CCDL has changed its process for rating candidates. In the past, a candidate would only be endorsed or not. This year we have implemented a 5 tier rating system. Candidates are rated based solely on their Second Amendment stance by either voting record or questionnaire response.
Endorsed: Highest rating and reserved for candidates that have already served in the state legislature and have a voting record demonstrating a staunch support of the Second Amendment.
Pro 2A: Candidates that have demonstrated a voting record that support the Second Amendment the majority of the time or scored high on their questionnaire response.
Unreliable: Candidates that have demonstrated a voting record that inconsistently supports the Second Amendment or their questionnaire indicated they would inconsistently support the Second Amendment.
Anti-2A: Candidates that have demonstrated a voting record that rarely or never supports the Second Amendment or their questionnaire indicated they would be unlikely to support the Second Amendment.
Unknown: A candidate that has no voting record and did not respond to our questionnaire.
We are asking our members to support Endorsed and Pro-2A candidates. Ways to support a candidate include volunteering on a campaign, donate to the campaign, register to vote, and of course vote for them. A great way to learn more about helping a campaign is to contact our Outreach Team. To find which districts you live in visit the CGA website.
US House - November
| District | Rating #1 | Candidate #1 | Rating #2 | Candidate #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 1 | Pro-2A | Mary Fay (R) | Anti-2A | John B. Larson (D) |
| US 2 | Anti-2A | Joe Courtney (D) | Unknown | Dan Reale |
| US 3 | Unreliable | Margaret Streicker (R) | Anti-2A | Rosa DeLauro (D) |
| US 4 | Pro-2A | Jonathan Riddle (R) | Anti-2A | Jim Himes (D) |
| US 5 | Anti-2A | Jahana Hayes (D) | Unknown | David Sullivan (R) |
CT Senate - November
| District | Rating #1 | Candidate #1 | Rating #2 | Candidate #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anti-2A | John W. Fonfara (D) | Unknown | Barbara Ruhe (R) |
| 1 | Unknown | Mary Sanders (G) | ||
| 2 | Anti-2A | Douglas McCrory (D) | ||
| 3 | Anti-2A | Saud Anwar (D) | ||
| 4 | Pro-2A | Matthew Corey (R) | Anti-2A | Steve Cassano (D) |
| 4 | Pro-2A | Kelly Green (Reclaim CT) | Unknown | Harold Harris (L) |
| 5 | Anti-2A | Derek Slap (D) | Unknown | Joelle Nawrocki (I) |
| 6 | Endorsed | Gennaro Bizzarro (R) | Anti-2A | Rick Lopes (D) |
| 7 | Endorsed | John A. Kissel (R) | Unknown | Frederick Moffa (D) |
| 8 | Pro-2A | Kevin D. Witkos (R) | Unknown | Melissa Osborne (D) |
| 9 | Anti-2A | Matthew Lesser (D) | Unknown | Richie Ruglio (R) |
| 10 | Anti-2A | Gary Winfield (D) | Pro-2A | Carlos Alvardo (R) |
| 11 | Anti-2A | Martin Looney (D) | Unknown | Jameson White (R) |
