The Milford-Orange Times is continuing its election-year tradition of asking the candidates to respond to questions about what they would do for the residents of Milford and Orange if voters elect them. This special section features the responses from the candidates. Election Day is Nov. 8.
Laura Fucci is the Working Families Party candidate for state representative in District 117.
Question: What do you think the greatest challenges for the district will be in the next two years, and how will you help address them?
Laura Fucci
Laura Fucci is a Democrat who serves as the deputy registrar of voters in Milford and who decided to run on the Working Families Party ballot line after the Democratic Party did not put up a challenger to Charles Ferraro.
According to survey responses Fucci provided to Ballotpedia, the areas of policy about whcih she feels most passionate are I feel most passionate about are voting rights, civil rights and health care.
When asked the key messages of her campaign, she wrote:
“When I discovered the incumbent representative was running unopposed, I sought the endorsement from the Working Families Party. I’m running because I believe in choice, the choice to vote between or among candidates, the choice for a woman to control her own body and make decisions, have privacy and autonomy over her life. I believe that the role of government is to help and protect its citizens and I hope to make a difference as a State Representative.”
“My opponent voted against legislation that authorizes Protection for Reproductive Health; he voted against raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2023; he voted against the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act; he voted against a bill that authorizes Climate Change Adaptation for Shoreline and Inland Communities. I supported and would have voted for all of those bills.”
“There are so many crucial issues facing us. Some of most concern to me are keeping our communities safe from gun violence, protecting our environment and curbing climate change, increasing investment in our public education, working to ensure affordable healthcare for all.”