Jillian Gilchrest

Opinion: Ending the cancer of money in politics As she campaigns for Congress, state Rep. Jillian Gilchrest calls for a system similar to CT's public financing model.

The obsession with money in politics is a cancer — corrupting every part of how laws get made.

We don’t have to accept the rules of a rigged game.

I wrote about how I’m doing things differently, and what real change looks like. Read the op-ed via @ctinsider.bsky.social

Israel says it has begun a pull-back of troops in Gaza Israeli forces have begun a pull-back of troops from Gaza Friday after Israel's cabinet approved a plan for a ceasefire aimed at ending the devastating two-year-old war.

There are a lot of questions over what this ceasefire means and what will happen next, but in the immediate, let’s hope for an end to the starvation and killing of the Palestinian people and a safe return of the Israeli hostages.

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Spoke with cnn while sitting on the floor of my hotel room hallway bc my family were asleep in the other room.

Still waiting on that health care plan, Donald.

Latinas are paid, on average, 54 cents to every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men. On average, Latina workers stand to lose about 1.2 million over the course of a 40-year career due to the wage gap. #latinaequalpay #Trabajadoras

When will these elected Republicans stop abdicating their power to Trump and stand up for their constituents and our country?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.

As alarmed as people may be, they aren't alarmed enough. Trump just escalated this crisis from a fight between the federal government and a state, to a situation where one state is deploying armed forces to impose its will on another state. www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...

Agreed! Congress must fix the healthcare crisis and put people first.

We’re in Wethersfield this week! Join us on Thursday or Saturday for coffee & conversation!

CT Foodshare Releases $1M For Federal Employees Affected By Shutdown | CT News Junkie Though Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits have not been impacted for the month of October, a prolonged government shutdown could jeopardiz...

Thank you @ctfoodshare.bsky.social

I've been talking to people in the district everyday for a month and haven't found a single person whose main concern is fundraising totals...

The cost of living is too high already… Congress needs to continue the affordable care act subsidies for working families!

The Attack on Chicago People need to look at these pictures and ask, is this America?

WTF is this video? It is the pure engorged id of MAGA.

For Noem — and Trump, and Miller, and Hegseth, and Patel — the brutality is a made-for-tv movie. It’s entertainment. And they get off on the raw, naked will to power.

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Children are starving in Gaza because of Israeli government policies. Hundreds of people from around the world organized a civilian flotilla to try to deliver food. Israel arrested them.

The United States must demand the immediate release of all detained Americans.

Join us in Cromwell this Saturday! We’ll be at Pierson Park and then Tony’s Flour Shop!

Our Health is Not for Sale We don't have to accept the awful state of American health care

Check out my latest Substack! Our Health is Not for Sale.

Just naked and brazen corruption. All states represented by Democrats in the Senate.

Time to stiffen our spines and demand that we only fund a government that obeys the law.

Stephen Miller told officers armed with guns that they are "unleashed."

Nothing about this is normal. This is a threat to our democracy.

The goal of the Trump Administration & Republicans in Congress has always been to destroy the government’s ability to serve the public and protect people from harm.

When government stops working for the people, it’s not an accident. It’s the plan.

It’s up to us — the people — to speak out.

Great conversation earlier this week on the importance of government investment in early childhood programs— what we’ve done and where we need to go! @seanscanlonct.bsky.social

Help us send a message! #peoplepower #moneyoutofpolitics #politics #yourvoicematters #congress voteforjillian.com

ICE seizes community leader at CT court check-in, immigrant groups say Hartford immigrant advocates are calling for the release of a community activist who was reportedly taken by federal ICE agents during a routine immigration check-in Wednesday. Victor Sanchez, a membe...

“I believe that no human is illegal. I believe that every person in this country is entitled to their basic human rights. I believe that when the state of Connecticut offers health care and offers licenses, we need to protect your information and your data … ” Gilchrest said.

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1

Trickle-down economics was always a sham.

Nothing has ever trickled down.

One Month Down Coffee, chaos, and common cause on the campaign trail

One month on the campaign trail! Check out my Substack!

Check out another edition of Kitchen Table Issues… this week #healthcare #health #universalhealthcare #insurance

Why I Wouldn’t Have Voted to Honor Charlie Kirk Congress’s obsession with appearances over principles is failing all of us.

Check out my substack!

Join us next week for a Walk with a Purpose!

Wonderful discussions at our first Cafe Conversation! Thanks to the Dream Cafe in Rocky Hill. The Dream Cafe gives the students of The Dream Academy and the Rocky Hill Public Schools hands on work experience to help them build the skills needed to be successful when entering the workforce.

Our Playground Listening Tour continues with a stop in South Windsor this Saturday! Join us for coffee and conversation!