Candidate Profile: Cassandra Martineau For 2nd Congress District

CONNECTICUT — The 2020 election is heating up in Connecticut and there are plenty of races with candidates eager to serve in elected office. Eyes are primarily focused on the presidential election, but every U.S. House of Representatives seat is also up for election. All seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for grabs.

Cassandra Martineau, a Willimantic resident is running for Connecticut's 2nd Congressional District.

Age: 54
Party affiliation: Green Party
Family: Wife and three adult children
Occupation: Group home caretaker, 30 years
Previous elected experience: Zoning Board of Appeals
Family members in government: No
Campaign website: Cass4congress.rocks

The single most pressing issue facing our state is _______, and this is what I intend to do about it.
Climate change. I support a Green New Deal, with an emphasis on local control, implementation, and jobs.

What are the critical differences between you and the other candidates seeking this post?
I am the only refusing corporate and PAC donations, the only one fighting for Medicare4All NOW

What accomplishments in your past would you cite as evidence you can handle this job?
I have taken on numerous leadership roles, and have a strong activist history of supporting the environment, racial equality, LGBTQ+ rights, income inequality, immigrant rights and many other causes. I am a state leader of the Women's March on Washington.

List other issues that define your campaign platform:
1. Medicare4All Now, 2. Green New Deal with local emphasis, 3. Wall Street out of Washington, 4. address income inequality, an end to school funding decided by high-stakes standardized testing, support for low-income schools.

What else would you like voters to know about yourself and your positions?
I am an activist who has been fighting for these issues. I am tired of begging favors from politicians with more concerns about the corporate laps they must sit on than the people they are supposed to be representing. If nothing changes, nothing changes. Time for courage and change.