Ned Lamont

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Calls himself "an impatient guy" on the cost of living in a campaign ad, citing middle-class tax cuts and lower electric bills.[1]
• Says he inherited a state "lurching from deficit to deficit" and that "the job's not done."[2]
• Says he wants a third term in part to bring the state's early childhood education trust fund "to fruition," and lists universal pre-K as a goal.[2],[3]
• Says he will keep pushing for affordable health care for everyone.[1]
• Campaigns on the theme "I believe in Connecticut," pointing to balanced budgets, debt paydown and tax cuts in his first two terms.[4],[5]

Background

• Governor, State of Connecticut · 2019–present[6]
• Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate (won the primary over Sen. Joe Lieberman, lost the general election), 2006 U.S. Senate election in Connecticut · 2006[7],[8]
• Chairman, Connecticut State Investment Advisory Council (oversees the state pension fund) · Four years (dates not listed)[6]
• Member, Board of Selectmen, and later the Board of Estimate and Taxation, Town of Greenwich · Selectman 1987–1989[6],[7]
• Founder, Campus Televideo (telecommunications services for college campuses; acquired by Apogee in 2015) · Founded 1984[7],[8]
• Editor, Black River Tribune, a weekly newspaper in Ludlow, Vermont · 1977[7]

Education

• B.A., Sociology, Harvard College (1976)[7],[8]
• MBA, Yale School of Management (1980)[7],[8]

Where they stand

• Health Care
  Proposes a "Fair Share" plan requiring employers with more than 100 workers whose employees are on HUSKY (Medicaid) to contribute up to $1,000 per enrolled employee, with the money going to the state insurance exchange and Covered Connecticut.[3]
• Education
  Supports universal pre-K and expanded affordable child care, building on a $300 million deposit into the Early Childhood Education Endowment, and says he would increase state support for special education.[3],[2]
• Taxes
  Opposes raising taxes on wealthy residents, saying it would make the state less competitive, and favors middle-class tax cuts. His campaign cites the income tax cut he signed and the exemption of pension and retirement income.[2],[5]
• Energy & Environment
  Says he would require affordability to be considered when setting utility profits and add oversight of utilities. Supports a 100% zero-carbon electric grid by 2040 and net-zero emissions by 2050.[3]
• Housing
  Supports expanding housing near transit and job centers, adding workforce and middle-income housing, and working with local leaders on growth.[3]
• Abortion
  Supports abortion rights. Signed laws shielding abortion providers and patients from out-of-state legal action and expanding which providers can offer abortion-related care.[5],[3]
• Guns
  Proposed and signed a 2023 law that banned openly carrying firearms in public, limited handgun purchases to three per 30 days, and required registration of older ghost guns.[9]
• Immigration
  His campaign says he signed laws barring federal agents, including ICE, from wearing masks or making warrantless arrests inside state courthouses, and expanding the state's TRUST Act.[5]

Voting record

Ned Lamont has not held an office with a recorded voting record. See Background and Where they stand.

In their words