Dargan, Stephen D.
Party:
Democrat
Branch:
State House of Representatives
District:
115
Email:
Contact Number:
860-240-0570
District town: West Haven
Election history: Dargan was elected in 1990. He was cross-endorsed by the Working Families Party and unopposed by Republicans in 2008
2008 general election
| Stephen D. Dargan (D) | 6,158 | 87 percent |
| Stephen D. Dargan (WF) | 901 | 13 percent |
*Unopposed
Public financing: Dargan did not seek public financing for his campaign under the Citizens' Election Program.
Background: Dargan is a former fire commissioner and city council member in West Haven. He has been co-chair of the legislature's Public Safety Committee since 1995.
Committees: Executive and Legislative Nominations, Insurance, Public Safety (co-chair)
Education: Quinnipiac University
Occupation: Sales
2008 Financial Disclosure: Dargan reported income from the West Haven Board of Education and Captain's Galley, a restaurant in West Haven. He owns a home in West Haven and shares in the ownership of a second home in West Haven with family members.
He owned no securities worth more than $5,000.
He had no debts in excess of $10,000.
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.
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Key Votes
| Abolish death penalty | Nay |
| Adopted budget | Yea |
| Ash landfill ban | Yea |
| Bisphenol-A Ban | Yea |
| Expand insurance coverage | Yea |
| Green cleaning | Yea |
| Health pooling | Yea |
| June budget bill | Yea |
| Menu labeling | Yea |
| Paid sick days | Yea |
| Popular vote for president | Yea |
| Same-sex marriage | Yea |
| Standard wage | Yea |
| SustiNet | Yea |
Key Votes Legend
Abolish death penalty
This vetoed bill would have made life in prison without parole the penalty for capital crimes.
Adopted budget
This bill established taxes and spending for the fiscal year that began July 1, 2009. It became law without the governor’s signature.
Ash landfill ban
This vetoed bill would have prohibited a regional trash authority from locating an ash landfill in Franklin and Windham.
Bisphenol-A Ban
Beginning Oct. 1, 2011, this bill bans the sale of baby food or infant formula in a containers made with bisphenol-A, a carcinogen.
Expand insurance coverage
This vetoed bill would have required group-health insurers to expand coverage for wellness programs, prosthetic devices, colostomy supplies and other medical needs.
Green cleaning
This bill requires schools to use environmentally safe cleaning products.
Health pooling
This vetoed bill would have allowed non-profits, small businesses, municipalities and others to buy into a self-insured, state-employee health plan.
June budget bill
This vetoed bill would have set taxes and spending for the fiscal year that began July 1, 2009.
Menu labeling
This vetoed bill would have required restaurant menus to disclose calorie counts for meals.
Paid sick days
This bill would have required businesses with 50 or more employees to offer six paid sick days a year.
Popular vote for president
This bill would have committed Connecticut to a national compact calling for states to cast their electoral-college votes for the winner of the popular vote.
Same-sex marriage
The bill amends state laws to reflect a court decision legalizing same-sex marriage.
Standard wage
This bill provides wage and job-security protections for employees of private contractors who clean state buildings.
SustiNet
The law establishes a SustiNet Health Partnership board that must make recommendations to legislators by Jan. 1, 2011 on implementing health insurance reforms.
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