State Representative

Frank J. Smith

Assistant Majority Leader Proudly Serving Milford

Legislative Office Building, Room 5006
Hartford, CT 06106-1591
800-842-8267 | 860-240-8585
Frank.Smith@cga.ct.gov

2022 Constituent Survey

This year’s legislative session begins on February 9, 2022 and ends on May 4, 2022. Even session years, such as the 2022 legislative session, are short session years compared to the six-month sessions during odd years. The legislature only has four months to pass bills that will make a positive difference in the lives of you and your family. I need your help in prioritizing what I advocate for the most.

Would you please help me create the legislative agenda for the 118th District by taking this survey? I need to know your priorities to advocate for Milford effectively.

Thank you for your participation. Your voice matters to me.

Lowering the Cost of Living

I believe our cost of living is rising too fast, and the middle-class needs more help. I’ve begun to tackle this by delivering millions of additional dollars in state aid to Milford to stabilize property taxes, enhancing utility companies’ regulations to lower costs, and reducing income taxes for thousands of residents. There is still a lot more work to be done.

Where should I focus further efforts to reduce your cost of living? Please number 1 to 8 with your top priorities, with 1 being the highest.

Higher Education tuition

Gas prices

Energy bills

Rent

Health care

Cable and internet bills

Taxes

Other

Other priorities

Balancing The Budget: State Spending & Program Cuts

If you were voting on changes to the state budget, would you vote to spend less, spend the same, or spend more on each of the following programs?

PLEASE CHECK ONE BOX FOR EACH PROGRAM:

Questions	Less	Same	More
Medicaid for the disabled and poor	Less	Same	More
Health care programs for everyone else	Less	Same	More
Environmental regulation	Less	Same	More
Public transit (buses and railroads)	Less	Same	More
Roads, bridges and highways	Less	Same	More
Social services	Less	Same	More
Municipal aid for education	Less	Same	More
Municipal aid, non-education services	Less	Same	More
Crime victim services	Less	Same	More
Open space land purchases	Less	Same	More
Rental assistance for families	Less	Same	More
Rental assistance for seniors	Less	Same	More

If you were voting on changes to Connecticut tax system would you vote to raise, keep the same, or lower the following taxes?

PLEASE CHECK ONE BOX FOR EACH TAX:

Questions	Raise	Same	Lower
Sales taxes	Raise	Same	Lower
Corporate taxes	Raise	Same	Lower
Property taxes	Raise	Same	Lower
Gas taxes	Raise	Same	Lower
Income taxes for income under 50K	Raise	Same	Lower
Income taxes on income between 50K-100K	Raise	Same	Lower
Income taxes on income between 100K-250K	Raise	Same	Lower
Income taxes on income between 250K-500K	Raise	Same	Lower
Income taxes on income above 500K	Raise	Same	Lower
Estate taxes on estates worth more than 5M	Raise	Same	Lower

Top Priorities

Which areas of State Government should I prioritize this session? Please number 1 to 12 with your top priorities, with 1 being the highest.

Assisting small and local businesses

Workforce development and job creation

Climate change and protecting the environment

Public safety to help reduce crime

Improving education for K-12

Affordable housing

Health care access, costs, and quality

Veterans assistance programs

Student loan debt

Tax reform

Protecting voting rights

There Ought To Be A Law…

Every so often, you might find yourself thinking, “There ought to be a law for that.” Now is your chance to suggest a bill that the legislature should consider. What are your ideas for what we should be working on at the Capitol?

Name

Address

ZIP/Postal Code