Alex Taubes
Alex Taubes was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 101 of the Connecticut House of Representatives.
Campaign themes
2014
Taubes' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Jobs and the Economy
- Excerpt: "Focus on small business and start-ups, not big corporations with lobbyists"
The Environment
- Excerpt: "Keep Long Island Sound clean."
Education
- Excerpt: "Reform Connecticut’s school financing system so that our towns get their fair share of funding from the state."
Senior Citizens
- Excerpt: "Strengthen senior property tax relief programs."
Elections
2014
Elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives 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. Alex Taubes was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Noreen S. Kokoruda was unopposed in the Republican primary. Kokoruda defeated Taubes in the general election.[2][3]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Alex + Taubes + Connecticut + House"
See also
- Connecticut House of Representatives
- Connecticut House of Representatives District 101
- Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Connecticut State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Alex Taubes on Twitter
Footnotes