Beth Bye

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Beth Bye
Image of Beth Bye

Democratic Party

Prior offices
Connecticut House of Representatives
Connecticut State Senate District 5
Successor: Derek Slap
Predecessor: Jonathan Harris

Education

Bachelor's

University of New Hampshire, 1984

Graduate

University of New Hampshire, 1988

Personal
Profession
Director, Early Childhood Education
Contact

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Beth Bye is a former Democratic member of the Connecticut State Senate, representing District 5 from 2011 to 2019. She resigned on January 3, 2019, to join Gov. Ned Lamont's (D) administration.[1]

Bye previously served in the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing the 19th District from 2007 to 2011. From 2000-2006 she served as vice chair on the West Hartford Board of Education.

Biography

Bye's professional experience includes working as director of early childhood education for the Capital Region Education Council, director of the Saint Joseph College School for Young Children, director of Trinity College Child Care Center, and adjunct professor of education and child development at Trinity College/Saint Joseph College.

She is a member of the Discovery Committee, Hartford Area Child Care Collaborative Steering Committee, School Readiness Council, and the Universalist Church Capitol Campaign Committee.[2]

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

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

Connecticut committee assignments, 2017
• Education, Vice chair
• Higher Education and Employment Advancement, Co-chair
• Human Services, Vice chair
• Legislative Management
• Planning and Development

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bye served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Bye served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Bye served on these committees:

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

2018

See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Connecticut State Senate District 5

Incumbent Beth Bye defeated Phillip Chabot in the general election for Connecticut State Senate District 5 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Beth Bye
Beth Bye (D)
 
65.7
 
30,988
Image of Phillip Chabot
Phillip Chabot (R)
 
34.3
 
16,192

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 47,180
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2016

See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Connecticut State Senate 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.

Incumbent Beth Bye defeated Mark Merritt in the Connecticut State Senate District 5 general election.[3]

Connecticut State Senate, District 5 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Beth Bye Incumbent 59.20% 30,655
     Republican Mark Merritt 40.80% 21,128
Total Votes 51,783
Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State


Incumbent Beth Bye ran unopposed in the Connecticut State Senate District 5 Democratic primary.

Connecticut State Senate, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Beth Bye Incumbent (unopposed)

Mark Merritt ran unopposed in the Connecticut State Senate District 5 Republican primary.

Connecticut State Senate, District 5 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mark Merritt  (unopposed)

2014

See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Connecticut State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 12, 2014, and a general election on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 10, 2014. Incumbent Beth Bye was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Bill Wadsworth was unopposed in the Republican primary. Bye defeated Wadsworth in the general election.[4][5]

Connecticut State Senate, District 5 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBeth Bye Incumbent 58.9% 22,181
     Republican Bill Wadsworth 38.9% 14,653
     Independent Bill Wadsworth 2.1% 804
Total Votes 37,638

2012

See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2012

Bye ran in the 2012 election for Connecticut State Senate District 5. Bye ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14, 2012. She also ran unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.[6][7][8]

Connecticut State Senate, District 5, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBeth Bye Incumbent 100% 34,542
Total Votes 34,542

2010

See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2010

Bye won election to the 5th District seat of the Connecticut State Senate in 2010. She defeated Republican Joseph Merritt in the November 2 general election.

Connecticut State Senate, District 5 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Beth Bye (D) 25,085
Joseph Merritt (R) 15,183

2008

See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Bye won re-election to the Connecticut House of Representatives from Connecticut's 19th District, defeating Theresa McGrath (R). Bye received 8,457 votes in the election while McGrath received 4,936 votes.[9] Bye raised $30,208 for her campaign; McGrath raised $30,268.[10]

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 19
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Beth Bye (D) 8,457
Theresa McGrath (R) 4,936

Campaign finance summary

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Beth Bye campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018Connecticut State Senate District 5Won general$113,986 N/A**
2016Connecticut State Senate, District 5Won $116,179 N/A**
2014Connecticut State Senate, District 5Won $111,903 N/A**
2012Connecticut State Senate, District 5Won $106,986 N/A**
2010Connecticut State Senate, District 5Won $80,433 N/A**
2008Connecticut State House, District 19Won $30,058 N/A**
2006Connecticut State House, District 19Won $55,974 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2018

In 2018, the Connecticut General Assembly was in session from February 7 to May 9.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor policy.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012

Personal

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Bye has a civil union with Tracey Wilson. They have two children and two stepchildren.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Press Reader, "State Sen. Beth Bye resigns to join Lamont administration," January 3, 2019
  2. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed October 8, 2014
  3. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of the State, "Election Night Reporting, 2016 General Election," accessed December 14, 2016
  4. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed July 15, 2014
  5. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official primary and general election results," accessed November 26, 2014
  6. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Candidate List," accessed June 18, 2012
  7. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results for 2012," August 14, 2012
  8. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Election Results 2012" accessed November 17, 2012
  9. ↑ District 19 Connecticut House candidate funds, 2008
  10. ↑ Follow The Money, "Bye, Elizabeth Ann (Beth)," accessed October 2, 2023
Political offices
Preceded by
Jonathan Harris 		Connecticut State Senate District 5
2011-2019 		Succeeded by
Derek Slap
Preceded by
' 		Connecticut State House District 19
2007–2011 		Succeeded by
Brian Becker


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