Joan Hartley Explained

Joan V. Hartley
Birth Place:Waterbury, Connecticut
Residence:Waterbury
State Senate:Connecticut State
District:15th
Term Start:2001
Predecessor:Thomas "Tim" Upson
Successor:Incumbent
State House1:Connecticut
District1:73rd
Term Start1:1985
Term End1:2001
Successor1:Jeffrey J. Berger
Party:Democrat
Constituency:represents Naugatuck, Middlebury, and Waterbury
Spouse:James Hartley

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

Biography

A long time resident of Waterbury, 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fifteenth District . Connecticut Senate Democrats . Connecticut Senate Democrats . 9 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Joan Hartley CT State Senator for Middlebury, Waterbury, and Naugatuck . CBIA . CBIA . 9 August 2020.
  3. Web site: About Senator Hartley . Connecticut Senate Democrats . Connecticut Senate Democrats . 9 August 2020.
  4. Web site: The Voter's Self Defense System. 2022-02-06. Vote Smart.
  5. Web site: Arielle Levin Becker. June 4, 2011. With no GOP votes, Senate gives final passage to transgender bill. The Connecticut Mirror.
  6. Web site: CT News Junkie | oops! . 2008-12-26 . https://archive.today/20131130125519/http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/state_capitol/news_analysis_leaders_and_comm.php . 2013-11-30 . dead .
  7. Web site: SustiNet Veto Overturned, Partnership Veto Sustained in Senate . Christine Stuart . CT News Junkie . July 20, 2009.