Claudia Powers – Wikipedia
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American politician
Claudia “Dolly” Powers (born May 28, 1950) is an American politician who served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 151st district between 1993 and 2009.[1][2] Powers began her tenure in the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1993 from the Republican party, having beaten Democrat Elaine Markley Schuman with 65 percent of the vote for the 151st district in Greenwich. After that, she was re-elected seven times, leaving in January 2009 with the election of Republican Fred Camillo.
Connecticut House of Representatives[edit]
Busing[edit]
In 1993, Powers was the only House legislator to vote against a measure that provided $2.6 million (equivalent to $4,900,000 in 2021) for public bus subsidies in Bridgeport and New Haven. Powers stated that she did not vote for the plan because it did not contain any funding for her home district in Greenwich; the Hartford Courant wrote that Greenwich was an “affluent community” along with other Connecticut cities that received no funding, such as New Canaan, Darien, and Westport.[5]
Hospice care[edit]
In 2007, Powers proposed bills in the Connecticut House of Representatives that would have included hospice in the Connecticut’s Medicare program, which were introduced after her father received hospice care.[6] Powers commented to the Courant that “it made all the difference in my family”; she also stated that Connecticut state prison inmates have access to hospice care through a government program introduced in 2001.[6]
Later life[edit]
After leaving the Connecticut House of Representatives, Powers became a columnist for the Greenwich Time.[7]
Electoral history[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “Greenwich News Newspaper Archives, Feb 8, 1996, p. 4”. Newspaperarchive.com. February 8, 1996. Archived from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
- ^ “State Representative Claudia Powers”. Housegop.state.ct.us. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
- ^ “School grants, bus funds supported by committee”. The Hartford Courant. March 11, 1993. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Somma, Ann Marie (November 25, 2007). “State offers no option for hospice”. The Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Claudia “Dolly” Powers”. Greenwich Time. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
Election results[edit]
- Secretary of the State of Connecticut (November 4, 2008). “2008 Connecticut election results” (PDF). Government of Connecticut. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- Secretary of the State of Connecticut (November 7, 2006). “2006 Connecticut election results” (PDF). Government of Connecticut. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 11, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- Secretary of the State of Connecticut (November 2, 2004). “2004 Connecticut election results” (PDF). Government of Connecticut. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- Secretary of the State of Connecticut (November 5, 2002). “2002 Connecticut election results” (PDF). Government of Connecticut. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- Secretary of the State of Connecticut (November 7, 2000). “2000 Connecticut election results” (PDF). Government of Connecticut. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- Secretary of the State of Connecticut (November 3, 1998). “1998 Connecticut election results” (PDF). Government of Connecticut. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 12, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- Secretary of the State of Connecticut (November 5, 1996). “1996 Connecticut election results” (PDF). Government of Connecticut. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- Secretary of the State of Connecticut (November 8, 1994). “1994 Connecticut election results” (PDF). Government of Connecticut. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- Secretary of the State of Connecticut (November 3, 1992). “1992 Connecticut election results” (PDF). Government of Connecticut. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
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