One of the several House races to watch this cycle comes out of Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District, where a rematch is taking place between vulnerable Democratic incumbent Rep. Jahana Hayes and her Republican opponent, George Logan. In addition to being the Democratic nominee, Hayes also has the endorsement from the Connecticut Working Families Party (CT WFP), which has taken credit for the congresswoman’s past victories. As evidenced by their own candidate questionnaire, the WFP looks to be particularly anti-law enforcement and pro-crime, including pro-illegal immigrant crime.
There’s an entire section on “Police Accountability,” for questions 19-23 of the questionnaire. There’s several questions indicating a position in favor of defunding the police, as well as supporting sanctuary states on immigration.
Such questions include:
- “Do you support shifting some resources away from policing and into the services, housing, education, jobs and infrastructure we need to thrive?”
- “Will you support local policies to reduce unnecessary arrests and direct local law enforcement to stop arrests for lower level charges in your community?”
- “Will you work to ensure that local law enforcement and government agencies — including local police departments, school systems, and social service agencies in your district — limit cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in enforcing federal immigration policy?”
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