Heather Somers Unanimously Nominated for Reelection

GROTON — State Senator Heather Somers issued the following statement after being unanimously nominated for a fifth term serving the people of eastern Connecticut by delegates to the GOP convention for the 18th District last week and surpassing the fundraising threshold to participate in the Citizens Election Program (CEP) for the 2024 election.

“I am immensely grateful for the outpouring of support I’ve received from around the 18th district and filled with determination to build on what we’ve been able to accomplish together in recent years by securing results to strengthen our eastern Connecticut communities and challenging the status quo in Hartford to expose corruption, mismanagement and broken priorities to make our state government be accountable to taxpayers,” Somers said. “I am so thankful to everyone who has supported my campaign to once again earn the trust of voters to serve as an effective and independent voice for the 18th district and humbled to have qualified for the Citizens Election Program so quickly with the support of more than 420 individual contributors.”

Somers’s campaign for reelection has raised more than $21,000 in qualifying contributions for the CEP program from more than 420 contributors.

Somers will seek to build on a demonstrated track record of delivering results and fighting for lower taxes, safe communities, a strong education system that prepares students for the 21st century economy, quality, affordable health care, and opportunity and prosperity for Connecticut small businesses and families.

In the recently concluded 2024 legislative session, Somers successfully passed legislation to honor and support law enforcement, promote patient access to health care, protect Connecticut’s agricultural communities, support Connecticut’s commercial fishing industry and more.  Among the bill’s successfully championed by Somers this session, was “Broko’s Law” which will help honor K9 police officers and support local law enforcement by ensuring restitution for law enforcement K9s killed in action goes to the agency they served. Somers also successfully helped pass legislation (SB1) to increase access to screening that can help detect a patient’s risk for heart attack or heart disease, protect against discrimination in long term care facilities based on psychiatric history and establish working groups to address specific areas for improvement in the health care system, including pediatric hospice. Somers also helped pass legislation to tackle key priorities for 18th district communities, including addressing the challenge of roaming livestock in eastern Connecticut, securing purchase power agreements for Plainfield renewable energy and supporting southeastern Connecticut’s commercial fisherman by prioritizing their access to additional revenue from safety and scout work for offshore wind projects, which is well-suited to their maritime expertise and depth of knowledge about the local marine topography.

The 18th district includes Griswold, Groton, North Stonington, Plainfield, Preston, Sterling, Stonington, and Voluntown.

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