A Message from Anne
I will continue to bring the demand for accountability and systemic change I’ve heard throughout the district during this ‘Accountability Season’ back to Hartford with renewed urgency. I will always amplify the voices of our community as we collectively use our superpower of voting and taking action for decisive change.
It is an honor to walk alongside you in the fight for justice. Citizen-led action is how to protect our economy, our democracy and our future!
Peace, Rep. Anne Hughes
Fighting for All of Us
Rep. Hughes played a pivotal role in the passage of Paid Family Leave, the child tax credit, the expanded Earned Income Tax credit, in the multiple, successive balanced state budgets, which now includes resources for affordable childcare, tax breaks for retirees, historic mental health investment for our children, and expansion of affordable health care.
A Leader On Choice
As a leading voice for reproductive freedom in the State House, Rep. Hughes sponsored essential pro-choice legislation that became law, expanding the eligibility of trained practitioners, nurses, and physician assistants to provide abortions, and blocking Texas and other aggressive states from targeting Connecticut patients, doctors and advocates.
Delivering for the 135th
Most of the hundreds of bills Rep. Hughes sponsored – more than ten times that of her predecessor – were in response to constituents’ concerns. Here is Rep. Hughes chatting with Easton’s young readers and worm protectors at the Library fundraiser at Greiser’s Coffee during one of her weekly Constituent Coffee Hours.
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Rep. Anne Hughes
Anne Hughes is the State Representative for the 135th district serving Easton, Weston, and Redding. She serves on the Aging, Human Services, and Labor and Public Employees Committees.
A three term legislator, Anne played a pivotal role in passage of Paid Family Leave and the on-time, balanced State Budget Act- which includes dedicated resources towards affordable childcare, increased tax breaks for retirees, and funds for the mental health of our children. Most of the over 100 bills she sponsored--more than ten times that of her predecessor—were in response to constituents’ concerns. She is always accessible to constituents, publishing her personal cell number on all official communications.
Designated an Environmental Champion by the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters and a leader in the Bipartisan Women’s Caucus and the Progressive Caucus, Anne is considered one of the most sincere representatives in Hartford. This session, Anne has co-sponsored numerous pieces of successful legislation, including a law that will cut carbon emissions through increased access to electric vehicles, a landmark data privacy bill, and a law that expands reproductive protections and freedom under attack by the far-right and the Dobbs decision.
Anne lives in Easton with her husband Tim and works as a Licensed Master Social Worker for Jewish Senior Services’ Institute on Aging and as Coordinator for the Center for Elder Abuse Prevention in Bridgeport.
