Geoff Luxenberg
Geoff Luxenberg is the incumbent Democratic / Working Families Party member of the Connecticut House of Representatives representing District 12, running for re-election on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. District 12 covers parts of Hartford County. Luxenberg served in the state House from 2011 to 2015. He previously served on the Manchester Board of Education in 2006.
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“I am very pleased to share that Manchester is receiving $180,00 in grant funding through LEAP.”
(Candidate statement) “The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) is awarding approximately $6.2 million in state grants to 29 school districts through the Learner Engagement and Attendance Program (LEAP), continuing Connecticut's investment in a research-based approach to improving student attendance and engagement. I am very pleased to share that Manchester is receiving $180,00 in grant funding through LEAP.”
(Candidate statement)Deena Steinberg
Yankee National Party
Deena Steinberg is a Yankee National Party candidate for the Connecticut House of Representatives in District 12 on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. District 12 covers parts of Hartford County. Deena Steinberg earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut.
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“She volunteered as a patient counselor in the New Haven PPLC clinic to experience how things really work. She worked as an Outreach Social Worker for Elders in several towns, helping people get benefits like Medicaid, Food Stamps, and housing and trouble-shooting the many obstacles they faced in our complex system of safety nets.”
(Candidate statement) “She worked as an Outreach Social Worker for Elders in several towns, helping people get benefits like Medicaid, Food Stamps, and housing and trouble-shooting the many obstacles they faced in our complex system of safety nets.”
(Candidate statement) “She believes the decline of unionization by 70% since 1954 has contributed greatly to the obscene inequality in opportunities and wealth that we have today.”
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