By Nora Scally and Ryan Ansel <\/p>\n
\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n <\/noscript>\n <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\nCandidates for Connecticut’s 17th senatorial district debated in front of a filled Thornton Wilder Auditorium on Wednesday night. <\/p>\nIncumbent State Senator George Logan (R-Ansonia) and Jorge Cabrera (D-Hamden) discussed issues such as gun laws, the declining state economy, tolls, minimum wage, and recreational marijuana legalization. <\/p>\nThe League Of Women Voters sponsored the debate and Ray Andrewsen, of WQUN-AM, served as moderator.<\/p>\nCitizens and town officials alike were present in the auditorium to see the candidates debate and answer audience questions. <\/p>\nLocal Hamden resident, who chose to go by the name of Christine, was impressed with both candidates during the debate. <\/p>\n\u201cCompared to what Hamden used to be years ago, to now with both candidates being qualified, it\u2019s going to be a good race,\u201dsaid Christine, \u201cI think the state\u2019s going to be good, whichever one wins.\u201d<\/p>\nOne topic that garnered a response from the audience was minimum wage. The candidates had very different viewpoints on the issue. Logan is not in favor of raising the state\u2019s minimum wage.<\/p>\n\u201cOur minimum wage is higher than the federal standard. I\u2019m in favor of raising wages, raising everyone\u2019s wages. Raising the minimum wage is going to cost jobs to the people we\u2019re trying to help. Particularly in our district, when you look at minimum wage, there are a lot of young people that are working at minimum wage,\u201d said Senator Logan, \u201cThere\u2019s going to be fewer of them working these jobs. It\u2019s going to be problematic, they\u2019re going to hire less people. <\/p>\nCabrera disagreed with this; he said he felt he handled the question much better than his opponent.<\/p>\n\u201cI challenge anyone to make it on $10.10 an hour. The reality is we need to pay our workers better. If they have a more disposable income, they\u2019re going to spend more, this creates more jobs and stimulates the economy,\u201d said Cabrera, \u201cHe is not in favor of that and he clearly does not understand that. \u201c<\/p>\nAfter the debate, both candidates had messages to give to the young voters hitting the polls in November.<\/p>\n\u201cWe need to turn the state around and get more jobs in Connecticut, so that young people will want to be here, get a job here and raise their families in this wonderful state of ours,\u201d said Senator Logan, \u201cIt has to be affordable for them. That is one of my main priorities.\u201d<\/p>\nCabrera emphasized the importance of this election and that everyone should go out and vote.<\/p>\n\u201cI think it\u2019s important that every single person comes out to vote, that they talk to their neighbors and students. This is a very important election,\u201d said Cabrera, \u201cThis senate seat has the potential of tipping the balance of power in the state senate.\u201d <\/p>\nLocal town officials were in attendance to show their support for their respective candidates. They want to emphasize the importance of this election and make sure that young voters hit the polls on November 6. <\/p>\n\u201cYou have to vote for what you believe in. Don\u2019t be a one issue voter. Look at all the issues. Look locally, what are your issues personally, how does it affect you?\u201d said Frank Ladore, Republican Town Chair of Hamden, \u201cJust don\u2019t vote on one issue. Vote on what is going to help the whole community.\u201d <\/p>\nHQ Press live-tweeted this event<\/span><\/a> and will continue to follow this political race as it continues. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Nora Scally and Ryan Ansel Candidates for Connecticut’s 17th senatorial district debated in front of a filled Thornton Wilder Auditorium on Wednesday night. Incumbent State Senator George Logan (R-Ansonia) and Jorge Cabrera (D-Hamden) discussed issues such as gun laws, the declining state economy, tolls, minimum wage, and recreational marijuana legalization. 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Candidates for Connecticut’s 17th senatorial district debated in front of a filled Thornton Wilder Auditorium on Wednesday night. <\/p>\n
Incumbent State Senator George Logan (R-Ansonia) and Jorge Cabrera (D-Hamden) discussed issues such as gun laws, the declining state economy, tolls, minimum wage, and recreational marijuana legalization. <\/p>\n
The League Of Women Voters sponsored the debate and Ray Andrewsen, of WQUN-AM, served as moderator.<\/p>\n
Citizens and town officials alike were present in the auditorium to see the candidates debate and answer audience questions. <\/p>\n
Local Hamden resident, who chose to go by the name of Christine, was impressed with both candidates during the debate. <\/p>\n
