The Elect Laura Bartok campaign reported in a press release that it has qualified for the Citizen’s Election Program, Connecticut’s campaign financing system.
The campaign reported over $5,300 from individual contributions with over 160 contributors who reside in Bristol, more than enough to qualify her for public financing.
To qualify, the release said, a candidate for state representative must raise a minimum of $5,000 in amounts ranging from $5 up to $100 and a minimum of 150 contributors from within the City of Bristol.
“The amount of support we have received in just a matter of weeks is remarkable,” Bartok said in a statement. “I am extremely honored by all the people who have reached out offering their encouragement and asking how they can help the campaign.”
“We began fund raising just seven weeks ago and I believe this shows that the residents of Bristol want real change and are eager to get our city and state back on track. Now that we know we’ll be eligible for CEP I look forward to focusing my attention on winning the Democratic Party’s nomination on May 23 and getting my message out to the voters,” said Bartok, according to the press release.
“With the current climate in the state, I think it is really important that elected officials go to Hartford willing to work together instead of majority and minority party members pointing their fingers and passing the blame,” stated Bartok in the news release. “There are far too many career politicians and lawyers in the legislature and I feel much more would get done if it was truly a citizen Legislature, representing the middle class.”
Laura Bartok, a lifelong resident of Bristol, is a graduate of Eastern Connecticut State University’s BSW program and received a master’s from the University of Connecticut School of Social Work’s Advanced Standing Policy Practice Sequence. She is currently running for the office of state Representative in Bristol’s 77th district which includes the Bristol Eastern High School, Edgewood, Mountain View, and Northeast School voting locations.
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