Our Election Victories
We're a different kind of party. We're committed to supporting the candidates who are committed to standing up for average families, no matter their party -- Democrats, Republicans, independents, or even our own members. We've got a record of making the difference in close races, and electing our own members to local offices. Here are some of our victories:
2009:
In Hartford and Bridgeport, we shocked all observers by electing two WFP candidates to the Board of Education in each city. Fixing the problems of urban schools will be no easy feat, but we're thrilled to have Robert Cotto and Brad Noel in Hartford and Maria Pereira and Sauda Baraka in Bridgeport on the job.
2008:
A breakthrough year for the Connecticut Working Families Party. 83,000 people vote for Congressional on the Working Families ballot line -- over 5% of the statewide total. After knocking on almost 20,000 doors, we succeeded in our top priority, and helped push Democrat Jim Himes over the top in his race for Congress in the 4th Congressional district.
The votes on the WFP line provided the margin of victory for three progressive candidates for General Assembly. And we made history by electing Urania Petit to the office of Hartford Registrar or Voters -- the first minor party Registrar in Connecticut history. Read our 2008 full election results recap here.
2007:
WFP elected two members, Luis Cotto and Dr. Larry Deutsch to the Hartford City Council, and displaces the Republicans as Hartford’s minority party. This opened a world of possibility for fighting for change and standing up for ordinary folks in Hartford.
We also helped elect candidates to municipal office in Norwalk, New Britain, and Waterbury. WFP provided margins of victory in for great candidates. (Read more about cross-endorsement.)
2006:
Working Families Party helped elect Democrat Chris Murphy to Congress in the 5th Congressional District by knocking on over 10,000 doors in the 5th Congressional District to take back Congress. WFP sends a message about accountability on issues like affordable healthcare, living wage jobs and better schools. The WFP delivered around 6,000 votes for Murphy, or nearly 5% of his total. (Read more about cross-endorsement.)
2005:
WFP elects community leader, parent and education activist Sharon Patterson-Stallings to Hartford School Board, beating chairman of the Republican Town Committee. Sharon served her term as a powerful spokesperson and activist for quality public education.
2004:
Working Families Party runs the campaign for underdog Joe Aresimowicz for State Representative. Since his surprise victory, he’s been one of the most active voices in the House of Representatives to protect workers, fight for affordable healthcare and keep good jobs in Connecticut.
By the end of 2004, just two years after its founding, Working Families is qualified as a party in over 60 districts, making Working Families the fastest growing independent party in the state.
2003:
WFP elects Deborah Noble and Juan Perez to the Windham Board of Selectmen. The first Working Families Party members are elected only a year after the formation of the party.
2002:
The Connecticut Working Families Party was launched. We ran twenty-five community activists and union members as candidates in state legislative districts and got enough votes to qualify as a minor party in all twenty-five districts.