Claudia Powers Explained

Claudia Powers
State House:	Connecticut
District:	151st
Term Start:	January 6, 1993
Term End:	January 7, 2009
Predecessor:	Lydia Stevens
Successor:	Fred Camillo
Birth Date:	28 May 1950
Birth Place:	Key West, Florida
Party:	Republican

Claudia "Dolly" Powers (born May 28, 1950) is an American politician who served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 151st district between 1993 and 2009.^{[1] [2]} Powers began her tenure in the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1993 from the Republican party, having beaten Democrat Elaine Markley Schuman with 65 percent of the vote for the 151st district in Greenwich. After that, she was re-elected seven times, leaving in January 2009 with the election of Republican Fred Camillo.

Connecticut House of Representatives

Busing

In 1993, Powers was the only House legislator to vote against a measure that provided $2.6 million for public bus subsidies in Bridgeport and New Haven. Powers stated that she did not vote for the plan because it did not contain any funding for her home district in Greenwich; the Hartford Courant wrote that Greenwich was an "affluent community" along with other Connecticut cities that received no funding, such as New Canaan, Darien, and Westport.^[3]

Hospice care

In 2007, Powers proposed bills in the Connecticut House of Representatives that would have included hospice in the Connecticut's Medicare program, which were introduced after her father received hospice care. Powers commented to the Courant that "it made all the difference in my family"; she also stated that Connecticut state prison inmates have access to hospice care through a government program introduced in 2001.^[4]

Later life

After leaving the Connecticut House of Representatives, Powers became a columnist for the Greenwich Time.^[5]

References

Election results

• Web site: Secretary of the State of Connecticut. November 4, 2008. 2008 Connecticut election results. February 8, 2022. Government of Connecticut. December 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211212225231/https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/2008SOVpdf.pdf. live.
• Web site: Secretary of the State of Connecticut. November 7, 2006. 2006 Connecticut election results. February 6, 2022. Government of Connecticut. July 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200711213122/https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/2006SOVpdf.pdf. live.
• Web site: Secretary of the State of Connecticut. November 2, 2004. 2004 Connecticut election results. February 6, 2022. Government of Connecticut. December 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211212225231/https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/2004SOVpdf.pdf. live.
• Web site: Secretary of the State of Connecticut. November 5, 2002. 2002 Connecticut election results. February 6, 2022. Government of Connecticut. July 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200714063619/https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/2002SOVpdf.pdf. live.
• Web site: Secretary of the State of Connecticut. November 7, 2000. 2000 Connecticut election results. February 6, 2022. Government of Connecticut. December 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211212225241/https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/2000SOVpdf.pdf. live.
• Web site: Secretary of the State of Connecticut. November 3, 1998. 1998 Connecticut election results. February 6, 2022. Government of Connecticut. July 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200712033218/https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/1998SOVpdf.pdf. live.
• Web site: Secretary of the State of Connecticut. November 5, 1996. 1996 Connecticut election results. February 6, 2022. Government of Connecticut. December 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211212225235/https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/1996SOVpdf.pdf. live.
• Web site: Secretary of the State of Connecticut. November 8, 1994. 1994 Connecticut election results. February 6, 2022. Government of Connecticut. February 7, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220207070952/https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/1994SOVpdf.pdf. live.
• Web site: Secretary of the State of Connecticut. November 3, 1992. 1992 Connecticut election results. February 6, 2022. Government of Connecticut. December 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211212234158/https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/1992SOVpdf.pdf. live.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Greenwich News Newspaper Archives, Feb 8, 1996, p. 4 . Newspaperarchive.com . February 8, 1996 . November 23, 2019 . March 6, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220306045401/https://newspaperarchive.com/greenwich-news-feb-08-1996-p-4/ . live .
2. Web site: State Representative Claudia Powers . https://web.archive.org/web/20050209151509/http://www.housegop.state.ct.us/ . dead . February 9, 2005 . Housegop.state.ct.us . November 23, 2019.
3. News: March 11, 1993. School grants, bus funds supported by committee. The Hartford Courant. February 6, 2022. Newspapers.com. February 7, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220207075036/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94417380/claudia-powers-busing/. live.
4. News: Somma. Ann Marie. November 25, 2007. State offers no option for hospice. The Hartford Courant. February 6, 2022. Newspapers.com. February 7, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220207073602/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94417053/claudia-powers-hospice/. live.
5. News: Claudia "Dolly" Powers. Greenwich Time. February 6, 2022. February 7, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220207073601/https://www.greenwichtime.com/claudiapowers/. live.