Lucy Dathan

Lucy Dathan is an American politician who serves as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 142nd district, comprising parts of New Canaan and Norwalk.[1] She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and has 3 children.[2]

Career

Dathan, a Democrat affiliated with the Working Families Party, ousted incumbent Republican Fred Wilms in the 2018 Connecticut elections to become the first Democrat to win election in the 142nd House District.[3][1][4] She defeated Wilms with 5,991 votes, or 54.5% of the total vote. Wilms received 4,994 votes, or 45.5%.[5][6]

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References
  1. Dinan, Michael. "Election 2018: O'Dea Retains State House Seat As Haskell, Dathan Oust Incumbents [UPDATING]". newcanaanite. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. "Lucy Dathan's Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. Koch, Robert. "Dathan: 'I'm the first Democrat' to win 142nd House District". thehour.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  4. Branch, Alfred. "New Canaan Election Results 2018: Dathan, Haskell, O'Dea Win". patch.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  5. "Connecticut Election Results". newyorktimes.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  6. "Lucy Dathan". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved 13 January 2019.


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