Douglas McCrory | |
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Member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 2nd district | |
Assumed office February 2017 | |
Preceded by | Eric D. Coleman |
Member of the ConnecticutHouseofRepresentatives from the 7th district | |
In office January 12,2005 –February 2017 | |
Preceded by | Annette Wheeler Carter |
Succeeded by | Joshua M. Hall |
Personal details | |
Born | Hartford,Connecticut |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Foye Smith |
Residence | Blue Hills,Connecticut |
Alma mater | University of Hartford (BA) Sacred Heart University (MA) |
Profession | Vice Principal,Teacher |
Douglas McCrory is a Democratic member of the Connecticut State Senate. He has served the 2nd district,which includes northern Hartford,Bloomfield,and Windsor since 2017. Before his election to the Senate,McCrory served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 2005 to 2017 and as a Democratic Town Committee Member in the 7th District beginning in 2002. [1]
A Hartford native,McCrory earned a basketball scholarship to his hometown University of Hartford in 1988. There,he obtained his bachelor's degree. A few miles down the road,in Fairfield,Connecticut,he went on to attain an MA in elementary administration before returning to his previous alma mater to attain a second MA in business administration. [1]
Representative McCrory began his career in education at Sarah J. Rawson Elementary School in Hartford. He continued to teach but eventually became an administrator at Lewis Fox Middle School and ultimately for the Capitol Region Education Council. He continues in this capacity to this day. [2]
Aside from his work as teacher and administrator,McCrory has also cofounded the Benjamin E. Mays Institute,which uses curriculum infused with African-American history and themes to create a positive self-image. McCrory also coaches young people in Hartford's Northend Little League,the Hartford Hurricanes and the Boys &Girls Club. [2]
During his tenure in the House,McCrory received endorsements from the Hartford Courant and the American Federation of State,County and Municipal Employees. [3] [4]
McCrory cosponsored bills increasing the minimum wage,mandating sick leave,and authorizing people to record police officers among others. [5]
Minutes before the commencement of the 2017 legislative session,state Senator Eric Coleman resigned to begin the Judicial Selection Commission process required of a Connecticut Supreme Court Justice. [6] His seat newly vacant,Governor Dan Malloy called for a special election to take place on February 28. [7] Three days before this announcement had been made official,local Democrats met to nominate their candidate. While both Town Committee Chairman received 30 out of 37 votes from Windsor and Suggs,McCrory overcame that margin with 31 of 34 from Hartford. [8]
Although both the 2nd and 32nd Senate districts are considered respectively safe blue and red seats,each election saw more attention than usual due to the composition of the Connecticut Senate as a result of the election:18 Democrats,18 Republicans and a tie-breaking vote by Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman. Any upset could tip the balance of power in the upper chamber. [9]
His opponents were Republican Michael McDonald,a former Windsor town council member,and Aaron Romano,progressive former Democrat and Bloomfield attorney,who ran as an unaffiliated write-in candidate. Another special election will be called by Governor Malloy to fill his now vacant seat. [10]
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Douglas McCrory | 1,024 | 68.0 | |
Democratic | Annette Wheeler Carter | 482 | 32.0 | |
General election | ||||
Democratic | Douglas McCrory | 4,210 | 100 | |
Republican | Jacqueline Dickens | 0 | 0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Douglas McCrory | 2,550 | 93.5 | |
Republican | Jacqueline Dickens | 178 | 6.5 |
McCrory was unopposed in both the primary and general elections in 2008.
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Douglas McCrory | 947 | 66.8 | |
Democratic | R.J. Winch | 471 | 33.2 | |
General election | ||||
Democratic | Douglas McCrory | 3,340 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Douglas McCrory | 6,237 | 97.1 | |
Republican | Colleen Rankine | 188 | 2.9 |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Douglas McCrory | 948 | 80 | |
Democratic | Donna Thompson-Daniel | 237 | 20 | |
General election | ||||
Democratic | Douglas McCrory | 3,593 | 96.7 | |
Nonpartisan | Donna Thompson-Daniel | 113 | 3.3 |
McCrory was unopposed in both the primary and general elections in 2016.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Douglas McCrory | 7,034 | 74.1 | |
Republican | Michael McDonald | 2,401 | 25.3 |
McCrory lives in the Blue Hills neighborhood of Hartford with his wife,a public defender,and children. They attend the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Bloomfield,Connecticut,where he was awarded Man of the Year in 2002. [1]
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