Lucy Dathan

Lucy Dathan was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and, as of September 2019, lives in New Canaan, Connecticut. Dathan earned a high school diploma from Villa Duchesne. She earned a bachelor's degree in accounting and business from Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California. Dathan’s career experience includes working as an auditor and certified public accountant and financial consultant.[1][2]

State House

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Lucy Dathan has proudly served the residents of New Canaan and Norwalk since 2019 as State Representative for the 142nd District — making history as the first Democrat ever elected to the seat.

In the legislature, Lucy brings financial expertise and a problem-solving mindset to the issues that matter most to her constituents. She serves as House Chair of the Government Oversight Committee and sits on the Appropriations and Human Services Committees. She also co-chairs a Medicaid Oversight Committee and serves on the Finance Advisory Committee, overseeing the state budget alongside executive branch officials and fellow legislators.

Before public service, Lucy built a distinguished finance career spanning three continents. She began as a Big 4 auditor in San Jose, earning her CPA while working with venture capital firms and tech startups. She then moved to Poland to support its emerging financial sector, before spending over a decade in London in audit, corporate finance, and as CFO of two venture-backed companies, including a role at the London Stock Exchange.

Lucy moved to New Canaan in 2015 with her husband and three children. She continues to work part-time as a contract CFO for technology companies while serving her community.

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Lucy holds a degree in Accounting and Business from Santa Clara University — the foundation of a career spanning nearly 30 years across the public and private sectors.

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?

In the legislature, Lucy brings financial expertise and a problem-solving mindset to the issues that matter most to her constituents. She serves as House Chair of the Government Oversight Committee and sits on the Appropriations and Human Services Committees. She also co-chairs a Medicaid Oversight Committee and serves on the Finance Advisory Committee, overseeing the state budget alongside executive branch officials and fellow legislators.Lucy has consistently stood up to the Trump agenda and MAGA Republicans — fighting back against their attacks on our Connecticut Communities and defending our fundamental rights of access to health care, including reproductive freedoms, free speech, the right to vote, stronger protections against gun violence and protections of our immigrant communitiesLucy has championed big wins for a more affordable Connecticut by delivering tax relief for working and middle-class families —not the ultra-wealthy. I helped pass the largest tax cut in Connecticut history—expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit, cutting taxes on retirees’ pensions, investing in early childhood education endowments, supporting universal free school breakfast programs, and paying down our long-term obligations.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

1. Access to quality health care including medicaid expansion.

2. Environmental Protections and continuing to diversify our electric grid to additional clean energy sources.

3. Expansion of public transportation and increased investments in multi-modal transportation infrastructure.

State Senate

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My husband Matt, our three children, and I call Silvermine home. It has been an amazing experience representing Norwalk and New Canaan since 2019. I serve as Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee and as a member of the Human Services and Insurance & Real Estate Committees. We need strategic thinkers in Hartford who can produce a comprehensive, creative, and stable vision for our future.

The next state legislature session is going to be a vital one. As our state faces new challenges coming both from federal decisions on women's reproductive health as well as the financial troubles with the implementation of our new infrastructure projects.

Connecticut is indeed at a crossroads, but I am excited to move forward together to rebuild our great state. We need strategic thinkers in Hartford who can produce a comprehensive, creative, and stable vision for our future. I have spent my business career as a CFO helping technology companies think strategically to ensure all stakeholders work efficiently and collaboratively, and these are skills I have applied in Hartford since 2019. I plan to continue to do so if given the opportunity and privilege to represent the 142nd District again through 2024.

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?

My primary focus is the fiscal stability of our state. We need to ensure that our state budgeting policies around the spending, volatility and revenue caps continue to provide stability and predictability for our residents as well as for market conditions. We need to continue paying down long term pension liabilities to help free up future General funds to support investments in education, early childhood programs, social safety net services, transportation infrastructure, sustainable environmental projects to address rising energy costs. In the past 4 years, over $5B of liabilities have been paid down, saving $440M annually for 25 years in debt servicing costs. Continuing this strategy will ensure a fiscally strong future for generations.Every year, some Republican members of our General Assembly in Connecticut are proposing laws that restrict access to reproductive health care, require ultrasounds or require parental consent. These proposals are all aiming to restrict reproductive freedoms. In situations of rape or incest this may mean that people may not be able to get access and have to look at dangerous alternatives. We need to fight against these legislative proposals, and protect our state from the real harm that these bills would impose.We had a great session in 2022 for environmental priorities and I see that there is additional room to build upon this. Two issues I am most energized about are clean air/renewable energy and waste management. We need to assess our energy sources, and continue to convert to cleaner supplies and rely less on fossil fuels. This will require investment, but there are several opportunities for federal funding here. We also must develop new waste management systems in light of the MIRA plant’s closure, and evaluate investments that address compostable waste, especially food, as this is a significant portion that heads to the incinerator. We are responsible to our community and our planet’s future to prioritize conservation and clean energy.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

When I talk to voters at their doors, the devastating cost of insurance and prescription drugs is a heartbreaking story I hear over and over again. As a member of the Insurance and Real Estate Committee, I have been able to make a commitment on behalf of all Norwalk and New Canaan residents to increase access to health care, mental health parity, ending surprise billing, and removing barriers to affordable and comprehensive care a reality. In 2022, we expanded coverage for breast and cervical cancer screenings, allocated $12M for tobacco prevention and cessation, and created a nation leading mental health infrastructure to keep our kids safe. There is more work to do and your continued support this November means that I can continue advocating for your health care needs, like lowering prescription drug cost and ensuring coverage on more everyday treatments.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My husband Matt, our three children, and I call Silvermine home. I have spent my business career as a CFO, helping to devise strategies for technology companies to ensure they are working collaboratively and efficiently with all stakeholders. Connecticut needs a comprehensive and stable vision for its fiscal future and I have deftly applied the expertise acquired in 25+ years in the finance and accounting sectors to this end.

I see my strong constituent service record as State Representative being based upon my values and priorities as a mother of school-age children and engaged member of my local community, combined with the skills and experiences acquired over 25 years working in business finance and accounting. I started out as an auditor in Public Accounting and progressed to executing deals as an investment banker before becoming the CFO for start-up technology companies. This gives me deep understanding of what goes into long-term business plans and strategies and how best to achieve them. Much of my life has been spent working in different countries and cultures where I have learned how to collaborate effectively with people from diverse backgrounds. Connecticut needs to stabilize its fiscal future to ensure ongoing funding for our schools, healthcare, transportation, and more, and my experience enables me to contribute strongly in the state's budgeting process.

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?

The single most pressing issue currently facing our state is keeping residents safe during the coronavirus pandemic, in terms of the implications as a public health crisis as well as the economic concerns.Lowering the costs of and increasing access to quality healthcare.Ensuring Connecticut is a state people and companies want to move to by making our economy more business friendly, revitalizing our transportation system, and educating our students for the jobs those companies will bring.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am truly interested in all areas of public policy, particularly the issues my constituents care most about as it is my responsibility to reflect their values in Hartford and this means researching the policies that matter most to them. Personally, I am most passionate about education, transportation, gun control, healthcare, the environment, and of course our economy and budget.