Polling Average
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CT-01 Democratic nominee?
$9.2K
AUG 12, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleAttorney
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationConnecticut
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BackgroundAttorney
EducationUniversity of Connecticut School of Law (J.D.)
Notable personal detailsRuth R. Fortune is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District (CT-01) in the 2026 election cycle. She has served as a member of the Hartford Board of Education and works as an attorney; she has also described prior experience as a financial advisor. Fortune has publicly discussed immigrating from Haiti and later building her career in Connecticut.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports large pro-worker economic interventions including raising the federal minimum wage to $25/hour indexed to inflation, expanding publicly funded higher education and trade school access for lower- and middle-income families, and redirecting federal resources (e.g., proposing to reallocate ICE funding).
Healthcare
Ruth Fortune has engaged with healthcare-related issues through legislative testimony and community service (including board membership with a local mental-health provider) and has referenced improving accountability to reduce costs and improve care, but she has not published a clear, comprehensive congressional-level healthcare plan (e.g., on Medicare for All, a public option, or full ACA repeal).
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Immigration & Border
Ruth Fortune supports protections for immigrants, opposes aggressive immigration crackdowns and ICE raids, and advocates for a pathway to citizenship for longtime residents and beneficiaries of programs like TPS and DACA. She frames immigration policy as a humanitarian and economic issue and calls for legal regularization for hardworking immigrants.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports protecting and expanding access to abortion and reproductive healthcare and has led or been affiliated with pro-choice/reproductive-rights organizations. Advocates for reproductive freedom as part of her platform.
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedJun 11, 2026
Ruth Fortune is in the news because she says she has gathered enough signatures to qualify for a four-way Democratic primary in Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District, though that still needs certification. The report focuses on ballot-access and primary qualification, not on the general-election race. No other major recent developments about her were reported in the provided summaries.
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Polls
CT-01 Democratic nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$63.6K
$47.7K
$31.8K
$15.9K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$63.6K
$29.2K
$34.4K
$2.2K
Source: FEC
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