Jason Doucette

Civil Rights

I am strong supporter of early voting and the expansion of the use of Absentee Ballots and allowing "no-excuse" Absentee Ballots once and for all, and I support the question on this year's ballot to do so! Learn more

Drug Policy

We must continue to address the opioid epidemic in our state. Learn more

Economy

I believe our economic development approach should start from the bottom up and concentrate on supporting the small and mid-sized businesses in the supply chain of some of our larger industries. To encourage economic development, I believe we must support small business with tax credits for creating jobs. We also need to continue to overhaul our Department of Economic and Community Development and Small Business Express lending program and make sure we know what is and isn't working. Learn more

Education

We need to continue to make college affordable and accessible to all Connecticut students. An educated workforce drives a successful economy. Learn more

We need to invest in and equalize public education in Connecticut - it is the key to our continued growth and prosperity. Learn more

Environment / Energy

We need to focus on growing renewable energy. We need to ban harmful pesticides and chemicals that pollute our environment, our landfills, our food and our drinking water. We need to reduce the use of plastics across the board. Learn more

For instance, we passed a bill that I co-sponsored in 2021 that has started making major reforms to electric utilities - many of these reforms are just starting to come online and one thing I can tell you for sure is that that bill has strengthened the state’s ability (through PURA) to scrutinize and review rate increases. Learn more

Longer term, we need to look at diversifying our energy sources and perhaps even look at developing systems of state-owned or regulated or municipal-owned or regulated public utilities. I plan to introduce legislation in 2025 to propose these reforms. Learn more

Guns

Common Sense Gun Control. Learn more

Healthcare

I ultimately believe that a federal “Medicare for All” style system is going to be the only way forward to provide all Americans with access to quality, affordable healthcare. Until that time, we can reduce the cost of prescription drugs by preventing the supply chain of pharmaceutical companies, pharmacy benefit managers and insurance companies from inflating the price of prescription drugs. Learn more

We also need to fight to make sure pre-existing conditions continue to be covered. We can prevent insurance companies from renegotiating with and changing network providers during a plan year. Finally, we should look at providing a public option for health insurance that can provide decent health insurance at a reasonable cost to anyone who wants it. Learn more

Taxes / Budget

I will continue to be a leader at the Capitol in fighting for tax fairness. Learn more

We must finally take a good hard look at our property tax system and create incentives for regional solutions that make sense for our cities and towns and reduce the tax burden for middle class and working class families. And yes, we must reign in wasteful spending and have fiscally responsible budgets. Learn more