| 12 | Anti-2A | Christine Cohen (D) | Pro-2A | Joe Laporta (R) |
| 13 | Anti-2A | Mary Daugherty Abrams (D) | Endorsed | Len Suzio (R) |
| 14 | Anti-2A | James Maroney (D) | Unknown | Michael Southworth (R) |
| 15 | Anti-2A | Joan Hartley (D) | ||
| 16 | Endorsed | Rob Sampson (R) | Unreliable | Jack Perry (D) |
| 17 | Pro-2A | George Logan (R) | Unknown | Jorge Cabrera (D) |
| 18 | Pro-2A | Heather Somers (R) | Unknown | Bob Statchen (D) |
| 19 | Pro-2A | Catherine Osten (D) | Pro-2A | Steve Weir (R) |
| 20 | Unreliable | Paul M. Formica (R) | Unknown | Martha Marx (D) |
| 21 | Anti-2A | Kevin Kelly (R) | ||
| 22 | Anti-2A | Marilyn Moore (D) | Unknown | Steven Choi (R) |
| 23 | Anti-2A | Dennis Bradley (D) | Unknown | Josiah Israel (R) |
| 24 | Anti-2A | Julie Kushner (D) | Unknown | Susan Chapman (R) |
| 25 | Anti-2A | Bob Duff (D) | Unknown | Ellie Kousidis (R) |
| 26 | Anti-2A | Kim Healy (R) | Anti-2A | Will Haskell (D) |
| 27 | Anti-2A | Carlo Leone (D) | Unknown | Eva Maldanado (R) |
| 28 | Anti-2A | Tony Hwang (R) | Anti-2A | Michelle McCabe (D) |
| 29 | Anti-2A | Mae Flexer | Unknown | Jessica Alba (R) |
| 30 | Pro-2A | Craig A. Miner (R) | Unknown | David Gronbach (D) |
| 31 | Endorsed | Henri Martin (R) | Unknown | Mary Fortier (D) |
| 32 | Endorsed | Eric Berthel (R) | Unknown | Jeffrey Desmarais (D) |
| 33 | Pro-2A | Brendan Saunders (R) | Unreliable | Norm Needleman (D) |
| 34 | Unknown | April Capone (D) | Unknown | Paul Cicarella (R) |
| 35 | Endorsed | Dan Champagne (R) | Unknown | Lisa Thomas (D) |
| 36 | Anti-2A | Alexandra Kasser (D) | Unknown | Ryan Fazio (R) |
CT House - November
| District | Rating #1 | Candidate #1 | Rating #2 | Candidate #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pro-2A | Mark Stewart Greenstien (EPIC) | Anti-2A | Matthew Ritter (D) |
| 2 | Endorsed | Dan Carter (R) | Anti-2A | Raghib Allie-Brennan (D) |
| 3 | Anti-2A | Minnie Gonzalez (D) | ||
| 4 | Anti-2A | Julio Concepcion (D) | Unknown | Barry D'Andrea (R) |
| 5 | Anti-2A | Brandon McGee (D) | Unknown | Charles Jackson (R) |
| 6 | Anti-2A | Edwin Vargas (D) | ||
| 7 | Anti-2A | Joshua Malik Hall (D) | ||
| 8 | Endorsed | Tim Ackert (R) | Unknown | Brenda Falusi (D) |
| 9 | Pro-2A | Cathy Hopperstad (R) | Anti-2A | Jason Rojas (D) |
| 10 | Anti-2A | Henry Genga (D) | ||
| 11 | Pro-2A | Matt Harper (R) | Anti-2A | Jeffrey A. Currey (D) |
| 12 | Anti-2A | Geoff Luxenberg (D) | Pro-2A | Jeff Sullivan (R) |
| 13 | Anti-2A | Jason Doucette (D) | Unknown | Grace Cedrone (R) |
| 14 | Anti-2A | Tom Delnicki (R) | Unknown | Genevieve Coursey (D) |
| 15 | Anti-2A | Bobby Gibson (D) | ||
| 16 | Anti-2A | John Hampton (D) | ||
| 17 | Unreliable | Leslee Hill (R) | Unknown | Eleni Kavros DeGraw (D) |
| 18 | Unreliable | Rick Bush (R) | Anti-2A | Jillian Gilchrest (D) |
| 19 | Anti-2A | Tammy Exum (D) | ||
