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State Senator, 20th District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state senator votes on Connecticut laws and the state budget in the General Assembly.

Candidates Compare by issue

Lee Elci

Republican/Independent Party

The gist

Proposes permanent middle-class tax cuts funded by spending cuts.
Supports restoring legal protections for police acting in good faith.
Supports removing public-benefit charges from electric bills.

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Proposes permanent middle-class tax cuts funded by spending cuts.
Lee Elci for CT Senate — District 20
Campaign website · Lee Elci 2026 · leeelci.com
“Permanent middle-class tax cuts funded by real spending cuts”
Supports restoring legal protections for police acting in good faith.
Lee Elci for CT Senate — District 20
Campaign website · Lee Elci 2026 · leeelci.com
“Restore legal protections for officers acting in good faith, and fund recruitment and retention without apology.”
Supports removing public-benefit charges from electric bills.
Lee Elci for CT Senate — District 20
Campaign website · Lee Elci 2026 · leeelci.com
“Get public-benefit charges off your electric bill, keep Millstone working, and modernize the grid.”

Martha E. Marx

Democratic/Working FamiliesIncumbent

The gist

Voted for an $86.2 million winter energy-assistance plan.In office
Supports state grocery aid for people cut from SNAP.In office
Supports expanding solar programs and fighting invasive species.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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Voted for an $86.2 million winter energy-assistance plan.
Sen. Marx Supports $86 Million Plan for Low-Income Energy Assistance This Winter
Public statement · Connecticut Senate Democrats · senatedems.ct.gov
“on Wednesday voted to approve an $86.2 million plan to provide energy assistance to low-income Connecticut families this winter.”
Supports state grocery aid for people cut from SNAP.
Senator Marx Welcomes New State-Funded Food Assistance for CT Residents Pushed Out of SNAP
Public statement · Connecticut Senate Democrats · senatedems.ct.gov
“Our state is investing and supporting them at a time when they need our support most”
Supports expanding solar programs and fighting invasive species.
Senator Marx Named Environmental Champion by CT League of Conservation Voters with Perfect 2026 Record
Public statement · Connecticut Senate Democrats · senatedems.ct.gov
“ranging from fighting aquatic invasive species in state waterways to supporting the expansion of solar programs”

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