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Erick Russell is a Democrat Treasurer representative for CT and holds an OppScore of -3.02. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.
Erick Russell is the Democratic State Treasurer of Connecticut, born and raised in New Haven. He became the first Black openly LGBTQ person elected to statewide office in the United States upon winning the post in 2022. His record centers on managing state pensions for strong returns while advancing programs like Baby Bonds to address generational poverty.
We hold little public record for Erick Russell so far, so most of this score is inferred from their stated party and general positions rather than from documented votes. It will change as a record appears, or when they complete the OppScore self assessment.
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