Read Justin’s full energy platform here.

Connecticut has some of the highest electricity prices in the country, and that burden falls hardest on low-income families and communities of color. At the same time, we have a real opportunity to build a cleaner, cheaper, and more democratic energy system.

Connecticut is already a leader in offshore wind, solar, and fuel cell manufacturing. By expanding these industries and modernizing our electric grid, we can meet the Governor's goal of 100% renewable electricity by 2040 — while creating thousands of good-paying jobs.

To get there, this platform supports:

• Stopping the construction of new fossil fuel power plants

• Expanding offshore wind, solar, and other renewable energy sources

• Enabling Community Choice Aggregation so communities control their own energy

• Investing in public transportation and coastal resiliency

• Ensuring a just transition that prioritizes low-income communities, communities of color, and displaced workers

Connecticut has the tools to lead. With the right investments and community ownership, our energy system can be cleaner, more affordable, and built to last.

Read Justin’s full energy platform here.

The Connecticut Option that our governor and comptroller are pushing is a commendable start—but Connecticut needs a robust public option, full stop. The insurance companies that spend heavily to shape our politics won't like it, and doing new things is never easy, but it's the right thing to do. Too many people go without the medical, optical, and—especially—dental care they need, simply because they can't afford it. Meanwhile medical bankruptcies keep rising, and each year a share of American families face a catastrophic medical bill that swallows more than 40% of their household income. If we can't win a public option nationally, Connecticut should lead the way—and Justin will work across the aisle to get it done.

Prescription drugs are still priced far out of reach, and the efforts to bring them down haven't gone nearly far enough. Manufacturers post record profits and record layoffs in the same breath, funneling money toward risky, shareholder-first bets instead of lowering what we pay at the pharmacy. Medicine isn't a luxury good; it should be treated like a public utility—regulated, efficient, and not built to generate profit off people's survival. Connecticut has real options here, from developing its own manufacturing capacity to contracting with makers to produce essential medicines. If drug companies would rather hoard life-saving medications, the state should pursue every avenue available to break that grip.

Finally, the Trump administration's cuts to medical research funding are a direct threat to a state that leads the nation in healthcare innovation. The logic is not complicated: no funding, no PhDs; no PhDs, no research; no research, no progress. Connecticut cannot let one of its greatest exports—educated people—drain away without being replenished. Whether through public-private partnerships or direct state grants, Justin is serious about keeping this research alive, because the return on that investment is enormous, and because the learning it produces benefits every person in the state.

Fix Educational Cost Sharing, Fund Our Communities and Schools

Read Justin’s full education platform here.

Every student deserves a high-quality, safe education — regardless of their family's income. But right now, too many Connecticut students face barriers to opportunity because school funding is unfair and unequal.

To fix this, this platform supports:

• Paying school staff fairly — educators, nurses, and support staff should all earn a living wage and work in safe environments

• Supporting the whole student — students learn better when they aren't struggling with hunger, unstable housing, or over-policing; we need a social safety net that lets kids focus on school

• Equitable funding for ALL our students — by fully funding the Educational Cost Sharing (ECS) formula and Alliance Grant communities like New Haven, and reducing the reliance on local property taxes to fund schools, we can make sure every school has the resources it needs

When we invest in our schools, we invest in our future. Every child in Connecticut — no matter their zip code — deserves the opportunity to succeed.

Read Justin’s full education platform here.

Rent is pushing working people out of the very cities they keep running. In New Haven, a studio apartment now tops $1,800 in neighborhood after neighborhood—out of reach for far too many. Unless you're earning above $27 an hour, rent like that eats half of what you take home or more. With Connecticut's minimum wage at $16.94, that gap isn't a stretch; it's a wall. People are being priced out of their own communities.

And too often, the people setting those prices aren't even here. Out-of-state landlords manage buildings from somewhere else, collecting rising rents while never facing the cost of living they're driving up. Increasingly, they don't even set prices themselves—they use algorithms that let landlords quietly coordinate and keep rents artificially high. That's not a free market; it's collusion with a software interface.

Justin's plan meets the problem head-on: build more housing so people have places to live and move into, ban algorithmic rent-fixing outright, put serious restrictions on out-of-state landlords, and establish a rent ceiling on a per-square-foot basis so no one can be gouged by the square foot. As with every plank in this platform, the goal is the same—working people keeping more of their money, for the things they need most.

Make Corporations Pay Their Fair Share

Big tech companies like Facebook and Netflix, along with major pharmaceutical corporations, have found ways to avoid paying taxes — even when they profit directly from Connecticut residents. Meanwhile, hardworking Connecticut families pay their full share every year.

Here's how it works: corporations shelter their profits in overseas tax havens, avoiding both federal and state taxes. Pharmaceutical companies develop drugs in the U.S., then move the rights overseas to avoid taxes while still selling those drugs here at high prices. Tech giants collect data and run ads targeting Connecticut residents — but pay nothing on that income.

The good news? Connecticut doesn't have to wait for Washington to act. Our state taxes corporations differently than the federal government, which means we have the power to close these loopholes ourselves. And the Supreme Court has already confirmed these fixes are constitutional.

This platform supports:

• Taxing the in-state activity of multinational corporations fairly

• Adopting a Digital Services Tax on tech giants profiting from Connecticut residents

• Closing loopholes that let corporations avoid paying what they owe

It's time corporations play by the same rules as everyone else.

Getting where you need to go shouldn't cost you a paycheck. When buses ran free during the pandemic, working families in New Haven and across Connecticut saw what's possible: money that used to go to fares went to groceries, rent, healthcare, and back into local businesses. Fewer fare disputes meant buses ran faster. People reached jobs that were out of reach before. Lowering fares and expanding service costs money up front, but the return—stronger local economies and stronger communities—is worth it.

The same goes for rail. Our own ballclub is named for a locomotive, but since 2019 we've cut how often trains run across the state and into New York. The Shoreline East cuts left cities like New Haven and New London less able to grow together and thrive. Rail lines connect communities—so we should be expanding service and cutting fares, not slashing them. Justin will fight to make transit frequent, reliable, and affordable, because mobility is opportunity.

And for the many people who still have to drive, car insurance can't stay a black box. Urban residents pay 40–55% more than people in the suburbs and rural areas—often without knowing why. Justin supports reforms modeled on Illinois and stronger: full transparency about what drives rates, and aggressive action to bring costs down for the working families who need upward mobility most.