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State Senator, 20th District

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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.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Lee ElciRepublican/Independent Party

    • Proposes permanent middle-class tax cuts funded by spending cuts.

  • Martha E. MarxDemocratic/Working Families

    No documented position found.

Public safety

  • Lee ElciRepublican/Independent Party

    • Supports restoring legal protections for police acting in good faith.

  • Martha E. MarxDemocratic/Working Families

    No documented position found.

Environment & parks

  • Lee ElciRepublican/Independent Party

    • Supports removing public-benefit charges from electric bills.

  • Martha E. MarxDemocratic/Working Families

    • Supports expanding solar programs and fighting invasive species.In office

Health & human services

  • Lee ElciRepublican/Independent Party

    No documented position found.

  • Martha E. MarxDemocratic/Working Families

    • Voted for an $86.2 million winter energy-assistance plan.In office
    • Supports state grocery aid for people cut from SNAP.In office

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 4 issues covered in this race.