Appropriations, Children, Public Health, Aging
Bristol, Plymouth
Hamzy participated in the state's public campaign financing program.
| Whit Betts (Republican) | 4,685 | (61.6%) |
| Richard G. Covello (Democratic) | 2,750 | (36.2%) |
| Richard G. Covello (Working Families) | 169 | (2.2%) |
| 0 | (0%) |
| 0 | (0%) |
Betts won an open seat in 2010, succeeding Republican William Hamzy, who managed Betts' campaign.
Betts ran on a platform of lowering taxes and eliminating unfunded mandates.
Barnes works as director of fundraising for Indian Rock Nature Center and The Barnes Nature Center, and director of sales at Green Acres Farm in Bristol.
Betts and his wife have two children.
| Adopted budget | Nay |
| Campaign finance | Nay |
| Criminal background checks | Nay |
| Deer hunting | Yea |
| Education reform | Nay |
| Electric regulation | Nay |
| 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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