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“It became clear very early on that trying to run for office with a child or with children was a really big issue for people,” she said.
When she emailed state election regulators to see if she could use campaign funds for child care she didn’t get the answer she expected.
“They said it was a personal expense and one of the things they compared child care to was when a candidate in the past had asked to be reimbursed for new tires on their car,” Clarkson Pereira said.
Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill that allows candidates to use campaign funds for child care.