Edward "Ned" Lamont
Democratic; Working Families · Ballot status: not independently certified in the selected official extracts
Governor Edward "Ned" Lamont • for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz
Governor · 2026
Connecticut
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Research checked October 8, 2026 | Edition 10
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Position and record comparison
Ned Lamont emphasizes a Connecticut healthcare option, drug costs, preventive/mental healthcare, and reproductive access. Ryan Fazio proposes association health plans to pool businesses and other purchasers. Coverage also distinguishes Lamont’s tax reductions and property-tax/service-sharing goals from Fazio’s tax and spending proposals.
US Populists assessment
A public purchasing option and association plans are different mechanisms with different risk-pooling, benefit, subsidy, and solvency questions. Evaluate total costs and access rather than the shared word affordable. State fiscal guardrails and local property-tax finance matter; P04 is not a direct poll on either plan.
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Ryan Fazio
Republican; Independent Party of Connecticut · Ballot status: not independently certified in the selected official extracts
state Senator Ryan Fazio • for Lieutenant Governor: Matt Corey