Elected
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Mar31
Speaker Chris Donovan: A Clean Elections Profile
As the Speaker of the House of Representatives in Connecticut, Chris Donovan (D-Meriden) is a powerful man. Elected to the position in January, Speaker Donovan had previously served as Majority Leader for two terms and has been in the General Assembly since 1992. Donovan's lengthy tenure and ascent to power is a credit to his leadership skills - skills that he displayed while participating in the first cycle of the Citizens' Election Program in November.
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Mar31
Rep. Kelvin Roldán: A Clean Elections Profile
Rep. Kelvin Roldán (D) has a powerful story. Born in Puerto Rico and raised in Hartford's Stowe Village housing project along with seven of his siblings, Roldán has come a long way. After attending elementary and secondary school in Connecticut, he went on to attend Middlebury College in Vermont, receiving his bachelor's degree with a double major in Chinese language and political science. He returned to Connecticut to complete his master's degree in public policy from Trinity College in Hartford.
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Jan15
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Jan15
Sen. Amanda Aguirre: A Clean Elections Profile
Sen. Amanda Aguirre has spent her professional life advocating for the needs of families in rural communities. Through her work with non-profits, she gave voice to the most underserved population in Arizona. "For many years I had been coming to the legislature advocating for funding and assistance for those families...the most needy...," she says. -
Aug19
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Jul03
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Jul02
Rep. David Lujan, Profile in Clean Elections
Rep. David Lujan (D-AZ) was always fascinated by the legislative process and worked behind the scenes for years. In 2002 he was elected to the Phoenix Union School Board which began his career as a public servant. In 2004, Lujan decided to run for the state legislature.
Even though he had plenty of experience - former assistant attorney general, former legislature staffer, school board member - Lujan just wasn't sure he could pull together enough money to win.
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Jul17
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May09
Profile: Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano
Candidates for Governor in Arizona vying for Clean Elections funds must show broad community support by collecting 4,200 $5 donations. In 2006, former Democratic Gov. and current Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano had no problem collecting these donations-she gathered 7,200. More than a third came from constituents outside of her political party.
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May09
Profile: Arizona Rep. Kyrsten Sinema
Rep. Kyrsten Sinema likes to stay busy. Aside from being a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, she’s a college professor and a lawyer. After graduating from college at the age of 18, she began a career in social work as a way to help those in need.
"The goal of social work," she said," is to create social justice." And that's why she went into politics."Over the years as a social worker, I became more and more upset about the injustice in my community. To create systemic social justice, I had to have influence over policy at the state level."