Politics & Government

Kim Healy Announces Candidacy For State Senate's 26th District

The 26th District, currently held by Will Haskell, covers Ridgefield, Redding, Wilton and parts of New Canaan, Westport, Bethel and Weston.

Kim Healy, a Wilton resident and Republican, is running for the state Senate's 26th District seat, currently held by Democrat Will Haskell.
Kim Healy, a Wilton resident and Republican, is running for the state Senate's 26th District seat, currently held by Democrat Will Haskell. (Kim Healy campaign)

From the Kim Healy campaign: NEW CANAAN, CT — Wilton resident Kim Healy announced today that she is seeking the nomination as the Republican candidate for the 26th district state Senate seat. She officially filed the paperwork for her campaign committee with the State Elections Enforcement Committee on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. The 26th district includes all of Redding, Ridgefield and Wilton and part of Bethel, New Canaan, Weston and Westport.

“I decided to run because I am very concerned about the future of our state,” Healy said. “My husband and I had been very happy living and raising our family here. Then the financial crisis happened, and we are still, after all these years, not seeing the recovery that we should. Our friends and businesses are leaving the state in record numbers for better opportunities and more favorable tax treatment. The ongoing tax and spend policy that seems to be the new normal in Hartford has to stop. I believe that we can turn things around, and I am committed to making that happen.”

Healy has lived in Wilton since 2008 and in Connecticut since 1994. She is a CPA and a former auditor at Price Waterhouse Coopers. She has more than 20 years of volunteer experience, most notably as a tax preparer for retired individuals and those under certain income levels through the AARP, and as the Treasurer of the Wilton Library. She and her husband have four children aged 13 to 22.

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“I am so excited to be running and I look forward to meeting residents in all of our district’s towns and learning about the issues that matter most to them,” said Healy. “It is because I am committed to putting those issues front and center in Hartford that I will do everything possible to earn their support.”

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