2026 Candidate Questionnaire

Connecticut REALTORS^® represents nearly 18,000 members involved in all aspects of real estate in Connecticut. You can learn more about our positions on a wide range of issues at ctrealtors.com/publicpolicy.

If you prefer not to fill it out online, you can instead download a PDF version of this questionnaire (right click > select "Save Link As" or "Download Linked File"). Then either email the completed PDF to abby@ctrealtors.com or print and mail it to our address.

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AN ENDORSEMENT, SUBMIT THIS COMPLETED SURVEY NO LATER THAN AUGUST 25, 2026.

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Your Information
Candidate Name: (required)
Email: (required)
Mobile Phone: (required)
City/Town: (required)
Candidate Website: (required)
	Office Sought (required) Senate House
District Number: (required)
Party: (required)
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Elected Office(s) held:
Name any REALTORS you personally know:
	Are you a real estate licensee (required) Yes No
	Are you a Landlord (required) Yes No
1. End of Lease Term
The current process allows landlords the ability to remove a tenant after a lease agreement contractually ends, known as "lapse of time". A past legislative proposal would not have allowed lapse of time of a lease to be a reason a landlord could require a tenant to leave.
	Do you OPPOSE removal of lapse of time as a reason for eviction? (required) Yes No Undecided
Comments, if any:		/ 250
2. Conveyance Taxes
Conveyance taxes are fees paid by the seller at the time of transfer of real estate, basically a sales tax on home sales. There have been efforts to expand the seller’s conveyance tax and/or to create a new buyers’s conveyance tax. These are regressive taxes that impact housing affordability.
	Do you OPPOSE new and/or expanded conveyance taxes? (required) Yes No Undecided
Comments, if any:		/ 250
3. Real Estate Property Taxes
Connecticut's real estate property taxes can make keeping a home cost prohibitive. CTR supports reductions in property taxes and opposes efforts to add additional property taxes including proposals for a statewide property tax.
	Do you OPPOSE increases to property tax burdens, including a new statewide property tax? (required) Yes No Undecided
Comments, if any:		/ 250
4. Emotional Support Animal (ESA) Clarity and Fraud
Fraudulently claiming a pet is an emotional support animal, through methods such as purchasing online ESA "certificates", has become a growing problem for housing providers, particularly when tenants use these claims to bring multiple animals (such as eight cats) into a property. Would you support statutory efforts to address clarity with ESA access and the potential for ESA fraud while still protecting access for those with legitimate needs?
	Do you SUPPORT efforts to eliminate ESA fraud? (required) Yes No Undecided
Comments, if any:		/ 250
5. More Homes on the Market
CT REALTORS® believes some homeowners are holding off on selling, including owners of second homes and long-held properties, because of the state income tax owed on the capital gain from a sale, combined with today's higher mortgage rates. Connecticut taxes capital gains as ordinary income and does not currently offer a state-level exclusion for gains on a home sale (separate from the federal exclusion).
	Would you SUPPORT Connecticut creating its own state income tax exclusion, deduction, or credit for capital gains from the sale of a home? (required) Yes, a permanent state exclusion/deduction Yes, but only temporary/limited in duration No Undecided/need more information
Comments, if any:		/ 250
6. Legislative Priorities
If elected, what are your three top legislative priorities?
Priority A: (required)		/ 150
Priority B: (required)		/ 150
Priority C: (required)		/ 150