Anne Meiman Hughes

Hughes was born July 3, 1965, in Fairfield, Connecticut, to Philip Phil Meiman (1933-2010) and Kathryn Meiman (b. 1934). Her father was a teacher in the Fairfield Public Schools, who also served on the Fairfield Conservation Commission from 1997 to 2007. Hughes mother is a registered nurse, homemaker and educator. She was raised there and attended the public schools as well. Hughes earned a Bachelor of Arts in Art and Political Science from the College of New Rochelle and a Master of Social Work at the University of New England in 2014. == Political career ==

Hughes was elected in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 54 percent of the vote over 45 percent for Republican candidate Adam Dunsby. She is the first Democrat to represent the district in over three decades. Hughes serves on Aging, Human Services and Labor and Public Employees Committees of the Connecticut General Assembly. Hughes is an advocate for family medical leave and was a living donor of a kidney to her godson in 2015. Hughes has given speeches and testimonials at the Georgetown Transplant Institute where the surgeries were performed. On April 15, 2025, Hughes was inadvertently recorded making a controversial remark during a press conference held by the Tax Equity Caucus at the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford. The event coincided with Tax Day and focused on proposals to increase the capital gains tax, expand the child tax credit, and override the state's fiscal guardrails. ==References==