CT 3rd Congressional District 2020: DeLauro, Streicker, Paglino

CONNECTICUT — Three contenders are vying to represent Connecticut’s 3rd Congressional District this Election Day. The district covers much of New Haven County along with portions of Fairfield and Middlesex counties.

Rosa DeLauro

Democrat Rosa DeLauro has represented Connecticut’s 3rd Congressional District since she was elected in 1990. She grew up in New Haven’s Wooster Square neighborhood and her mother Luisa DeLauro was the longest-serving member of the New Haven Board of Aldermen.

She is currently the Democratic chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education.

She believes the minimum wage should be raised and in paid federal sick and family leave. She is also an advocate for women’s rights and introduced the Paycheck Fairness Act in the House of Representatives.She supported the Affordable Care Act.

DeLauro also supports lower student interest rates for federal loans and for increasing the maximum Pell grant award.

Margaret Streicker

Republican Margaret Streicker is a real estate developer and daughter of real estate mogul John H. Streicker, according to the Hearst Connecticut.

Streicker’s priorities include lowering the price of healthcare, the cost of prescriptions for seniors and helping Connecticut grow its job base, according to her campaign profile.

Justin Paglino

Green Party candidate Justin Paglino is a doctor who specializes in medical virology research. He graduated from Brown University’s medical school and earned his PhD from Yale University.

He supports Medicare for all and ranked choice voting. He also supports universal pre-K, public college and trade school.

Paglino also supports the Green New Deal proposal, a large federal push to bring more renewable energy to the country in an effort to get the country off of fossil fuels and create jobs. He also supports reducing the Pentagon’s budget and term limits in politics.