Patch Candidate Profile: Tim Knotts For 2nd State Senate

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

WINDSOR, CT — The 2026 election is heating up in Connecticut, and there are plenty of races with candidates eager to serve in elected office.

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Eyes are primarily focused on the Connecticut gubernatorial election, but every state representative and senate seat is up for grabs. All five of Connecticut's congressional seats 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.

Windsor Republican Tim Knots is challenging state Rep. Marym Khan, D-Windsor, for the open 2nd State Senate District seat.

The 2nd Senate District includes parts of Bloomfield, Hartford, and Windsor.

Candidate's Name:
Tim Knotts

What office are you seeking?
State Senate

Age:
49

District:
2nd Senatorial

Party:
Republican

Campaign website:
https://timknottsforsenate.com

Occupation:
Curriculum writer and attorney

Family:
I have a wife, Cynthia, and four children ages 12 to 18.

Does anyone in your family work in government?
No

Previous public office:
I have not served in office before

Why are you seeking this office?
Our state government does not listen to the people. Instead of finding solutions to our state's problems that suit the constituents, our political leaders think they have all the answers, and they are not even really talking to one another.

We need to get the legislature to consider the consequences of its choices for families and communities and stop playing with people's lives.

What do you believe is the No. 1 issue facing Connecticut, and how do you plan to address it?
Connecticut has been unaffordable.

After 30 years of Democrats controlling the legislature, our state is 46th of 50 in affordability and getting worse.

We have to cut down on unfunded mandates, give an honest accounting of what we are taxing and spending, and stop government waste and fraud.

Energy costs have been soaring in Connecticut. What are your plans to help address this issue?
While new technologies are wonderful, our state should not be in the business of underwriting or commanding their development.

Private businesses can bring new energy technologies to market and find ways to make them affordable.

Boondoggles like the state pier and requiring our utility companies to develop technology when they are not technology companies are misguided and waste ratepayer money.

Affordability has been a major topic across the country and here in Connecticut. How do you plan to address this issue?
The Democrats have touted their balanced budgets, but in reality they have been raising the spending limits, and where they cannot spend enough within the budget, they are moving spending out of the budget using gimmicks and accounting procedures.

Instead of giving the people an honest answer about how much is taxed and spent, the legislature moves operating costs to bonding, taking the costs out of the budget and saddling future budgets with interest costs in addition to paying back the borrowed money.

We have to demand that ongoing costs are dealt with within the budget and not drive them out to bonding or down to towns.

What accomplishments in your past would you cite as evidence you can handle this job?
As an educator, I am practiced at assessing what is working and what is not.

As an attorney, I know how to read and break down complex documents and ideas to understand the issues.

As a manager and father of four, I deal with real people and real problems every day to find solutions that work.

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about yourself and your positions?
Our country is great because it has always brought out the best in people.

The government was designed to be limited- to come alongside communities and handle problems that were too widespread or difficult for families, neighbors, and churches to solve.

Today's big-government legislators want to be parents to everyone, not just to our children but to each of us, and that is a huge problem.

When we are treated like children, we do not succeed and rise up to solve problems; we wait for the government to come and do it for us. But the government doesn't know us; it cannot provide nuanced solutions, and it is terribly inefficient.

We need to get back to helping people rise to the occasion, not encouraging them to sit back and wait for everything to be done for them.