The Connecticut Education Association today released its Honor Roll, a list of legislators who have a proven track record as education champions. CEA’s Honor Roll and Legislator Report Card evaluate legislators’ overall support for issues important to students, teachers, and public education.
“CEA’s Honor Roll provides concrete information regarding legislators who are true public education champions, who support teachers, and who have taken action to improve Connecticut’s public education system,” said CEA President Kate Dias. “These are the legislators who have taken time to meet with us, who listen to us, and who respect us as the professionals we are and for what we do for students across the state. Our educators rely on this information to ensure they know where their legislators stand and how they voted on issues impacting them.”
CEA’s 2024 State Legislature Honor Roll
Senator Saud Anwar
Senator Jorge Cabrera
Senator Bob Duff
Senator Mae Flexer
Senator Jan Hochadel
Senator Julie Kushner
Senator Matthew Lesser
Senator Martin Looney
Senator Ceci Maher
Senator Martha Marx
Senator MD Rahman
Senator Derek Slap
Senator Gary Winfield
Representative Aimee Berger-Girvalo
Representative Matt Blumenthal
Representative Kevin Brown
Representative Juan Candelaria
Representative Vincent Candelora
Representative Brandon Chafee
Representative Robin Comey
Representative Michelle Cook
Representative Jeff Currey
Representative Tom Delnicki
Representative Mike Demicco
Representative Jason Doucette
Representative Josh Elliott
Representative Tammy Exum
Representative Kate Farrar
Representative Jaime Foster
Representative Jane Garibay
Representative Bobby Gibson
Representative Jillian Gilchrest
Representative Bob Godfrey
Representative Gregory Haddad
Representative Anne Hughes
Representative Susan Johnson
Representative Dominique Johnson
Representative Eleni Kavros DeGraw
Representative Sarah Keitt
Representative Maryam Khan
Representative Jennifer Leeper
Representative Cristin McCarthy Vahey
Representative Kathleen McCarty
Representative Trenee McGee
Representative David Michel
Representative Amy Morrin Bello
Representative Ronald Napoli
Representative Christine Palm
Representative Corey Paris
Representative John-Michael Parker
Representative Robyn Porter
Representative Christopher Poulos
Representative Matthew Ritter
Representative Kara Rochelle
Representative Jason Rojas
Representative Kevin Ryan
Representative James Sanchez
Representative Farley Santos
Representative Travis Simms
Representative Frank Smith
Representative Gary Turco
Representative Mary Welander
Representative Derell Wilson
CEA’s Legislator Report Card and Honor Roll designation evaluates voting records, responsiveness, and advocacy efforts to advance CEA priorities over past legislative cycles. In the 2023-2024 legislative sessions, those priorities included play-based learning, improved indoor air quality in schools, addressing teacher shortages, ensuring classroom safety, and more.
“CEA’s Legislator Report Card is transparent and holds legislators accountable for their actions, focusing on what they have or have not done and how they voted on issues of importance to teachers and the education community,” says Dias. “It serves as a guide for educators, parents, and community members to know which legislators have proven themselves as advocates for our students and our schools.”
View the Legislator Report Card and see individual legislators’ scores as well as which legislators received the Honor Roll designation.
