On Tuesday night, Americans elected our most diverse Congress since Reconstruction and our most progressive Congress since the New Deal. The results repudiate the last two years of cruelty by the Trump administration. Now Congress has a mandate to hold accountable the people responsible for terrorizing and killing Americans across the country, for supplying the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and for embroiling us in a futile war with Iran. Minority Leaders Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer are not fit for the task before them.
Jeffries and Schumer have presided over a term of largely ineffectual resistance to the desires of the Trump White House. Jeffries began the 2025 term by stating that the Democrats had no leverage to fight Republicans and is already tempering expectations for what can be expected of him now that his party controls Congress. Both Jeffries and Schumer have snubbed winning candidates like Zohran Mamdani and Abdul El-Sayed because of their opposition for the Israeli government's militarism. In this moment of nationwide enthusiasm for progressive politics, we deserve leaders who will vigorously advance the interests of the people of the United States and the world. And so, both chambers of Congress must hold competitive elections for their leadership in the upcoming term. We must demand that our elected officials consider the records of their leaders and vote accordingly.
Office phone numbers for Connecticut’s congressional delegation are listed below. If you are uncertain which district you live in, use this tool to look it up! Call your senators today and tell them “I am a resident of Connecticut, and I believe that Chuck Schumer should step down and the Senate should hold a competitive election for majority leader for the upcoming term.” Call your representative and tell them “I am a resident of your district, and I believe that Hakeem Jeffries should step down from leadership and the House should hold a competitive election for Speaker for the upcoming term.” Without leadership willing to hold the Trump administration accountable, justice will not be served.
Senator Chris Murphy (860) 549-8463
Senator Richard Blumenthal (860) 258-6940
House District 1: Luke Bronin* www.broninforcongress.com/contact
House District 2: Joe Courtney (860) 886-0139
House District 3: Rosa DeLauro (203) 562-3718
House District 4: Jim Himes (203) 333-6601
House District 5: Jahana Hayes (860) 223-8412
*As a freshman congressman, Luke Bronin does not yet have a public office phone number. Reach him through his campaign contact page.