David Rutigliano
2013 - Present
2027
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David Rutigliano (Republican Party) is a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing District 123. He assumed office on January 9, 2013. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.
Rutigliano (Republican Party, Independent Party) ran for re-election to the Connecticut House of Representatives to represent District 123. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
David Rutigliano holds an Associate of Applied Science degree in restaurant, culinary, and catering from Johnson and Whales University. Rutigliano’s career experience includes owning and operating small businesses for over 18 years. He is a former member of both the Trumbull Board of Finance as well as the Trumbull Economic Development Commission. [1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Rutigliano was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- General Law Committee, Ranking Member
2021-2022
Rutigliano was assigned to the following committees:
- General Law Committee, Ranking Member
- Labor and Public Employees Committee, Member
- Legislative Regulation Review Committee, Member
2019-2020
Rutigliano was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Connecticut committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • General Law |
| • Labor and Public Employees |
| • Regulations Review |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Rutigliano served on the following committees:
| Connecticut committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Finance, Revenue and Bonding |
| • General Law |
| • Labor and Public Employees, Ranking Member |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Rutigliano served on the following committees:
| Connecticut committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • General Law |
| • Human Services |
| • Insurance and Real Estate |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 123
Incumbent David Rutigliano defeated Tom Tesoro in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 123 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Rutigliano (R / Independent Party) | 54.8 | 7,589 | |
 | Tom Tesoro (D / Working Families Party) | 45.2 | 6,252 | |
| Total votes: 13,841 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Tom Tesoro advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 123.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent David Rutigliano advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 123.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rutigliano in this election.
2022
See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 123
Incumbent David Rutigliano defeated Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 123 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Rutigliano (R / Independent Party) | 53.7 | 5,659 | |
| Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox (D) | 46.3 | 4,882 | ||
| Total votes: 10,541 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 123.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent David Rutigliano advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 123.
2020
See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 123
Incumbent David Rutigliano defeated Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 123 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Rutigliano (R / Independent Party) | 50.8 | 7,123 | |
| Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox (D / Working Families Party) | 49.2 | 6,888 | ||
| Total votes: 14,011 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 123.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent David Rutigliano advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 123.
2018
In addition to running as a Republican Party candidate, Rutigliano cross-filed to also run with the Independent Party in 2018.[2]
General election
General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 123
Incumbent David Rutigliano defeated Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 123 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Rutigliano (R) | 53.9 | 5,915 | |
| Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox (D) | 46.1 | 5,062 | ||
| Total votes: 10,977 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.
Incumbent David Rutigliano defeated Lino Costantini in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 123 general election.[3]
| Connecticut House of Representatives, District 123 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  David Rutigliano Incumbent |
61.45% | 7,727 | |
| Democratic | Lino Costantini | 38.55% | 4,847 | |
| Total Votes | 12,574 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State | ||||
Lino Costantini ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 123 Democratic primary.
| Connecticut House of Representatives, District 123 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Lino Costantini (unopposed) | |
Incumbent David Rutigliano ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 123 Republican primary.
| Connecticut House of Representatives, District 123 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | David Rutigliano Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 12, 2014, and a general election on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 10, 2014. Douglas Sutherland was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent David J. Rutigliano was unopposed in the Republican primary. Rutigliano defeated Sutherland in the general election.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | David Rutigliano Incumbent |
59.6% | 5,055 | |
| Democratic | Douglas Sutherland | 35.6% | 3,016 | |
| Independent | David Rutigliano Incumbent | 2.6% | 220 | |
| Working Families | Douglas Sutherland | 2.2% | 187 | |
| Total Votes | 8,478 | |||
2012
Rutigliano won election in the 2012 election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 123. Rutigliano ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14 and defeated Tom Christiano (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | David Rutigliano |
54.6% | 6,273 | |
| Democratic | Tom Christiano | 44.6% | 5,132 | |
| Petitioning candidate | Louis A. Bevilacqua, Jr. | 0.8% | 90 | |
| Total Votes | 11,495 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
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2023
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2022
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2014
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Connecticut House of Representatives District 123 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ "CT House GOP", "David Rutigliano," accessed September 25, 2019
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "2018 List of Candidates," accessed October 29, 2018
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of the State, "Election Night Reporting, 2016 General Election," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official primary and general election results," accessed November 26, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 19, 2012
- ↑ CBS Connecticut, "2012 Primary Results," August 14, 2012
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Election Results 2012," accessed November 21, 2012
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Connecticut House of Representatives District 123 2013-Present |
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