Michelle Cunningham
Michelle Cunningham is a Democratic / Working Families Party candidate for the Connecticut House of Representatives in District 53 on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. District 53 covers parts of Tolland County. Michelle Cunningham earned a high school diploma from Delaware Valley Regional High School, a bachelor's degree from Smith College in 1988, and a graduate degree from Rutgers University in 1991. Cunningham's career experience includes working as a nonprofit executive director.
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“Our families deserve more: help with the cost of child care, better support for high quality education, affordable college and training, jobs that pay a real living wage, housing that we can afford.”
(Candidate statement) “Tolland, Vernon and Willington deserve a State Representative who will be at the negotiating table pushing for policies that work for our community.”
(Candidate statement) “Consider zoning and land use reform initiatives such as allowing accessory dwelling units (ADUs), duplexes, townhomes, and multi-family units near transit hubs or in areas where it was previously restricted and requiring municipalities to permit streamlined, as-of-right conversions of vacant commercial strip malls and office buildings into residential units. Local leaders from our towns need to be at the table to find a workable solution.”
(Candidate statement)Tammy Nuccio
Tammy Nuccio is the incumbent Republican / Independent Party member of the Connecticut House of Representatives representing District 53, running for re-election on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. District 53 covers parts of Tolland County. Tammy Nuccio lives in Tolland, Connecticut. Nuccio earned a B.B.A. in business management and an M.B.A. from Bay Path University. Her career experience includes working as a financial analyst with Cigna.
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“I just disagree with some of her policies. That's where I am with it. She's a very nice person. I think some of her policies are not helping out those people that are working poor or working men and women who need help. So we fundamentally disagree with that, but I think she's a fine person.”
(Candidate statement) “Since I've been here, I've been arguing that in order to reduce the cost of insurance, you have to reduce the cost of health care.”
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