Joan Hartley

Joan V. Hartley is an American politician. A Democrat, she has been a state senator from Connecticut since 2001.

Joan V. Hartley
Member of the Connecticut State Senate
from the 15th district
Assumed office
2001
Preceded byThomas "Tim" Upson
Constituencyrepresents Naugatuck, Middlebury, and Waterbury
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
from the 73rd district
In office
1985–2001
Preceded byJohn G. Rowland
Succeeded byJeffrey J. Berger
Personal details
BornWaterbury, Connecticut
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJames Hartley
ResidenceMiddlebury

Biography

A resident of Middlebury, she represents a large part of Waterbury, the northern part of Naugatuck and the northeastern part Middlebury.[1] Hartley was born in Waterbury and graduated from Elms College and received a M.A. from Trinity College.[2] Prior to being elected to the Senate, Hartley served as a Connecticut state representative representing the 73rd District from 1984 to 2000.[3]

Hartley is generally considered one of the most conservative members of the Democratic caucus. She voted against redefining marriage as the legal union of two persons, guaranteeing equal protection under the law for same-sex couples.[4] In 2011, Hartley and Paul Doyle were the only two Democrats to vote against transgender rights legislation.[5]

In December 2008, Hartley was removed as the Chairwoman of the Higher Education Committee.[6]

In 2008, Hartley was one of three Democrats who supported Rell's proposal for a Three Strikes Law against career violent criminals. In 2009, Hartley was the only Democrat in the State Senate that did not vote to override Rell's veto of the Healthcare Partnership bill,[7] thereby preventing the bill from becoming law.

References
  1. "Fifteenth District". Connecticut Senate Democrats. Connecticut Senate Democrats. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. "Joan Hartley CT State Senator for Middlebury, Waterbury, and Naugatuck". CBIA. CBIA. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. "About Senator Hartley". Connecticut Senate Democrats. Connecticut Senate Democrats. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  5. Arielle Levin Becker (June 4, 2011). "With no GOP votes, Senate gives final passage to transgender bill". The Connecticut Mirror.
  6. "CT News Junkie | oops!". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
  7. Christine Stuart (July 20, 2009). "SustiNet Veto Overturned, Partnership Veto Sustained in Senate". CT News Junkie.
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