David.McCluskey@cga.ct.gov
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860-240-8585
B.A., University of Chicago, M.A., Cornell
West Hartford
Education coordinator, CSEA
McCluskey participated in the state's public campaign financing program.
| David McCluskey (D) | 5,392 | (83.9%) |
| John P Kilian (CFL) | 507 | (7.9%) |
| Ellen Burchill Brassil (Petitioning) | 528 | (8.2%) |
| 0 | (0%) |
| 0 | (0%) |
| Adopted budget | Yea |
| Campaign finance | Yea |
| Criminal background checks | Yea |
| Deer hunting | Yea |
| Education reform | Yea |
| Electric regulation | Yea |
| Expansion of OTB | Yea |
| School bus seatbelts | Yea |
| Sentencing commission | Yea |
| UConn Health Center | Yea |
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THE MINIMUM WAGE
Connecticut's hourly minimum wage of $8.25 is one of the highest in the nation, trailing Washington at $9.04, Oregon at $8.80 and Vermont at $8.46.
Five of the six New England states exceed the federal minimum of $7.25. The exception is New Hampshire, whose minimum is the same as the feds.
Connecticut is one of 18 states with a minimum higher than the federal standard. Twenty-thrree are at the federal level, four are below it and five have no minimum wage.
Ten states have a minimum wage indexed to the cost of living.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
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