Betty.Boukus@cga.ct.gov
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860-240-8585
B.S., Central Connecticut State University, M.S., University of Hartford, Tunxis Community College., Plainville High School
Finance, Revenue and Bonding, Internship, Public Safety, Transportation
Bristol, New Britain, Plainville
Legislator
Boukus participated in the state's public campaign financing program.
| Helen B Bergenty (R) | 2,657 | (36.3%) |
| Elizabeth "Betty" Boukus (D) | 4,661 | (63.7%) |
| 0 | (0%) |
Betty Boukus was elected in 1994, succeeding Democrat Eugene G. Millerick. She won 64 percent of the vote against longtime Plainville Town Council member Helen Bergenty.
Boukus was chairwoman of the Plainville Town Council before becoming a state legislator.
She lives in Plainville. She is married and the mother of two and grandmother of three.
Boukus reported ncome as a state legislatir, Social Security, and retirement from Cigna. Her husband, Gary Boukus Sr., had income from a state pension and the Capitol Regional Education Council.Their stock holdings included ING, Cigna and mutual funds. They had an IRA managed by the Knights of Columbus.They own property in Plainville, Dover and Westbrook.Boukus filed a confidential addendum listing any debts exceeding $10,000. She declined to release the addendum, as is her choice under the law.A note on financial disclosure: Every spring, officials are required to disclose the ownership of real estate, the source of any income exceeding $1,000 in the previous calendar year and securities worth more than $5,000. They also are required to file an addendum in which they report any debt of more than $10,000; this may by law be kept confidential.
| Adopted budget | Yea |
| Campaign finance | Absent |
| Criminal background checks | Yea |
| Deer hunting | Yea |
| Education reform | Absent |
| Electric regulation | Absent |
| Expansion of OTB | Yea |
| School bus seatbelts | Absent |
| Sentencing commission | Yea |
| UConn Health Center | Yea |
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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.
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