| 20 | Unknown | Kate Farrar (D) | Unknown | Alberto Cortes (R) |
| 21 | Anti-2A | Mike Demicco (D) | Unknown | John Brockelman (R) |
| 22 | Unreliable | William Petit (R) | ||
| 23 | Anti-2A | Devin R. Carney (R) | Unknown | David Rubino (D) |
| 24 | Unknown | Emmanuel (Manny) Sanchez (D) | Pro-2A | Alden Russell (R) |
| 25 | Anti-2A | Robert Sanchez (D) | Unknown | Jerrell Hargraves (R) |
| 26 | Anti-2A | Peter Tercyak (D) | Unknown | Piotr Ceglarz |
| 27 | Anti-2A | Gary Turco (D) | Unknown | Michael Camillo (R) |
| 28 | Unknown | Amy Morrin Bello (D) | Unknown | Patrick Pentalow (R) |
| 29 | Unreliable | Kerry Szeps Wood (D) | Unknown | Henry Vasel (R) |
| 30 | Pro-2A | Donna Veach (R) | Unknown | Joann Stetson (D) |
| 31 | Anti-2A | Jill Barry (D) | Unknown | Stewart "Chip" Beckett (R) |
| 32 | Anti-2A | Christie Carpino (R) | Unknown | Matthew Long (L) |
| 33 | Pro-2A | Linda Szynkowicz (R) | Unknown | Brandon Chafee (D) |
| 34 | Endorsed | Irene Haines (R) | Unknown | Judd Melon (D) |
| 35 | Pro-2A | John Hall (R) | Unknown | Christine Goupil (D) |
| 36 | Anti-2A | Christine Palm (D) | Unreliable | Robert Siegrist (R) |
| 37 | Pro-2A | Holly Cheeseman (R) | Unknown | Cate Steele (D) |
| 38 | Anti-2A | Kathleen M. McCarty (R) | Unknown | Baird Welch Collins (D) |
| 39 | Pro-2A | Kat Goulart (R) | Anti-2A | Anthony Nolan (D) |
| 40 | Anti-2A | Christine Conley (D) | Pro-2A | Lauren Gauthier (R) |
| 41 | Anti-2A | Joe de la Cruz (D) | ||
| 42 | Endorsed | Mike France (R) | Unknown | Matt Green (D) |
| 43 | Pro-2A | Greg Howard (R) | Anti-2A | Kate Rotella (D) |
| 44 | Endorsed | Anne Dauphinais (R) | Unknown | Christine Rosati Randall (D) |
| 45 | Endorsed | Brian Lanoue (R) | Unknown | Mark DePonte (D) |
| 46 | Anti-2A | Emmett Riley (D) | Pro-2A | Robert Bell (R) |
| 47 | Endorsed | Doug Dubitsky (R) | Unknown | Kate Donnelly (D) |
| 48 | Anti-2A | Brian Smith (D) | Unknown | Julie Shilosky (R) |
| 49 | Anti-2A | Susan Johnson (D) | ||
| 50 | Endorsed | Pat Boyd (D) | ||
| 51 | Endorsed | Ricky Hayes (R) | Unknown | Arthur Fairthorne (D) (?) |
| 52 | Endorsed | Kurt Vail (R) | Unknown | Greg Post (D) |
| 53 | Unreliable | Pat Wilson Pheanious (D) | Unknown | Tammy Nuccio (R) |
| 54 | Anti-2A | Gregory Haddad (D) | ||
| 55 | Endorsed | Robin Green (R) | Unknown | John Collins (D) |
| 56 | Pro-2A | Laura Bush (R) | Anti-2A | Michael Winkler (D) |
| 57 | Unknown | Taylor Biniarz (D) | Unknown | Davis Stavens (R) |
| 58 | Pro-2A | Mary Ann Turner (R) | Anti-2A | Tom Arnone (D) |
| 59 | Endorsed | Carol Hall (R) | Unknown | Gerald Calnen (D) |
| 60 | Endorsed | Scott Storms (R) | Anti-2A | Jane Garibay (D) |
| 61 | Endorsed | Tami Zawistowski (R) | Unknown | Jack Henrie (D) |
| 62 | Pro-2A | Mark Anderson (R) | ||
| 63 | Endorsed | Jay Case (R) | Unknown | Noel Rodriguez (D) |
| 64 | Anti-2A |