Anne Hughes

As of September 2019, Anne Hughes lives in Easton, Connecticut. She earned a bachelor's degree in art and political science from the College of New Rochelle, and she earned her master of social work at University of New England in 2014. Hughes works as a Licensed Master Social Worker for Jewish Senior Services’ Institute on Aging and as Coordinator for the Center for Elder Abuse Prevention. She was the Program Director at CLASP Homes Inc, and she co-founded the Norwalk Peacemakers.[1]

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Lifelong community builder, activist, licensed Master Social Worker, artist, former camp director who loves the art of collective policymaking and eating food that other people make. I'm as at home on constituent doorsteps. greeting your dogs with great enthusiasm, as I am in the local coffee shop, connecting with neighbors and I also love to harmonize, the legacy of a second french horn band member. I live in Easton with my husband Tim, right up the street from where I grew up in Fairfield, one of five daughters of beloved public school educators. I am proud to be twice elected for such a time as this.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

To help preserve and strengthen our increasingly fragile democracy, build the firewall of rights protections on the state levelinvest in a sustainable, climate resilient economy, transition to renewable energy, fortify localized supply, food sources and become the healthcare capital of the countryCreate safe, affordable, accessible healthcare for everyone in CT, including behavioral, mental health expansion and investment in gun violence safety and upstream prevention

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

As a macro social worker, I am personally passionate about de-criminalizing poverty and investing resources and access to opportunities in communities that have been deliberately dis-invested in and marginalized, and as a result these communities in our state suffer the worst economic and health disparities in the country. We can do better. We can tackle this disparity and threat to our collective security, wellbeing and health in CT, with the help of shared public will and determination. I have seen evidence of this will manifested and mobilizing during the past several years, and I believe our moment of economic, climate, tax justice and racial justice is converging.

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What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

Affordable healthcare for all in CT

Excellent Public Education and Student Loan Relief for graduates that stay/work in CT

Resources for Aging in Place, and Earned Family Medical Leave

Modernization of Transportation Infrastructure[4][5]

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

Environmental, Racial and Economic Justice

Universal Health and Human Rights

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Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?

Michelle Obama: smart, fierce and demonstrates leadership, championed 'Let Girls Learn' worldwide empowerment initiative, continually amplifies women and young people's voices; and speaks from the heart. I also look up to Kamala Harris, Dorothy Day (founder of Catholic Worker movement, activist for workers' rights), Gloria Steinem, Michelle[5]

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Accountability, responsibility, good communication skills, collaborator and coalition builder, good understanding of macro and micro impact of the underlying causes of social and civic distress, fear.[5]

What qualities do you possess that would make you a successful officeholder?

I am an experienced social worker, advocate and community builder. I adore people, animals and the natural world, and love to collaborate to build community. I am qualified through many years and settings of galvanizing collective public will to improve the health of community, democracy, freedoms and rights that support a sustainable and livable future. I have decades of management experience in non-profits whose missions include supporting youth, aging, adults with developmental disabilities, economically disenfranchised and environmental justice.[5]

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

A finger on the pulse of the needs of the constituents of all ages, a keen sense of what the opportunities and threats we are facing in this moment, and an ability to collaborate and communicate about the short and long-term plan to move forward together.[5]

What legacy would you like to leave?

A model of affordable healthcare access to all (public option) that secures the foundation of CT's economic and livable viability, that attracts the modern workforce talent, and supports aging community members to age well in CT.[5]

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at that time?

I do remember watching astronauts land on the moon on black and white t.v.[5]

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I was a babysitter for families, babies and multiple children all ages, from about age 11-17, especially during the summer.[5]

What is your favorite holiday? Why?

My favorite holiday is Halloween. Love making costumes, themed group costumes, going with children trick-or-treating, or greeting trick-or-treaters at the door in costume.[5]

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?

Its beneficial to be in public service. I have testified many times at the state legislature, at Congress, and even at the U.N.[5]

What do you perceive to be your state’s greatest challenges over the next decade?

We have to be bold, creative and determined in enacting a long-term, fiscally viable plan for CT that does not impact those least able to absorb the burden, that invests boldly in our public education, community college and in-state higher education opportunities, that invests in our transportation infrastructure, that protects our environment, and supports smart, modern economy and a modern workforce that is secure in its access to affordable healthcare that includes essential equitable protections.[5]

What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and the state legislature?

To be partners on a united team CT; the Governor needs to be the caption and communicator of the vision, the budget as a moral agenda and vision of investment in CT's people and stewards of CT's natural resources and diverse ecosystems; the Legislature needs to be representing its constituents as co-equal members of the whole team, whose fates are interdependently tied together. We have an urgency in the current moment to work together to empower and protect our communities from climate, economic, and public threats and corruption of our institutions.[5]

Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.

Yes indeed. I've already worked with many incumbent legislators as a member of CT's Elder Justice Coalition, as a field intern with the CT Commission on Aging, and with many of my EmergeCT classmates and other candidates that are running for office in this election season. We have already been keenly fine-tuning our policy positions, collaborating on legislative priorities and forming collegial, trusting and mutually supportive team working relationships.[5]

If you are not a current legislator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Insurance, Aging, Health and Human Services, Judiciary and Education[5]

Is there a particular legislator, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Cristin McCarthy Vahey (very independent and another social worker advocate) D, Fairfield; Senator Mae Flexor;[5]

Are you interested in running for a different political office in the future?

U.S. Senator[5]

Both sitting legislators and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

One of my constituents answered the door when I knocked, (she was also named Anne), and she told me how she flew w/ Amelia Earhart at 15 over Stratford airstrip, in 1936. She was at school when Amelia Earhart came to address her class and invited students to fly with her. Anne's family did not have a telephone in their house, so she couldn't call her parents for permission. So she just went up in the plane! And she was a devoted fan of Amelia's, and recounted every world record she broke after that. I FB live-streamed her story.[5]