Candidate Profile: Eva Bermúdez Zimmerman, 30th State Senate District

BROOKFIELD, CT — The 2022 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 gubernatorial election, but every state representative and senate seat is up for grabs. All five of Connecticut's congressional seats, plus one U.S. Senate seat, are up for grabs as well.

There are 151 seats in the state House of Representatives and 36 in the state Senate. Democrats currently hold majorities in both chambers.

Connecticut Patch asked candidates to answer questions about their campaigns and will be publishing candidate profiles as election day draws near.

Eva Bermúdez Zimmerman, a New Milford resident, is running for State Senator 30th District.

Campaign website

Party affiliation: Democrat

Education: Graduated with a BA from University of Puerto Rico Interamericana, followed by graduate level classes at UCONN & Cornell

Occupation: Director of Organizing & Childcare, I’ve been an advocate for 16 years

Family: I helped raise my friends child during covid but no biological children as of yet. I’ve been married for eight years to Stacey Zimmerman. My wife and I have been together for eleven years going on twelve

Does anyone in your family work in politics or government?

Stacey Zimmerman works in politics, labor organizer.

Previous public office, appointive or elective:

Currently appointed to the Paid Family Medical Leave Authority as well as the Early Childhood Cabinet. I was a Legislative Council person in my former town of Newtown.

Age: 35

Why are you seeking this office?

As a health and early education advocate for the past 16 years I’ve seen first hand how slow progress takes in government. I’m running to bring change in the NOW. Families in the 30th district shouldn’t have to wait to see real support for housing, health care and childcare cost.

Please complete this statement: The single most pressing issue facing my constituents is ___, and this is what I intend to do about it.

The cost of living, and I intend to champion expansion on Access Health CT, pass universal or low cost childcare and find creative ways to support additional work force housing. Making sure our community who lives here gets to continue to live here.

What are the major differences between you and the other candidates seeking this post?

Support for reproductive health, support for our educators… pensions and other benefits, hybrid meetings, health expansion to support small businesses, Paid Family Medical Leave.

What other issues do you intend to address during your campaign?

Environmental protections, keep our lakes clean and our trees intact

What accomplishments in your past would you cite as evidence you can handle this job?

$183 million dollars that just went to child care providers. I help draft that bill and get it passed.

Access Health CT, I signed up 15,000 people on health insurance

What is the best advice anyone ever gave you?

Be kind, you never know what someone is going through.

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about yourself and your positions?

There is a ballot referendum to expand our voting rights in Connecticut this election, please VOTE!

For more information visit Eva4Senate.com