Muad Hrezi
Muad Hrezi (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Connecticut's 1st Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 9, 2022.
Hrezi completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Muad Hrezi earned a degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2016. Hrezi's career experience includes working as a high school educator and track coach in Connecticut.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Connecticut's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
Incumbent John Larson defeated Larry Lazor and Mary L. Sanders in the general election for U.S. House Connecticut District 1 on November 8, 2022. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.General election for U.S. House Connecticut District 1
✔ John Larson (D / Working Families Party)
149,556 Larry Lazor (R)
91,506 Mary L. Sanders (G) 2,851 Total votes: 243,913 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent John Larson advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 1.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Legnani (D)
- Muad Hrezi (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Larry Lazor advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 1.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- James P. Griffin (R)
Endorsements
To view Hrezi's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Muad Hrezi completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hrezi's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Muad is a first-generation American and one of six children. He was born to Libyan parents who came to America as asylum-seekers and settled in Connecticut. Muad grew up in Connecticut and attended public schools. In high school, Muad won several Connecticut state championships in track and cross country. He was one of the best distance runners in the country. Muad was recruited to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he studied public health. After graduating, Muad helped launch a multi-million dollar health-tech start up. After that he worked to address the opioid epidemic on the frontlines as a researcher. Most recently, Muad was working as a policy advisor to U.S. Senator Chris Murphy. After seeing firsthand how captured our government was by corporate powers, Muad quit his job and decided to run for office to get the government working for all of us, not just the ultra-wealthy. Muad currently works as an educator and track coach at a Connecticut high school, and with traumatic brain injury patients on weekends and nights. He is also an organizer with several progressive groups in Connecticut’s 1st district.
- Our current political system is rigged in favor of the ultra-wealthy. We see the consequences of that rigging everyday, especially in particular in our economy. The top 1% continues to hoard more and more wealth, while the rest of us fight for scraps. The way we change that is by electing leaders who aren’t in the pockets of the ultra-wealthy. That’s why I’m not taking a single dollar of corporate money.
- Building a world in which working people prosper, and not just the ultra-wealthy, means eliminating the financial burden that Americans face in accessing healthcare. Together, we can save lives by replacing our profit-over-people healthcare system with Medicare for All.
- Climate change is an existential threat to our survival, not just Americans, but as humans. We need to be serious about tackling our impending existential doom. My generation will bear the brunt of our current leaders’ inaction. We need more people in Congress who meet the moment when it comes to our climate crisis.
I am most passionate about unrigging our economy, making sure everyone has access to medical care at an affordable price, stopping catastrophic climate change, and making sure all communities are safe and free from discrimination.
Empathy, the ability to listen, and undying desire to serve.
I worked as a server at a restaurant for the summer when I was in high school.
The U.S. House of Representatives possesses a lot of unique characteristics, but one that is central to why I am running is that all appropriation bills originate in the House. One of the greatest powers of our federal government is the ability to spend tremendous amounts of money to better our lives. I plan on wielding that power to make our federal budget and country work for all Americans.
Yes, I believe that it is absolutely beneficial. As someone who has worked as a Senate staffer and understands the intricacies of policy making, I am well aware of the very real challenges and obstacles that are put in place to hinder bold changes.
One of the most important questions that the United States will have to answer is if we, as a government, and in a greater sense as a country, are willing to address the huge economic inequality that is only poised to get worse. We have to ask ourselves if we are willing to change the way that our government governs so that the poor and barely middle-class are centered in our policies and not the ultra-wealthy.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 17, 2021
