A Proven Leader
for Connecticut’s Working Families

Julie Kushner

Julie Kushner is fighting for affordability, strong public schools, and good jobs—right here in Danbury, Ridgefield, and New Fairfield.

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A Senator
For Everyone.

Julie Kushner

For more than forty years, Julie brought people together to win real change—from organizing secretaries in New York to fighting for working families here in Connecticut. After retiring from the United Auto Workers, she ran for the State Senate in 2018 to get big things done—and she’s delivered ever since.

Julie and her husband, Larry, have called Danbury home for over 30 years. She’s a proud parent of three adult children—all graduates of Danbury Public Schools—and a proud grandmother of four.

Delivering for Connecticut Families

Julie believes results matter.
And her record shows it.

Julie Kushner

Statewide Victories Include

  • Passing paid family and medical leave

  • Raising the minimum wage to $16.94, with future increases

  • Guaranteeing paid sick days for workers

  • Securing hundreds of millions to improve school ventilation across Connecticut

  • Passing two of the largest tax cuts in state history

Julie Kushner

Right here at home, Julie has:

  • Secured $12 million in municipal aid for Danbury in 2024 and $13 million in 2025

  • Protected Candlewood Lake from invasive species

  • Taken action to reduce gun violence and ban ghost guns

  • Helped make Naugatuck Valley Community College debt-free and more affordable

Priorities Moving Forward

Julie Kushner

Julie is Focused on Affordability, Education, and Opportunity

  • Making health insurance affordable for the tens of thousands still struggling with costs

  • Fully funding public schools, including increasing the Education Cost Sharing foundation amount

  • Ensuring schools are properly resourced to support special education students and multilingual learners

  • Continuing investment in early childhood education to ensure our earliest learners can thrive and families can afford care

  • Addressing rising costs driven by harmful federal policy decisions—without leaving working families behind

Julie will continue working with colleagues and the administration to protect Connecticut families and keep our state moving forward.