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Mike Winkler is an American politician who served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 56th district, which includes part of the town of Vernon, since 2017. [1]

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In 2016, Winkler was elected to the seat in a close election over Republican Jim Tedford. [2] Winkler was re-elected in 2018 and 2020 over Republican Laura Bush by a 15-point margin both times. In March 2021, Winkler controversially claimed that “you count Asians and other minorities that have never been discriminated against” when responding to a claim made by Sam Romeo, chairman of the Greenwich, Connecticut Housing Authority, that the population of the town of Greenwich was 37% racial minorities. Winkler later apologized after receiving criticism from Asian-American Connecticut politicians such as William Tong and Tony Hwang. [3]

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References

  1. "Michael Winkler (Connecticut)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. Ballotpedia. "Connecticut House of Representatives District 56". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  3. Pazniokas, Mark. "Legislator, opposing segregation, claims Asians 'have never been discriminated against'". Ctpost. Ctpost. Retrieved October 31, 2021.