State Rep. Candidate Melissa Longo Qualifies For CT Campaign Grant

Information from Melissa Longo's campaign:

FAIRFIELD, CT — Melissa Longo, candidate for state representative, is happy to report that at the State Elections Enforcement Commission weekly meeting that her application was approved for a public grant from the Citizen’s Election Program (CEP) for November’s election on July 11th. Longo is running to represent the 134th Assembly District, which consists of Fairfield and Trumbull.

The Citizens Elections Program requires each state representative to raise $5800 in small contributions and have at least 150 donors from the legislative district from which they are running. The approval of the application means the Longo campaign will receive a grant of $36,500. Longo’s submitted more than 150 donations totaling $6235.

“I am grateful for the overwhelming support I received from Fairfield & Trumbull residents. With the fundraising part of the campaign complete I can now focus 100% of my time from now until election day meeting and listening to local residents. I want to hear from them,” said Longo. “The people I have talked to say - affordability, public safety and maintaining local control over our zoning - are the issues on their minds.”

Longo added, “The families of Fairfield and Trumbull deserve a representative who represents their interests NOT the radical views of a left-wing activist."

“Three weeks ago, my opponent voted to raise car taxes on every district resident, and earlier this year as traffic deaths have risen to historic highs, she voted against making our roads safer from speeders and from permitting law enforcement from stopping drivers who drive while high on marijuana. Nevermind her effort to change the word ‘mothers’ in state law to ‘pregnant-persons’.”

Bills referenced:

• https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/BA/PDF/2024SB-00501-R00SS1-BA.PDF
• https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TOB/H/PDF/2024HB-05454-R01-HB.PDF
• https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/amd/S/pdf/2024SB-00183-R00HA-AMD.pdf
• https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/amd/H/pdf/2024HB-05500-R00HB-AMD.pdf