Laurie Sweet
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Laurie Sweet (Democratic Party) is a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing District 91. She assumed office on January 8, 2025. Her current term ends on January 6, 2027.
Sweet (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for election to the Connecticut House of Representatives to represent District 91. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024. She advanced from the Democratic primary on August 13, 2024.
Sweet completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Laurie Sweet earned a bachelor's degree from Bryn Mawr College in 2002, a graduate degree from New York University in 2004, and a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in 2009.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 91
Laurie Sweet won election in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 91 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Laurie Sweet (D / Working Families Party)  | 100.0 | 8,700 |
| Total votes: 8,700 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 91
Laurie Sweet defeated Jennifer Pope in the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 91 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Laurie Sweet | 50.4 | 947 |
| Jennifer Pope | 49.6 | 932 | ||
| Total votes: 1,879 | |||
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Endorsements
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Sweet in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Laurie Sweet completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sweet's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am serving my second term on the Hamden Legislative Council where I chaired the Environment Committee and currently chair the Education Committee.
- safe, dignified, and affordable housing
- adequate funding for education
- environmental protections
housing, education, environment, reproductive justice
persistent, collaborative, experienced
compassionate, responsive, accountable
SEIU 1199, CT Working Families Party, AFL-CIO, AFT, CSEA, 4 Cs, College Dems, Young Dems, Reproductive Equity Now, Building Trades, AFSCME, UAW, Sunrise, Progressive Change Campaign, Moms Demand Action, CT Against Gun Violence, Planned Parenthood
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Connecticut House of Representatives District 91 |
Officeholder Connecticut House of Representatives District 91 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 6, 2024
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| Preceded by Michael D'Agostino (D) |
Connecticut House of Representatives District 91 2025-Present |
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