated Jim Jinks in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 90 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Craig Fishbein
Craig Fishbein (R / Independent Party)
 
50.0
 
7,055
Image of Jim Jinks
Jim Jinks (D / Working Families Party) Candidate Connection
 
50.0
 
7,048

Total votes: 14,103
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jim Jinks advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 90.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Craig Fishbein advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 90.

2018

See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2018

In addition to running as a Republican Party candidate, Fishbein cross-filed to also run with the Independent Party in 2018.[2]

General election

General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 90

Incumbent Craig Fishbein defeated Daniel Fontaine in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 90 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Craig Fishbein
Craig Fishbein (R)
 
53.5
 
5,929
Daniel Fontaine (D)
 
46.5
 
5,150

Total votes: 11,079
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2016

General election

See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.

Craig Fishbein defeated Patrick Reynolds in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 90 general election.[3]

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 90 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Craig Fishbein 59.20% 7,051
     Democratic Patrick Reynolds 40.80% 4,860
Total Votes 11,911
Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State


Patrick Reynolds (Connecticut)

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 90 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Patrick Reynolds  (unopposed)

Craig Fishbein ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 90 Republican primary.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 90 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Craig Fishbein  (unopposed)

Special election

See also: Connecticut state legislative special elections, 2016

A special election for the position of Connecticut House of Representatives District 90 was called for November 8.[4]

The seat was vacant following the death of Mary Fritz (D) on July 9, 2016, from cancer.[5]

Craig Fishbein (R) defeated Patrick Reynolds (D) in the special election.[6]

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Craig Fishbein did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Craig Fishbein did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Craig Fishbein campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Connecticut House of Representatives District 90Won general$23,232 $1,534
2022Connecticut House of Representatives District 90Won general$43,552 $45,139
2020Connecticut House of Representatives District 90Won general$46,882 N/A**
2018Connecticut House of Representatives District 90Won general$35,115 N/A**
2016Connecticut House of Representatives, District 90Won $35,277 N/A**
Grand total$184,058 $46,673
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Political offices
Preceded by
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Connecticut House of Representatives District 90
2016-Present
Succeeded by
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