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Claudia Powers

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Claudia Powers

|image =

|caption =

|state_house = Connecticut

|district = 151st

|term_start = January 6, 1993

|term_end = January 7, 2009

|predecessor = Lydia Stevens

|successor = Fred Camillo

|birth_name =

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|5|28}}

|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.{{cite web |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/greenwich-news-feb-08-1996-p-4/ |title=Greenwich News Newspaper Archives, Feb 8, 1996, p. 4 |publisher=Newspaperarchive.com |date=February 8, 1996 |accessdate=November 23, 2019 |archive-date=March 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306045401/https://newspaperarchive.com/greenwich-news-feb-08-1996-p-4/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://www.housegop.state.ct.us/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050209151509/http://www.housegop.state.ct.us/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 9, 2005 |title=State Representative Claudia Powers |publisher=Housegop.state.ct.us |date= |accessdate=November 23, 2019}} 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.{{Sfn|Secretary of the State of Connecticut|1992}} After that, she was re-elected seven times, leaving in January 2009 with the election of Republican Fred Camillo.{{Sfn|Secretary of the State of Connecticut|2008}}

Connecticut House of Representatives

= Busing =

In 1993, Powers was the only House legislator to vote against a measure that provided $2.6 million ({{Inflation|index=US|value=2600000|start_year=1993|r=-5|fmt=eq}}) 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.{{Cite news|date=March 11, 1993|title=School grants, bus funds supported by committee|work=The Hartford Courant|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94417380/claudia-powers-busing/|access-date=February 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=February 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207075036/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94417380/claudia-powers-busing/|url-status=live}}

= 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.{{Cite news|last=Somma|first=Ann Marie|date=November 25, 2007|title=State offers no option for hospice|work=The Hartford Courant|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94417053/claudia-powers-hospice/|access-date=February 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=February 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207073602/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94417053/claudia-powers-hospice/|url-status=live}}

Later life

After leaving the Connecticut House of Representatives, Powers became a columnist for the Greenwich Time.{{Cite news|title=Claudia "Dolly" Powers|work=Greenwich Time|url=https://www.greenwichtime.com/claudiapowers/|access-date=February 6, 2022|archive-date=February 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207073601/https://www.greenwichtime.com/claudiapowers/|url-status=live}}

Electoral history

{{Election box begin no change|title=1992 Connecticut's 151st assembly district election{{Sfn|Secretary of the State of Connecticut|1992}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party=Republican Party (US) |candidate=Claudia Powers |votes=6,918 |percentage=65.0%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change |party=Democratic Party (US) |candidate=Elaine Markley Schuman |votes=3,727 |percentage=35.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=1994 Connecticut's 151st assembly district election{{Sfn|Secretary of the State of Connecticut|1994}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party=Republican Party (US) |candidate=Claudia Powers |votes=6,210 |percentage=74.5%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change |party=Democratic Party (US) |candidate=Elaine Markley Schuman |votes=2,131 |percentage=26.5%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=1996 Connecticut's 151st assembly district election{{Sfn|Secretary of the State of Connecticut|1996}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party=Republican Party (US) |candidate=Claudia Powers |votes=7,146 |percentage=72.0%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change |party=Democratic Party (US) |candidate=Gwen M. Bylinsky |votes=2,779 |percentage=28.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=1998 Connecticut's 151st assembly district election{{Sfn|Secretary of the State of Connecticut|1998}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party=Republican Party (US) |candidate=Claudia Powers |votes=5,323 |percentage=100%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=2000 Connecticut's 151st assembly district election{{Sfn|Secretary of the State of Connecticut|2000}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party=Republican Party (US) |candidate=Claudia Powers |votes=7,328 |percentage=100%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=2002 Connecticut's 151st assembly district election{{Sfn|Secretary of the State of Connecticut|2002}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party=Republican Party (US) |candidate=Claudia Powers |votes=4,792 |percentage=100%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=2004 Connecticut's 151st assembly district election{{Sfn|Secretary of the State of Connecticut|2004}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party=Republican Party (US) |candidate=Claudia Powers |votes=6,885 |percentage=100%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=2006 Connecticut's 151st assembly district election{{Sfn|Secretary of the State of Connecticut|2006}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party=Republican Party (US) |candidate=Claudia Powers |votes=3,883 |percentage=50.8%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change |party=Democratic Party (US) |candidate=Edward T. Krumeich |votes=3,751 |percentage=49.2%}}

{{Election box end}}

References

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=Election results=

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

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Category:1950 births

Category:Living people

Category:Politicians from Key West, Florida

Category:Women state legislators in Connecticut

Category:Republican Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives

Category:21st-century American women politicians

Category:21st-century members of the Connecticut General Assembly