Screening, Appropriations (Ranking) Environment, Labor and Public Employees
Bethlehem, Litchfield, Morris, Warren, Woodbury
Owner, Miner Improvements
Miner did not participate in the state's public campaign financing program.
| Craig A. Miner (R) | 6,794 | (64.1%) |
| Bill Zappone (D) | 3,653 | (34.5%) |
| Bill Zappone (WF) | 148 | (1.4%) |
| 0 | (0%) |
Miner was elected in 2000 to an open seat with 58 percent of the vote, succeeding Republican Robert A. Maddox. Miner easily won re-election in 2010 with 64 percent of the vote, even though his Democratic challenger, Bill Zappone, also was endorsed by the Working Families Party.
Miner was first selectman of Litchfield for 10 years when elected to the legislature. He has two key roles in the House GOP caucus: screening bills and serving as ranking Republican on the Appropriations Committee.
Miner was one of a handful of lawmakers who first disclosed in 2010 that state government had borrowed nearly $600 million from future capital projects during the spring to avoid running out of operating cash.
Miner reported outside income in 2010 from his home improvement company, Miner Improvements. His wife, Margy Miner, is employed by Litchfield Hills Nursery. They own a home in Litchfield and property in Litchfield and Weston, Maine.Miner sits on the board of the Litchfield Land Trust.His wife owns stock in AT&T, Verizon and PPL Corp.Miner filed a confidential addendum listing any debts exceeding $10,000. He declined to release the addendum, as is his 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.
| Adopted budget | Nay |
| Campaign finance | Absent |
| Criminal background checks | Yea |
| Deer hunting | Yea |
| Education reform | Yea |
| Electric regulation | Nay |
| Expansion of OTB | Yea |
| School bus seatbelts | Yea |
| Sentencing commission | Yea |
| UConn Health Center | Nay |
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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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