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Connecticut, State House, District 75

Connecticut House of Representatives District 75
Current incumbentGeraldo Reyes Democratic Party

Connecticut’s seventy-fifth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Geraldo Reyes.

Connecticut state legislators represent an average of 23,670 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 22,553 residents.

About the office

Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Connecticut legislators assume office the Wednesday following the first Monday of the January next succeeding their election.

Qualifications

Article III, Section 4 of the Connecticut Constitution states: "The house of representatives shall consist of not less than one hundred twenty-five and not more than two hundred twenty-five members, each of whom shall be an elector residing in the assembly district from which he is elected. Each assembly district shall be contiguous as to territory and shall elect no more than one representative. For the purpose of forming assembly districts no town shall be divided except for the purpose of forming assembly districts wholly within the town."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$28,000/yearNo per diem is paid.

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the house, a special election must be conducted to fill the vacant seat. The governor must call for an election no later than 10 days after the vacancy happened. All special elections must be held no later than 46 days after a governor's declaration. If the vacancy happened with less than 125 days left before the general election, the special election must be held on the same day as the general election. No election can be called by the governor if the vacancy happened with less than 49 days left before the general election.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Connecticut House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for August 11, 2020. The filing deadline is June 9, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 75

Incumbent Geraldo Reyes (D) defeated Ted Derouin (Independent Party of Connecticut Party) in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 75 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Geraldo Reyes (D)
91.1
2,491

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Ted Derouin (Independent Party of Connecticut Party)
8.9
243

Total votes: 2,734
Democratic primary election

The primary elections were canceled.

Republican primary election

The primary elections were canceled.

2016

General election

Elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.

Incumbent Geraldo Reyes defeated Raymond Work and Theodore Derouin in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 75 general election.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 75 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Geraldo Reyes Incumbent 75.19% 3,282
Republican Raymond Work 20.69% 903
Independent Theodore Derouin 4.12% 180
Total Votes 4,365
Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State

Incumbent Geraldo Reyes ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 75 Democratic primary.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 75 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Geraldo Reyes Incumbent (unopposed)
Raymond Work ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 75 Republican primary.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 75 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Raymond Work (unopposed)

Special election

A special election for the position of Connecticut House of Representatives District 75 was called for April 26. Candidates were nominated by their parties rather than through primaries.

The seat was vacant following Victor Cuevas' (D) resignation on March 8, 2016. He resigned because of a federal investigation into a home loan that he helped his son with.

Geraldo Reyes (D) defeated Raymond Work (R), and Lisa Lessard (I) in the special election.

2014

Elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 12, 2014, and a general election on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 10, 2014. Incumbent Victor Cuevas was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Jesus Vazquez was unopposed in the Republican primary. Cuevas defeated John F. Alseph, Jr. (I) in the general election. Vazquez withdrew before the general election.

Connecticut House of Representatives District 75, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngVictor Cuevas Incumbent 81% 1,693
Independent John F. Alseph, Jr. 19% 396
Total Votes 2,089

2012

Elections for the office of Connecticut House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 14, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 12, 2012. A total of 151 seats were up for election in 2012. Victor Cuevas defeated incumbent David Aldarondo in the August 14 primary elections, before defeating John F. Alseph Jr. (R) in the general election. Alseph ran without primary opposition.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 75, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngVictor Cuevas 80.1% 3,305
Republican John F. Alseph Jr. 19.9% 819
Total Votes 4,124

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 75 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngVictor Cuevas 63.9% 595
David Aldarondo Incumbent 36.1% 336
Total Votes 931

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Connecticut House of Representatives District 75 raised a total of $442,157. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $18,423 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Connecticut House of Representatives District 75

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $67,269 3 $22,423
2014 $3,330 3 $1,110
2012 $60,925 3 $20,308
2010 $62,852 2 $31,426
2008 $62,413 3 $20,804
2006 $24,195 2 $12,098
2004 $63,499 3 $21,166
2002 $60,188 3 $20,063
2000 $37,486 2 $18,743
Total $442,157 24 $18,423