My name is Will Haskell. I’m the Democratic nominee to represent Ridgefield in the Connecticut State Senate. I knocked on more than 3,000 doors this summer, and I heard from people who are more passionate about politics now than ever. Women and men – right here in Ridgefield – who see what has gone on […]
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October 1, 2018: “Today, I’m proud to endorse even more Democratic candidates who aren’t just running against something, but for something — to expand opportunity for all of us and to restore dignity, honor, and compassion to public service. They deserve your vote.” President Barack Obama, October 1, 2018 (via tweet). With those words, President Obama endorsed
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Democrats flocked to the Ridgefield Democratic Town Committee’s (“DTC”) Pie & Politics event on Sunday afternoon, at the home of Betsy and Bob Thompson. The DTC reported a record turn-out, with over 160 sales for the event that was both pep rally and DTC fundraiser. Attendees gathered around the pool and grounds, sampling a plethora
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My name is Will Haskell, and I’m the Democratic nominee to represent Ridgefield in the Connecticut State Senate. Good governing is about more than just words. It’s about numbers. Here’s a real number: Connecticut’s income tax accounts for 56% of our general fund—the money that pays for our schools, protects our natural environment, and maintains
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Labor Day is popularly recognized as the end of summer, the beginning of fall, the start of the school year, and in some years the dawn of campaign season. A day for picnics, barbecues and final trips to local pools or swimming holes. A milestone signaling that cooler temperatures and shorter days are fast approaching.
Since announcing my candidacy for 111th District State Representative, I have continuously expressed my desire to speak with you at meetings, on your doorsteps, at events, and by telephone. I told you I would listen. I have listened. I won’t stop. You told me your concerns. And boy, do you have concerns – serious, well-informed
LOCAL CANDIDATES FOR STATE LEGISLATURE Aimee Berger-Girvalo for 111th District State Representative Kenneth Gucker for 138th District State Representative Will Haskell for 26th District State Senator CANDIDATES FOR STATEWIDE OFFICE Ned Lamont for Governor Susan Bysiewicz for Lieutenant Governor William Tong for Attorney General Reelect Secretary of the State Denise Merrill Shawn Wooden for State
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Every day I think it’s going to get better in Hartford. That elected officials will get past partisan voting and loyalties. That office holders will represent all of us, not just their friends and business associates. That we’ll make the commitment to fix our finances, without rewarding a few and compromising many. That protecting seniors,
My name is Will Haskell, and I am running to be your state senator in the 26th district. Last week, I was crushed by President Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy. It is clear that we can no longer rely on the Supreme Court to defend our most fundamental rights, including
Courage, according to Webster’s Dictionary is the “attitude of facing and dealing with anything recognized as dangerous, difficult or painful, instead of withdrawing from it; the quality of being fearless or brave; valor.” We have just celebrated Independence Day. Every person dwelling in this nation should know that on July 4th, 1776, representatives from the
On Sunday, June 10, 2018, Ridgefield High School students and local clergy joined together to lead the Stand Up to Hate event in Ballard Park to show solidarity in opposition to recent anti-Semitic, racist and other hateful incidents that have occurred in Ridgefield in recent months. While we all wish such local rallies in our
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I am Will Haskell and I am running to be your state senator. As the Democratic candidate for the Connecticut State Senate in the 26th district, which includes the town of Ridgefield, I’ve kept a close eye on how our elected officials voted this term, which came to an end this month. I want to
SUPPORT AIMEE’S CAMPAIGN — DONATE $5 ONLINE For almost 13 years, I’ve called Ridgefield home. But it’s also much more to me. I feel Ridgefield is a community to which I have responsibility as a mother, a Special Education paraeducator, a soccer volunteer, a citizen and a community leader. For me that doesn’t mean concentrating
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Comedian Rob Corddry famously riffed, “facts have a well-known liberal bias.” Like many punchlines, this one states a real truth. Hostility toward facts has been entrenched in the national Republican economic and fiscal narrative for decades. In recent years, it has also become the foundation of the Connecticut Republican narrative. The false narrative posits: (1)
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Toni Boucher, Republican state senator representing CT’s 26th district, which includes Ridgefield, earned a failing grade on her environmental scorecard from the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters (CTLCV) in 2017. While she may have some appreciable past accomplishments, Sen. Boucher’s recent voting record does not reflect the interests and commonsense values of her constituents. Boucher’s
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A few weeks ago, my wife asked me if I would like to go to the “March For Life” rally. “Okay” was my reply, hoping she’d forget. Saturday morning, bright and early, she woke me up, “get ready.” “Where are we going,” I replied? “To the March For Life rally. Damn, she didn’t forget. “Can
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On Wednesday, April 4, 2018, the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., I was privileged to participate in a Kingian nonviolence training session at the Jesse Lee United Methodist Church carriage house with about thirty Ridgefield residents and area clergy. The session was conducted by Vitoria Christagau, founder and
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The Ridgefield Democratic Town Committee (“DTC”) is beginning a new chapter and invites all Ridgefield residents to join our efforts. Over the last two decades, Democrats have steadily increased our success in Ridgefield, most recently in sweeping local election victories last fall. Building on the strong foundations erected in years past, the DTC has welcomed
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Ours is a republican form of government. We elect individuals to lead and represent, to identify, study and respond to opportunities and threats, to make judgments in the public interest. We do not demand that officials to follow the daily whims of public opinion. Rather, we expect them to employ sound reasoning and the special
I’m the first member of my family who was born in America. My grandmother emigrated from Ireland. She was a young widow with three small children, my father, and his younger brother and sister. She’d been a nurse before she was married, and she thought she’d have a better chance to make a living in