James Sánchez is an American politician. He was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives in a special election to represent Connecticut's 6th House of Representatives district for the remainder of Edwin Vargas's term, who had resigned to work at Central Connecticut State University. He previously served on the Hartford city council. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
James Sánchez | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 6th district | |
| Assumed office March 6, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin Vargas |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Hartford, Connecticut |
Political career
editSánchez was elected to the Hartford city council in 2015.[1]
On January 3, 2023, Democrat Edwin Vargas resigned from representing Connecticut's 6th House of Representatives district to pursue an academic post at Central Connecticut State University.[2] Vargas's resignation triggered a special election, which was held on February 28, 2023. Sánchez ran in the special election and defeated independent Jason Diaz, a firefighter, with 62.1% of the vote.[3]
Electoral history
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James Sánchez | 325 | 62.14% | ||
| Independent | Jason Diaz | 198 | 37.86% | ||
| Total votes | 523 | 100% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References
edit- ^ Underwood, Stephen (February 22, 2023). "Hartford City Council member running for vacant House seat to 'leverage more funding' towards revitalizing the city". Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ Pazniokas, Mark (January 3, 2023). "Hartford Democratic Rep. Edwin Vargas is resigning his seat". The Connecticut Mirror. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ Dylan, Jonah (March 1, 2023). "Hartford Councilman James Sanchez wins vacant 6th District assembly seat". CT Insider. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ Gowins, Max (February 28, 2023). "Election Results: Chicago Mayoral Election and more". Decision Desk HQ. Retrieved March 1, 2023.