2024 Legislative Survey

Dear Neighbor

Thank you for taking a minute to fill out my brief legislative survey. I want to know what your priorities are for our state and truly be your voice in Hartford.

The Environment

The most recent Connecticut GHG report indicates that we are not on track to meet our medium and long-term greenhouse gas reduction targets and that the state will need to “significantly accelerate” annual reductions in order to achieve these goals. Transportation in Connecticut is responsible for 40% of our greenhouse gas emissions and 66% of NOx emissions. These emissions not only are contributing to global warming, they are also detrimental to our health and the air we breathe.

Please rank in order of importance (with 1, being the most important), policies to help address achieving these targets:

Clean energy program expansion (wind, solar, alternative fuels)

Incentivization carbon reduction programs

Adopting up-to-date vehicle standards that offers more zero-emissions vehicles to CT consumers

Incentivize towns to increase investments in local charging infrastructure, community solar programs and energy efficient municipal construction projects

Increase the accountability and enforcement mechanisms of state agencies to ensure administrative decision making bodies incorporate benchmarks

Affordable Housing

Housing prices continue to climb across the US, and particularly in the Northeast. Many moderate income residents are having difficulty finding affordable houses to purchase or rent. In addition, many businesses are having issues attracting talent with local housing shortages.

Please rank in order of importance (with 1, being the most important), policies to help address housing affordability:

Change state zoning laws to encourage the creation of more affordable housing

Increase incentives to develop housing in transit oriented communities

Incentive landlords to rehabilitate existing multifamily properties to increase density to expand affordable housing developments

Expand housing voucher programs

Increase incentives to develop middle housing (defined as duplexes, triplexes, quadruplexes and cottage clusters)

Economy

The legislature has enacted a number of tax changes as part of its FY 24-25 budget that included reducing the bottom two marginal income tax rates, extending eligibility for retirement income exemptions to more taxpayers, and increasing the earned income tax credit.

Please rank in order of importance (with 1, being the most important), tax policies to help improve affordability in our state:

Establish a permanent child tax credit or deduction against the personal income tax

Impose a income tax surcharge on capital gains

Require income tax brackets to be indexed for inflation

Shift transportation taxes from gas taxes to a highway use tax

Expand small business tax credits

Provision of a partial property tax exemption for owner occupied primary residences

In addition, regarding taxation and infrastructure policy. Would you support increasing the income tax on people earning over $1 million a year?

Fully Support

Support with Concerns

Do not Support

No Opinion

Our community priorities

Please number 1-7 with your top priorities for our community, which 1 being the highest:

Transportation / traffic

Affordable housing

School funding

Public Safety

Supporting small business

Environmental Issues

Cost of Living / Inflation

Name

City/Town

ZIP/Postal Code

State Representative

Lucy Dathan

Proudly Serving Norwalk, New Canaan

2024 Legislative Survey