\u201cCompared to what Hamden used to be years ago, to now with both candidates being qualified, it\u2019s going to be a good race,\u201dsaid Christine, \u201cI think the state\u2019s going to be good, whichever one wins.\u201d<\/p>\n
One topic that garnered a response from the audience was minimum wage. The candidates had very different viewpoints on the issue. Logan is not in favor of raising the state\u2019s minimum wage.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur minimum wage is higher than the federal standard. I\u2019m in favor of raising wages, raising everyone\u2019s wages. Raising the minimum wage is going to cost jobs to the people we\u2019re trying to help. Particularly in our district, when you look at minimum wage, there are a lot of young people that are working at minimum wage,\u201d said Senator Logan, \u201cThere\u2019s going to be fewer of them working these jobs. It\u2019s going to be problematic, they\u2019re going to hire less people. <\/p>\n
Cabrera disagreed with this; he said he felt he handled the question much better than his opponent.<\/p>\n
\u201cI challenge anyone to make it on $10.10 an hour. The reality is we need to pay our workers better. If they have a more disposable income, they\u2019re going to spend more, this creates more jobs and stimulates the economy,\u201d said Cabrera, \u201cHe is not in favor of that and he clearly does not understand that. \u201c<\/p>\n
After the debate, both candidates had messages to give to the young voters hitting the polls in November.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to turn the state around and get more jobs in Connecticut, so that young people will want to be here, get a job here and raise their families in this wonderful state of ours,\u201d said Senator Logan, \u201cIt has to be affordable for them. That is one of my main priorities.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cabrera emphasized the importance of this election and that everyone should go out and vote.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s important that every single person comes out to vote, that they talk to their neighbors and students. This is a very important election,\u201d said Cabrera, \u201cThis senate seat has the potential of tipping the balance of power in the state senate.\u201d <\/p>\n
Local town officials were in attendance to show their support for their respective candidates. They want to emphasize the importance of this election and make sure that young voters hit the polls on November 6. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou have to vote for what you believe in. Don\u2019t be a one issue voter. Look at all the issues. Look locally, what are your issues personally, how does it affect you?\u201d said Frank Ladore, Republican Town Chair of Hamden, \u201cJust don\u2019t vote on one issue. Vote on what is going to help the whole community.\u201d <\/p>\n
HQ Press live-tweeted this event<\/span><\/a> and will continue to follow this political race as it continues. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Nora Scally and Ryan Ansel Candidates for Connecticut’s 17th senatorial district debated in front of a filled Thornton Wilder Auditorium on Wednesday night. Incumbent State Senator George Logan (R-Ansonia) and Jorge Cabrera (D-Hamden) discussed issues such as gun laws, the declining state economy, tolls, minimum wage, and recreational marijuana legalization. The League Of Women … Continue reading George Logan, Jorge Cabrera debate local issues<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,142],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hamden","category-homepage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/52"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=472"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2543,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472\/revisions\/2543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
By Nora Scally and Ryan Ansel Candidates for Connecticut’s 17th senatorial district debated in front of a filled Thornton Wilder Auditorium on Wednesday night. Incumbent State Senator George Logan (R-Ansonia) and Jorge Cabrera (D-Hamden) discussed issues such as gun laws, the declining state economy, tolls, minimum wage, and recreational marijuana legalization. The League Of Women … Continue reading George Logan, Jorge Cabrera debate local issues<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,142],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hamden","category-homepage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/52"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=472"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2543,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472\/revisions\/2543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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